Monero

Monero is an open-source cryptocurrency created in April 2014 that focuses on fungibility, privacy and decentralization. Monero uses an obfuscated public ledger, meaning anybody can broadcast or send transactions, but no outside observer can tell the source, amount or destination.

Source: getmonero.org

Report: EU May Ban Privacy Coins
Report: EU May Ban Privacy Coins
November 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A leaked draft of an EU anti-money laundering (AML) bill suggests the organization could prohibit regulated financial institutions from dealing in privacy-enhancing cryptocurrencies such as...

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US Takes Indirect Aim at Anonymity-Focused Crypto Coins
US Takes Indirect Aim at Anonymity-Focused Crypto Coins
September 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The most notable thing about the cryptocurrency exchange Huobi’s decision to delist seven anonymity-focused “privacy coins” beginning Monday (Sept. 19) is that it comes just...

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Privacy Coins: Blow for Freedom — or Boon for Crime?
Privacy Coins: Blow for Freedom — or Boon for Crime?
June 02, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In the controversial world of cryptocurrency, there’s very little more controversial than privacy coins, a subtype of digital assets designed specifically to be impossible to...

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Today in Crypto: Tax-Season Selling Pulls Bitcoin Below Support Price; Monero ‘Bank Run’ Tests Exchanges
Today in Crypto: Tax-Season Selling Pulls Bitcoin Below Support Price; Monero ‘Bank Run’ Tests Exchanges
April 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin has breached critical price support, hitting new lows as the U.S. tax season ends, Coindesk reported Monday (April 18). The biggest cryptocurrency by market...

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Crypto’s Top Privacy Coin Is Spiking Wildly, and Sanctions Busters May Be the Culprits
Crypto’s Top Privacy Coin Is Spiking Wildly, and Sanctions Busters May Be the Culprits
April 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The biggest, most effective privacy coin was on a six-month slide until Feb. 24, when it began a steady climb, rising from around $235 to...

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Privacy Coin Monero May Be Facing Security Concerns of its Own
Privacy Coin Monero May Be Facing Security Concerns of its Own
February 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

As the most effective of the so-called privacy coins, Monero is designed specifically to make it impossible for anyone to trace by breaking the chain...

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Bitcoin Daily: UK Researching CBDC Use Cases; Lebanon To Introduce CBDC In 2021; SEC Member Pushes For Cryptocurrency Regulation; ShapeShift Delists Three Privacy Coins
Bitcoin Daily: UK Researching CBDC Use Cases; Lebanon To Introduce CBDC In 2021; SEC Member...
November 10, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The U.K. Treasury Department is researching use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), as well as drafting regulatory proposals for private stablecoins, U.K....

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Bitcoin Daily: Bisq Resumes Trading Following $250K+ Hack; TX Securities Board Takes Emergency Action Against Crypto Mining Firm
Bitcoin Daily: Bisq Resumes Trading Following $250K+ Hack; TX Securities Board Takes Emergency Action Against...
April 08, 2020  |  Bitcoin

After a cybercriminal took advantage of a sizable software flaw to steal digital currency valued at over $250,000, Bisq suddenly stopped allowing trading Tuesday night...

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Bitcoin Daily: Some Starbucks App Users Can Now Pay In Bakkt Cash; Russia’s Central Bank Says Bill Would Ban Cryptos
Bitcoin Daily: Some Starbucks App Users Can Now Pay In Bakkt Cash; Russia’s Central Bank...
March 16, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Select Starbucks mobile app customers are now seeing a payment choice of “Bakkt Cash,” CoinDesk reported. A spokesperson for Starbucks told the outlet, “We are...

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