Tag: Monero
Start Mining Monero at Home with These Easy Steps
Even if you’ve just started in cryptocurrency you likely know that new Bitcoins are created through a process known as mining. You might not know that Bitcoin isn’t the only coin that can be mined – in fact there are...
Buying Monero with LocalMonero – A Step by Step Guide
2018 continues to witness the rise of decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges and peer to peer trading platforms. As the sector continues to mature, there are an increasing number of services that aim to connect users while doing away with the need...
Monero Hard Forks Successfully: Four New Projects The Result
It has indeed been quite an eventful past few weeks for Monero (XMR). The privacy conscious cryptocurrency has had to go through a hard fork in order to stave off the impact of ASIC miners on the network. The hard...
Poloniex Exchange Review – Is it The Platform for You?
Poloniex is one of the more well known exchanges and is based in The United States of America. Having been in operation since 2014, the exchange has been able to capture a significant portion of the market and experiences high...
The Latest Crypto Ransom Threat, Coming to a Server Near You
There has been extensive attacks that make use of malware and file encryption to extract monetary ransoms. Hackers will lock up important files on the machines of the victims and demand a payment in cryptocurrency. Now it seems as if...
The Massive Undercover Mining Operation you Have Never Heard About
One of the biggest cryptocurrency mining operations has just been discovered. Spanning across the globe to numerous computers, the miners have been able to generate a hefty $3.4m in revenue. The mining operation in question is actually an exploitation by...
Could Monero Forks and Airdrops Compromise User Privacy?
Hardforks and airdropped coins are always an attractive opportunity for cryptocurrency users. These are viewed as free giveaways and are often viewed as a bonus for the coin holder. Users often make the assumption that using the forked coins is...
On The Dark Web, Litecoin is Gaining Ground on Bitcoin for Payments
Bitcoin has been the cryptocurrency of choice on darknet markets since its inception. However, the increased fees and slow transaction times are forcing darknet users to consider other coins. Indeed, Bitcoin has become too mainstream for criminals as the extent...
Could Monero and Litecoin Eventually See an On-Chain Atomic Swap?
They seem to be the talk of the town today. Riccardo Spagni the head developer at Monero (XMR) and Charlie Lee, the founder of Litecoin seem to be interested in a potential collaboration. This was all started yesterday when Spagni,...
Wallet Warning: SpriteCoin Installs Ransomware on User’s Devices
There is currently a cryptocurrency application that is promising to make its users really wealthy. However, when users install the infamous SpriteCoin wallet, they will have surrendered their files to ransomware and much more. This was first discovered by researchers...