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In the wake of escalating tensions between Hamas and Israel, gold-backed cryptocurrencies have emerged as the top gainers among the 100 leading cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. This surge in value is directly correlated to the rising price of gold, which experienced an upswing due to the...

A hacking group has weaponized a popular fan game “Super Mario 3: Mario Forever,” to harbor malware that hijacks users’ crypto wallets. What Happened:  According to Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs, the installer for the game comes loaded with several malicious software...

"Black Swan" author Nassim Nicholas Taleb has alleged that Monero (CRYPTO: XRP) founder Riccardo Spagni was an Interpol mole. What Happened: Taleb said on Twitter that when he argued that everything in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was traceable, he was told that Monero could be...

Monero (CRYPTO: XMR) is up 3% in the last 24 hours, outperforming apex crypto Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and the second largest cryptocurrency Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). What Happened: The rise can be attributed to BitMart listing Monero on its platform on Dec. 30, 2022.  Monero offers peer-to-peer...

Leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin is known for many things, whether its used to buy a pizza, held on the balance sheet of companies, used as a currency in countries such as El Salvador or as a store of value. One famous use case could be less important in the future and silence critics. What...

A Turkish-based cryptocurrency malware called ‘Nitrokod’ has infected over 100,000 personal computers across 11 countries. What Happened: A new report from cybersecurity firm Check Point Research found that a malware application disguised as popular desktop applications...

Riccardo Spagni, a former maintainer of privacy coin Monero (CRYPTO: XMR), will soon be extradited to South Africa. What Happened: A Thursday court order from the Middle District of Tennessee ordered Spagni to surrender to U.S. Marshals on July 5 for extradition. Spagni faces a number of charges in...

Monero-enabled (CRYPTO: XMR) AlphaBay is purportedly the world's top dark web marketplace. But it follows a quirky rule: Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and all "Kyrgyzstan-related activity" are excluded. Why The Exclusion: An AlphaBay staff, who chose to remain...

A coordinated effort that saw users withdraw their Monero (CRYPTO: XMR) from exchange wallets has been dubbed the “Monerun.” What Happened: Monero holders orchestrated a bank run to test cryptocurrency exchanges' reserves on Monday, which also marked the digital...

Leading privacy-centric cryptocurrency Monero (CRYPTO: XMR) is headed towards another major update to its protocol, purportedly making its anonymity more robust, its fees lower and usage less tedious. What Happened: Monero developers confirmed that the coin's community...

Brookings, an institute described as one of America’s most prestigious think-tanks, believes that law enforcement has a misguided perception of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) as a way to evade sanctions. What Happened: In a report...

Privacy-oriented cryptocurrencies Monero (CRYPTO: XMR) and ZCash (CRYPTO: ZEC) on Wednesday surged 28.3% and 20.9% over 24 hours to $204.90 and $142.52, respectively, seemingly following the news that President Joe Biden would sign an executive order regulating cryptocurrency this week....

On Saturday, the crypto exchange Bitmart lost almost $200 million in a hack involving the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETHER) and Binance Smart Chain blockchains.  According to the blockchain security and data analytics provider Peckshield, the hackers took around $100 million in Ethereum-based...

The cryptocurrency platform Poly Network, the target of $610 million heist, has offered the hacker a chief security advisor position. What Happened: Poly Network said that it is offering the hacker a position of security advisor with a bounty of $500,000 and is ...

John Oliver, the host of the American satirical show 'Last Week Tonight,' took aim at privacy coin Monero (CRYPTO: XMR). What Happened: In a 22-minute segment speaking on ransomware, John talked about a Monero promotional video and said, "There's a pretty clear...