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With over 50 privacy coins on the market, purveyors of anonymous transactions are spoilt for choice. This smorgasbord of privacy-centric coins can be a little overwhelming though. To help you pick the best of the bunch, here’s our rundown of the main contenders. Also read: Meet ‘Cash Shuffle’, the Privacy-Centric Protocol for Bitcoin Cash How Privacy […]
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BTC markets have produced sideways consolidatory price action in recent days, following bitcoin’s dramatic crash from almost $20,000 USD to test a low of approximately $11,000, and ensuing bounce up to the 0.618 retracement area. Most major altcoin markets have bounced in concert with BTC. Also Read: Seven Deadly Trading Mistakes Every Rookie Makes Bitcoin Markets […]
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If you’ve interacted with Facebook, you may have had run-ins with spam bots that infest your profile (or your friends’ profiles) and post links or advertisements without your permission. Well, the same malware that tells your friends to “Check out this link for 90% off a BRAND NEW pair of Ray Bands. WOW!” is now being used to mine cryptocurrency. A downloaded client runs mining software that contributes hashing power to the malware’s source server. Unaware Facebook users may have downloaded this bot through links shared on Facebook Messenger. Mining on Someone Else’s Dime You could be mining cryptocurrency without even knowing it,Powered by WPeMatico
Cryptocurrency mining malware has recently became such a hot issue in the cyber security world that popular internet browser Opera is now starting to offer protection against it right out of the box. Also read: New Cryptocurrency Mining Bot Is Infesting Facebook Messenger The developers of the Opera browser have announced that the next version of […]
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Cyber security researchers found a new type of malware spreading across the world via the Facebook Messenger app. This malicious bot is using the many computers it has infected to mine cryptocurrency for its unscrupulous developers at the expense of users. Also read: Starbucks Customer Has His Laptop Hijacked for Cryptocurrency Mining A couple of cyber […]
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From a cybersecurity point of view, 2017 has not been the best of years. In fact, there have been so many new threats, there’s genuine reason to be afraid. The rise of hidden Monero mining scripts is one of those problems people shouldn’t overlook. It seems a new variant, known as Digimine, is spreading through Facebook Messenger. Criminals will continue to use methods like these to make money until people start taking device security more seriously. Digimine Targets Facebook Messenger Users Truth be told, it was only a matter of time until we saw the next evolution of Monero miningPowered by WPeMatico
This week the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, told his 600,000 Twitter followers that the website that exposes government corruption is suffering another “banking blockade.” According to Assange U.S. intelligence is making it difficult for Wikileaks donors, and the cypherpunk says people should donate cryptocurrencies to bypass this obstruction. Also Read: WikiLeaks Has Raised 4,000+ […]
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A lot of top cryptocurrencies will roll out some major features in the coming weeks and months. In the case of Monero, a lot of exciting developments are on the horizon for 2018. Although there is no official timeline for some of these developments, certain features and integrations have been in development for several months. Below are some of the things to look forward to relating to Monero in 2018. 5. Darknet Adoption Although this is not something most people would necessarily agree with, darknet adoption will be a major catalyst for Monero. It is evident Bitcoin or any of thePowered by WPeMatico
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has experienced dramatic bullish action recently, gaining over 100% against USD in just three days. As of this writing, BCH is consolidating at approximately $3,800 after breaking above $4,000 for the first time ever. BCH’s bullish momentum has coincided with a more than 20% drop in the price of bitcoin core (BTC). […]
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