Darknet Markets Flourish as White House and Empire Toast Milestone Achievements

Business is booming on the darknet. Despite ongoing DDoS attacks, Empire Market has now passed 1 million users and two years’ trading. White House Market is also going strong, boasting almost 100% uptime in its first six months and over 60,00 users. In related news, the darknet has gained a new search engine that features … Read more

New Report Finds North Korean Mining of XMR Increased Tenfold in 2019, Online Activity 300%

A report published by cybersecurity organization Insikt Group claims internet use in North Korea has grown significantly in the past three years. The group cites a “300% increase in the volume of activity to and from North Korean networks since 2017,” and part of this activity involves monero (XMR) mining. Insikt observes a tenfold increase … Read more

The 3 Most Promising Privacy Coins to Watch in 2020

Privacy. It is every human’s inalienable right and yet it has become commoditized currency traded on the Internet. Reclaiming it is no easy task. And world turns to corner to almost accept a total loss of digital privacy, society is facing what feels like an insurmountable amount of data breaches. In 2019, reported data breaches … Read more

White House Market Wants to Become the Darknet’s Toughest DNM

White House Market (WHM) is an ultra-secure darknet market (DNM). It disallows Javascript, enforces PGP throughout, admins key sign every 72 hours, and only accepts monero (XMR). It might be the darknet’s most private market. But do its vendors deliver? News.Bitcoin.com dusted down some XMR and decided to find out. Also read: How to Encrypt … Read more

Monero Price Analysis for December, 6th – XMR Became Less Volatile

By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex After visible fluctuations in the middle of this week, Monero exchange rate reached stability by Friday close to 54.13 USD. From the technical point of view, on H4 Monero is moving inside the descending channel, thus continuing the formation of descending tendency. At the same time, one should … Read more

Monero Developers Complete the RandomX Upgrade

The Monero developers have successfully completed another network upgrade. This particular update is of keen interest, as it effectively introduces RandomX as a new algorithm. Some crypto enthusiasts may recall how the Monero community was funding a new project. Monero Keeps Forging Ahead The money would be used to have an independent of the RandomX … Read more

LINK, LEO, and XMR Price Analysis and Prediction: Intraday Cryptocurrencies Gains Wiped Out

Cryptocurrency markets have been struggling this week as most coins went down over 5% in the past 24 hours alone. Let’s take a look at some of our favorite cryptocurrencies – LINK, LEO and XMR – and see if the charts can tell us when the bloodbath will be over. Chainlink Price Analysis (LINK/USD) LINK/USD … Read more

What is RandomX and how Would it Affect Monero?

Mining cryptocurrencies can be done through a wide range of hardware. Some coins require ASICs, whereas others are still compatible with CPU and GPU mining. Monero, a privacy coin known for opposing ASICs as long as possible, is looking for new solutions in this regard. The RandomX proof-of-work algorithm was proposed some time ago, but … Read more

IOTA, Cardano and Monero Price Analysis and Prediction for September 14th 2019: IOTA, ADA, and, XMR

Another slow day in the cryptocurrency world as most coins are trading sideways. As the weekend approaches it’s unlikely we will see any major moves. Let’s take a look at our favorite cryptocurrencies and see if the charts tell us anything. IOTA Price Analysis (IOTA/USD) IOTA/USD pair exhibited a mixed reaction as it moved horizontally … Read more

Ethereum, Litecoin and Monero Price Analysis and Prediction for September 6th 2019: ETH, LTC, and XMR

Another boring day in crypto where the markets don’t seem to be moving much. Most cryptocurrencies are trading sideways after a brief bull run last night. Let’s take a look at some of our favorite altcoins and see if the indicators tell us what’s to come ahead. Ethereum Price Analysis (ETH/USD) On today’s hourly chart, … Read more