2025-8-12 16:01 |
Monero appears to have suffered a 51% attack, as one entity obtains dominance in the network. origin »
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The privacy-focused Monero blockchain has suffered a 51% attack, meaning the network is not controlled by a single entity. XMR dropped just shy of 9% after developers flagged the event. On Aug. 12, Sergey Ivancheglo, known in the crypto community as “Come-from-Beyond” (CFB), claimed on X that Qubic had surpassed 51% of Monero’s network hash […] The post Monero hit by critical 51% attack as Qubic gains control of network appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2025-8-12 15:07 | |
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Recently, Monero upgraded its network to RandomX with the intention of making the privacy-centric network ASIC-resistant. However, on a recent session of Monero Talk, it was revealed that the network The post Monero's Riccardo Spagni retires as network's lead maintainer appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-12-18 11:30 | |
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The largest privacy-oriented cryptocurrency, Monero, recently upgraded its network in order to make the network ASIC-resistant. Prior to this upgrade, the network used to see a constant algorithm updaThe post Monero loses 'quarter of miners' as network sees successful shift to RandomX appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-12-7 15:30 | |
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The Monero network successfully conducted a scheduled upgrade on Nov. 30. Among other features, the RandomX mining algorithm was introduced to cripple ASIC machines and improve the efficiency of CPUs.
2019-12-3 20:11 | |
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The Monero community seems to be having a tough time with several exchanges around the world delisting the privacy coin citing the Financial Action Task Force's [FATF] travel rule. However, the latestThe post Monero community rejoices as network shifts to RandomX appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-12-1 13:00 | |
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While the Monero community gears up for a network update through RandomX scheduled to be executed by the end of this month, the privacy-centric coin XMR was trading at a low of $48. 08 earlier today.
2019-11-25 20:00 | |
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The Monero network is due for a drastic change to its consensus algorithm, moving from CryptoNight to Random X over the course of the next week. The goal of the new algorithm is to help remove ASICs from the network permanently by giving CPUs a competitive mining advantage.
2019-11-25 14:01 | |
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Monero has been up and ready for the upcoming network upgrade for quite some time. The cryptocurrency will be seeing a shift from the CryptoNight R proof-of-work algorithm to RandomX, one of the most The post Monero's codebase makes it hard to be implemented in different exchanges appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-11-24 22:30 | |
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Ivan Bogatyy of Dragonfly Research says he was able to use as little as $60 per week on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to expose a critical vulnerability on the Mimblewimble (MW) privacy architecture.
2019-11-19 21:55 | |
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On Saturday, November 9, 2019, it was revealed on the Monero Reddit page that the CLI v0.15.0.0 Carbon Chamaeleon has been officially released. As for the release itself, anyone can run it and it is a suggested step to better prepare for the scheduled network upgrade. The latter is expected to take place on Saturday, […]
2019-11-11 03:16 | |
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The Monero community has been gearing up for the network's hardfork which is scheduled for 30 November, 2019. RandomX, a new proof-of-work algorithm, will be the result of the imminent hard fork.
2019-11-10 14:30 | |
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Recent analysis shows interesting patterns on the nonce distribution of Monero and Ethereum. According to the latest CoinMetrics report, on applying nonce analysis to the most popular privacy coin, Monero, when network difficulty and the scheduled hard forks [that tweaked the PoW algorithm] were overlaid, it was observed that all three PoW upgrades led to […] The post Ethereum, Monero exhibit interesting nonce distribution patterns appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-10-30 09:00 | |
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A recent large-scale malvertising attack identified by the TrendMicro security intelligence team has seen thousands of individuals around the world targeted by a sophisticated cryptojacking network.
2019-10-25 11:00 | |
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Monero (XMR) has to deal with the inflow of specialized ASIC machines taking over mining on its network. After several ASIC-disabling forks, which slightly tweaked the CryptoNight mining algorithm, Monero is planning to switch to an entirely different proof-of-work algorithm to remain resistant.
2019-10-15 18:00 | |
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The network is set to drastically change it’s consensus algorithm from CryptoNight to Random X at the end of November. The goal of the new algorithm is to help remove ASICs from the network permanently by giving CPUs a competitive mining advantage.
2019-10-11 14:01 | |
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Bytecoin Intro Bytecoin is one of the first post-Bitcoin, privacy-focused cryptocurrencies that implements CryptoNote, also used by other privacy coins like Monero. The Bytecoin team believes Bitcoin’s on-chain transactional privacy is insufficient for a widely used, peer-to-peer value transfer network.
2019-10-7 14:30 | |
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Last Wednesday, French police shut down a massive botnet that managed to install malware on over 850,000 computers. This network was partially used to distribute ransomware and carry out data theft.
2019-9-3 14:33 | |
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Security vulnerabilities have been discovered in “various” Bitcoin Lightning Network projects that have potential to cause users to lose their cryptocurrency. Those running Lightning Network nodes have been advised to upgrade their clients as soon as possible, including those related to popular wallet solution Eclair.
2019-8-30 14:47 | |
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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a mysterious new strain of cryptocurrency mining (cryptomining) malware that employs powerful techniques to avoid detection and analysis. Software firm Varonis determined the malware is based on Monero mining software XMRig, which is open source and hosted on GitHub.
2019-8-15 23:42 | |
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Monero (XMR) is down 7. 6 percent week-to-date The privacy-centric network prone to developer centralization In their quest for complete decentralization, Monero, as a blockchain network, has suffered massive drops in hash rate.
2019-7-5 21:00 | |
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Monero (XMR) spikes 25. 3 percent RandomX under audit In Monero, decentralization is vital. As a result, the next enhancement of its mining algorithm, via RandomX, is a step in the right direction.
2019-6-22 10:04 | |
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Astral AR has teamed up with Core Scientific have teamed together to put mining software on high-powered drones, Cryptoslate reports. This means that there are high speed drones are now securing the Monero network.
2019-6-16 18:46 | |
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Bullet stopping drones are now securing the Monero network? Astral AR and Core Scientific announced a partnership that puts mining software on high-power safety drones. Astral AR, a Texas-based company specializing in safety drones, announced a partnership with Core Scientific—a blockchain infrastructure and AI firm helmed by former Microsoft COO Kevin Turner.
2019-6-15 15:39 | |
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Pending a successful audit, the network will drastically change its consensus algorithm from CryptoNight to Random X this coming October, in a bid to remove ASICs from the network permanently.
2019-6-14 15:01 | |
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To stave off ASIC miners, Monero developers have regularly forked the network to middling success. Now that ASIC manufacturers can produce chips faster than Monero can hard fork, Monero developers are moving forward with a new mining algorithm dubbed "RandomX," which is designed to render ASICs non-competitive.
2019-6-13 19:17 | |
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The Monero community is making one last attempt to block specialized mining hardware devices from the network.
2019-6-12 11:00 | |
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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered BlackSquid, a new malware family that exploits unpatched loopholes in web servers, network drives, and removable drives to mine privacy-centric monero (XMR), according to a TrendMicro report on June 3, 2019.
2019-6-5 09:00 | |
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This January, Bitcoin marked a decade since its inception. The first block of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency was mined in January 2009. Over the years, Bitcoin has captured the attention of many, including individual traders, institutional investors, regulatory agencies and notable government institutions all over the world.
2019-6-4 19:46 | |
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The anonymous cryptocurrency Monero plans to carry out a hard fork to make the network resistant to ASIC miners in an attempt to promote network decentralization. The erstwhile Cryptonight algorithm is likely to be removed in favor of RandomX to keep mining centralization at bay, June 4, 2019.
2019-6-4 17:00 | |
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By CCN: Monero recently hard-forked once again to stave off ASIC miners, who take over the network after a time and are disliked by the Monero community. Monero would prefer to be a CPU and at-most GPU coin, which is mined by the people who use it.
2019-6-4 10:15 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC], the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, marked the first decade of decentralization this January 2019 by celebrating the 10th anniversary of its genesis block generation. Over the years, Bitcoin grabbed the attention of retail investors, institutional investors, regulating bodies and even powerful government bodies across the globe.
2019-6-4 07:37 | |
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A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value.
2019-6-4 23:41 | |
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A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value.
2019-5-31 23:41 | |
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Monero plans to switch to a proof-of-work algorithm in October in order to replace the current system, which involves hard forking the network once every six months.
2019-5-28 23:44 | |
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In laymen’s terms, the Lightning Network (LN) is a protocol built on top of the Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Monero blockchains; these protocols are called “layer two protocols” because they run on top of an existing network.
2019-5-20 19:00 | |
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Monero network relies on ring signature, ring confidential transactions, and stealth addresses for the purpose of anonymity. Talking about swapping the cryptographic operation of ring signature in Monero, Andrew Poelstra, Blockstream Director of Research, in a recent interview on the sidelines of Magical Crypto Conference, said that he knows some of the ideas that have been “thrown […] The post Monero needs to throw away bulletproof tech and deploy enormous ring signatures, claims Blockstream researcher appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-5-15 20:30 | |
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By CCN: Vitalik Buterin has expressed an interest in incorporating privacy features into Ethereum. He is partial to the ZK-SNARKS technology that is used in privacy coin Zcash. Nonetheless, his senses appear to be particularly keen about any developments surrounding privacy protocols.
2019-5-11 05:30 | |
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On May 9, 2019, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), issued new “interpretive guidance” about how its regulations apply to businesses that conduct money transmissions in virtual currencies.
2019-5-11 21:34 | |
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Police have busted two prolific dark web drug markets in a global sting, seizing six-figure amounts of Bitcoin and Monero cryptocurrency, as well as loads of narcotics. “[The Wall Street Market] was the world’s second largest dark web market, enabling the trade in drugs (including cocaine, heroin, cannabis and amphetamines), stolen data, fake documents and malicious software,” said Europol.
2019-5-3 16:21 | |
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A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against BitcoinBitcoin’s core value proposition is that it is an uncontrolled, apolitical money.
2019-4-30 20:16 | |
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Cryptojacking — the process of infecting computers with malware to mine cryptocurrency — has declined alongside prices during cryptowinter. But like any dextrous organism facing extinction, the virus and its propagators are adapting.
2019-4-27 22:07 | |
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In celebration of Monero’s five successful years since launch, I have put together a short introductory guide to Monero. Monero’s goal is beautifully simple: a usable cryptocurrency that functions as users expect.
2019-4-18 22:23 | |
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Justin Sun, the CEO and Founder of Tron (TRX), has been involved in different controversies over the past years. During the last episode of Magical Crypto Friends, Riccardo Spagni, Charlie Lee, Whale Panda and Samson Mow, talked about Justin Sun and how he promoted and developed the Tron Network. Justin Sun Criticized By Crypto Figures […]
2019-4-14 18:14 | |
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Некоторое время назад появилась информация, что провозгласивший себя создателем биткоина австралиец Крейг Стивен Райт, которого по праву можно назвать одной из самых противоречивых фигур криптопространства, начиная с 2017 года, подал более ста патентных заявок на различные блокчейн-проекты.
2019-4-8 17:09 | |
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Monero price up 27 percent after closing above $60 Tokenomy Exchange now support Monero (CMR) Two weeks after the Boron Butterfly update, Monero (XMR) is surging, up 27 percent and trending within a bullish breakout pattern.
2019-4-2 21:00 | |
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Monero (XMR), one of the largest digital currencies around the world, has been involved in some controversies during the last days after a report released by Binance Research. Apparently, the digital currency could be affected by a 51% attack after the hard fork that the network conducted a few weeks ago. Now, Apollo Open Resource […]
2019-3-29 23:59 | |
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Monero’s hashrate has fallen (pictured) to just 144 Mhash per second from close to 1,000 Mhash/s after the network hardforked this Saturday. The fork contained a Proof of Work (PoW)... The post Monero’s Hashrate Plunges 85% After ASICs Fork appeared first on Trustnodes.
2019-3-11 22:09 | |
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In response to the increasing threat of ASICs centralizing its mining, the Monero network. is scheduled to implement a hard fork on block 1788000.
2019-3-9 16:00 | |
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Monero developers are set to fork the network in their continued efforts to brick application specific integrated circuit (miners) on the blockchain. The move should significantly lower hash rate allowing small-scale mining operations running graphics processing units (GPUs) to compete favorably and make the network’s PoW algorithm less ASIC-friendly.
2019-2-14 02:00 | |
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The price of Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency is showing renewed strength after weeks of consolidation and regulatory turbulence across the privacy coins industry. Analysts point to improving technical indicators, renewed investor confidence, and strong resistance testing as signs that Monero could be entering a bullish phase.
XMR token price is rising even after the Monero blockchain suffered a startling 18-block reorganisation. The block reorganisation rewrote roughly 36 minutes of ledger history and left more than a hundred previously confirmed transactions temporarily invalidated, sparking community backlash.
Key Takeaways What happened to Monero’s network on the 14th of September? Monero faced its largest-ever reorg as Qubic rolled back 18 blocks, reversing around 117 transactions in a 51% attack. The post Monero: Qubic strikes again with 51% attack, but XMR still rallies appeared first on AMBCrypto.
The cryptocurrency market is once again on edge after Qubic, the AI-focused blockchain project, shifted its attention to Dogecoin (DOGE) following its surprise 51% takeover of Monero last week. The move has sparked debates about the resilience of proof-of-work blockchains and the motives behind Qubic’s campaign, which has unsettled traders and communities across the market. […]
The largest privacy-centric cryptocurrency, Monero, faced a crucial test on its decentralization last week after Qubic seized control of the ecosystem. XMR exhibited bearishness amidst the hashrate capture.
Kraken suspended Monero deposits after detecting that a single mining pool gained majority control of the network’s hashrate. The exchange cited security concerns following what appears to be a successful 51% attack on the privacy-focused blockchain. “As a security precaution,…
Key Takeaways Monero saw a 51% attack on total hashing power, impacting its integrity. XMR jumped by gains during this period, but the attack raised a threat of price decline. Monero [XMR] rosThe post Monero survives 51% attack - XMR jumps $11 in 24 hours appeared first on AMBCrypto.