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xmr

$266.64

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Apr 18th, 2014

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$4.92B

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Apr 18th, 2014

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$542.33

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What Are Privacy Coins? Monero, Zcash, and Dash Explained

So-called privacy coins use advanced techniques to shield details from public view, but they’ve come under increased scrutiny from regulators.

Monero is a cryptocurrency designed to keep transactions hidden from prying eyes. It uses a number of sophisticated techniques to prevent people tracking how money is spent. As a result it has become increasingly popular with users of the dark net.

Monero News

Aug 18, 2025

Technology

After Attacking Monero, Qubic Sets Its Sights on Dogecoin—Here's Why

Qubic attempted a 51% attack against privacy blockchain Monero last week. It ultimately fell short, an independent report found, but the AI protocol is continuing its pursuit and seeks to change the privacy-centric Monero network forever. Now, Qubic is setting its sights on Dogecoin for its next experiment, although there are currently no plans for a similar type of attack… yet. The new target came via a vote in Qubic’s Discord server, which saw Dogecoin beat out two other proof-of-work blockcha...

by Ryan S. Gladwin · 5 min read

Aug 18, 2025

Law and Order

Crypto Influencer Jailed For $3.5M Cryptojacking Scheme

A Nebraska man has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for running a large-scale illegal "cryptojacking" scheme that defrauded two major cloud computing providers out of more than $3.5 million worth of computing resources, which he used to mine nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency. Charles O. Parks III, 46, also known online as "CP3O," pleaded guilty in December 2024 to wire fraud after being indicted earlier that year. He initially faced a maximum sentence of 30 years. Crypto Influ...

by Callan Quinn · 2 min read

Aug 12, 2025

Technology

Monero 51% Attack: Why AI Protocol Qubic Says It'll 'Help' the Privacy Chain

AI protocol Qubic said it had taken control of Monero after a 51% attack on the privacy blockchain, potentially allowing the protocol's mining pool to manipulate transactions data and other information—although security experts cast doubt on the event's success. The group said its “experiment” was successful and done to “help” the network protect itself against future attacks. "Qubic has reached over 51% of Monero's hashrate, effectively giving it control of the network," the company said in an...

by Ryan S. Gladwin · 5 min read

Aug 12, 2025

Markets

Monero Crashes on 51% Attack Fears: Here’s What the Charts Say Is Next for XMR

The majority of the crypto market may be rejoicing today, but the king of privacy coins is in panic mode: Monero, which trades as XMR, is currently the third-worst performer among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap, and it’s down almost 25% in the last month. For context, other privacy coins remain bullish: Zcash is up 2% today, Dash is flat after a 10% spike in the week, and privacy-focused layer-2 tokens like Starknet and ZKSync spiked 5.3% and 4.4% today, respectively. XMR, meanwhile,...

by Jose Antonio Lanz · 7 min read

Aug 12, 2025

Opinion

Morning Minute: Tom Lee Races to 1,000,000+ ETH

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack. GM! Today's top news: Crypto majors mixed ahead of CPI; ETH leads +2% to $4,280 ETH ETFs post first $1B day; Tom Lee acquires 1.2M ETH Stripe is working on its own L1 blockchain ‘Tempo’ Circle reported strong revenue growth in Q2, stock pops; shares new L1 ‘Arc’ Monero faces 51% attack from Qub...

by Tyler Warner · 6 min read

Jul 22, 2025

Coins

Cryptojacking Resurfaces As Monero Miner Malware Hits 3,500+ Sites: Report

Hackers have infected more than 3,500 websites with stealthy cryptomining scripts that quietly hijack visitors' browsers to generate Monero, a privacy-focused crypto designed to make transactions more difficult to trace. The malware doesn't steal passwords or lock files. Instead, it quietly turns visitors' browsers into Monero mining engines, siphoning small amounts of processing power without user consent. The campaign, still active as of this writing, was first uncovered by researchers at cyb...

by Vince Dioquino · 3 min read

Jul 3, 2025

Law and Order

India’s ‘Most Prolific Darknet Drug Syndicate’ Used Monero to Evade Cops

India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled what it calls the country’s "most prolific darknet drug syndicate," arresting a 35-year-old engineer from Muvattupuzha who is accused of operating the network single-handedly while his own family remained unaware of his illegal activities. Edison, a mechanical engineer and Kerala native, was arrested Tuesday in an operation codenamed "MELON" that seized 1,127 LSD blots, 131.66 grams of ketamine, and cryptocurrency assets worth over $82,027 (₹...

by Vismaya V · 3 min read

Jun 21, 2025

Law and Order

Elliptic, Internet Watch Foundation Team Up to Combat Crypto Financing of Child Abuse Material

Blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic has become a member of the Internet Watch Foundation, as part of its ongoing efforts to combat the financing of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) via cryptocurrency. The partnership between the two parties means that Elliptic gains access to the IWF’s range of services, including its virtual currency alerts. These alerts will provide the London-based company with real-time data on cryptocurrency transactions that involve the purchase of CSAM, identifying th...

by Simon Chandler · 4 min read

May 1, 2025

Coins

$364 Million Lost in April to Crypto Hacks, Scams: CertiK

New CertiK estimates suggest about $364 million was lost through crypto hacks, scams and exploits in April alone. The cybersecurity firm says the vast majority of this total, $337 million, is related to phishing attacks. #CertiKStatsAlert 🚨 Combining all the incidents in April we’ve confirmed ~$364M lost to exploits, hacks and scams after ~$18.2m was returned. KiloEx, Loopscale and zkSync all had funds returned by whitehat exploiters. ~$337M of the total is attributed to phishing. More… pic.tw...

by Connor Sephton · 3 min read

Apr 28, 2025

Coins

Monero Jumps 51% After 'Suspicious Transfer' of $333M in Bitcoin

Privacy blockchain Monero (XMR) jumped 51% on Monday—and on-chain investigators pointed to hackers laundering $330 million in stolen Bitcoin as the likely culprit. Early on Monday, on-chain sleuth ZachXBT highlighted a “suspicious transfer” made from a “potential victim” of 3,520 BTC (worth approximately $333 million). Soon after, the funds were swapped to XMR via multiple exchanges. ZachXBT believes this was “theft” due to the high fees paid and the suspicious activity once the funds had been m...

by Ryan S. Gladwin · 3 min read

Apr 3, 2025

Technology

Hackers Preloading Counterfeit Android Phones With Crypto-Stealing Malware: Kaspersky

That cheap smartphone may look like a steal—and it could well be, but not in the way you were hoping. Cheap counterfeit phones are now being sold preloaded with malware that targets unsuspecting Android users—stealing cryptocurrency, replacing phone numbers during calls, and hijacking their social media accounts. Cybersecurity company Kaspersky reported the novel technique for spreading the dangerous Triada trojan in a recent analysis. Since its discovery in 2016, Triada has evolved into one of...

by Vismaya V · 3 min read

Mar 19, 2025

Law and Order

Fully Autonomous AI Could Control Criminal Networks: Europol

Europol has warned that blockchain and AI will “accelerate serious and organised crime” in the coming years, with a new report from the EU law enforcement agency even predicting that fully autonomous AI “could pave the way for entirely AI-controlled criminal networks.” In its 2025 Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment, Europol suggested that the combination of AI and crypto will serve to expand online fraud schemes, which already represent “the most rapidly expanding sector” in organised...

by Simon Chandler · 4 min read

Mar 11, 2025

Coins

YouTubers Blackmailed Into Promoting Crypto Mining Malware: Kaspersky

Criminals are blackmailing YouTube creators into adding malicious crypto-mining malware to their videos, according to research from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. The hackers have been taking advantage of the growth in Russia of Windows Packet Divert drivers, which enable internet users to circumvent geographic restrictions. Kaspersky’s systems have detected these drivers on 2.4 million devices over the past six months, with each successive month since September witnessing an increase in download...

by Simon Chandler · 3 min read

Mar 5, 2025

Law and Order

US Sanctions Iranian Operator of Nemesis Darknet Marketplace

The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned Nemesis operator Behrouz Parsarad, an Iranian national who allegedly had full control over the darknet marketplace and its cryptocurrency wallets. U.S., German and Lithuanian officials seized Nemesis’s servers in March 2024, but OFAC reports that the Iran-based Parsarad had since discussed establishing a replacement for the marketplace with some of its former vendors. According to OFAC, Parsarad took a percentage of every transaction on Ne...

by Simon Chandler · 4 min read

Dec 31, 2024

Long Reads

The Year in Crypto: War on Digital Privacy

Privacy is not a crime. Yet when it comes to the crypto industry, projects and coins that enable users to tread lightly on-chain are facing higher levels of scrutiny than ever before. In 2024, government-led efforts to combat the use of coin-mixing services continued apace as developers behind Bitcoin Fog, Tornado Cash, and Samouri Wallet all faced challenges in court. Meanwhile, so-called privacy coins faced hurdles as some exchanges stopped supporting them. With Bitcoin’s pioneers drawing ins...

by André Beganski · 7 min read

Dec 4, 2024

Markets

Monero Surges to Two-Year High of $211 as Privacy Coins Heat Up

Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero surged to over $211.07 earlier today—its highest value since May 2022. At time of publication, Monero has pulled back slightly from its local high, and is currently priced at $205.05, up 17.8% on the day and 30.6% on the week, per data from CoinGecko. Monero's upward momentum comes as the wider privacy coin sector has heated up over the past week, with the category as a whole up over 12% in the past 24 hours alone, according to CoinGecko data. Leading the pa...

by Stephen Graves · 3 min read

Nov 7, 2024

Coins

Hackers Demand $125K in French Bread in Crypto Ransomware Attack

A French multinational corporation has been targeted by a ransomware group that couldn't help but play to national stereotypes, demanding to be paid in baguettes. The gang said it wants $125,000 worth of the French bread, or it will leak from 40GB worth of stolen private data from Schneider Electric. A media report claims that the firm is really demanding crypto. The ransomware group, calling itself Hellcat, is represented by a pseudonymous Twitter (aka X) user named Grep, who communicated the...

by Luke Edwards · 3 min read

Oct 2, 2024

Markets

Monero Dips 7% as Kraken Says It's Delisting XMR for European Customers

Privacy coin Monero is falling, dropping nearly 7% over the last 24 hours after Kraken announced its delisting in Europe. Kraken—one of the world’s oldest crypto exchanges—informed users that it will delist Monero for clients in the European Economic Area (EEA) due to regulatory changes. Trading and deposits of all Monero markets will halt on Oct. 31 for EEA clients, and any open orders will be automatically closed. The deadline for withdrawing Monero is Dec. 31, and the remaining balances after...

by Adrian Zmudzinski · 3 min read

Sep 10, 2024

Markets

Monero Expert Fact Checks Chainalysis Video Claiming XMR Transactions Can Be Traced

A Monero committee member has refuted recent allegations based on a leaked Chainalysis presentation to the IRS that implies the privacy-focused cryptocurrency can be traced. Monero (XMR) is the world’s most popular privacy coin and is specifically built to hide the addresses and transactions of those on its network. Privacy coins have become popular for use cases that require a high degree of anonymity. And while there are lots of legal reasons someone may want financial anonymity, law enforceme...

by Will McCurdy · 3 min read

Aug 17, 2024

Coins

Monero Vets Prep Tari Token, Promising Easier Mining for Newbies Than Bitcoin

In a bid to simplify the complex world of cryptocurrency for a new generation, a group of former Monero developers, including core contributor Riccardo Spagni (also known as “fluffypony”), are launching the testnet of their Tari Universe desktop application for mining the eponymous Tari token. According to Tari contributor Naveen Jain, Tari was inspired by the early days of Bitcoin when anyone could mine cryptocurrency on their computer without the need for specialized equipment—before expensive...

by Jason Nelson · 4 min read