The developers of Monero (XMR) recently discovered a bug capable of exposing transactions of its users. Even though the team is working to fix it, they have announced that users’ privacy is at risk as long as the bug remains. The Monero team made this announcement through their official Twitter account. They called it a…
A sure sign of growing adoption and institutional interest in cryptocurrencies is when major banks start to look at them more closely. The second largest bank in the US, Bank of America, was recently awarded a patent for secure crypto key storage indicating that its interests in the industry are still fully intact despite the…
Here at NewsBTC we believe that education and knowledge is fundamental to the wider adoption of cryptocurrencies and growth of the blockchain industry. We will be expanding our education section by delving deeper into some of the machinations and technology behind the blocks. Our weekly articles aim to provide a greater understanding of how things…