A spate of exchange delistings has pushed privacy coins further to the fringes of cryptocurrency. The likes of Monero, Komodo, Bytecoin, and ZCoin have all felt the pinch of regulatory compliance in recent times. But things ramped up today as blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace publicized its new Monero tracking tool. In conjunction with the US…
Although there were some early signs that an altcoin season may be upon us, top crypto assets like Ethereum have been reverted to weakening performance against Bitcoin.However, a big move is potentially coming, as the Bollinger Band Width of most major crypto assets on their BTC trading pairs is indicating a distinct lack of volatility…
Earlier at the start of the year, the altcoin market broke through downtrend resistance spanning two years of crypto winter. The breakout caused an explosive rally that caused many crypto assets to double in value in just two months’ time. However, trading volume has only increased during the recent selloff, reaching a new all-time high…
Ever since the clock first struck midnight turning into the new year, altcoins like XRP, Ethereum, Litecoin, and many others have been tearing up the price charts and going on massive price rallies.But those rallies have now triggered a sequence of candlesticks that according to a world-renowned market analyst typically result in a reversal and…
Cybercrime is growing at an exponential rate, and showing zero signs of slowing down or stopping in the near future. As technology advances, so do the tactics used by these criminals, especially surrounding crypto.One particular group of hackers that has been wreaking havoc across the United States as of late, has escalated their ransomware attacks…
The crypto market this morning is a sea of red, following a massive breakdown by the leading cryptocurrency by market cap, Bitcoin. The market leader breaking down has led to as much as 10% declines across the board in most altcoins, including Ethereum, EOS, Binance Coin, and many others. Is this time to buy the…
The German finance ministry has stated that criminal use of Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC) is rising. In a recent report, it argued that use of anonymous crypto assets might one day replace that of Bitcoin on the dark web. The report is careful to highlight differences between different crypto assets. Whereas blockchain forensics firms…
A guideline issued by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is prompting OKEx to delist popular privacy-centering cryptocurrencies. Travel Rule The Korean wing of the cryptocurrency firm announced on Monday that it is going to stop trading of Monero, Zcash, Dash, Horizen, and Super Bitcoin on its exchange. All the five assets, in one way or…
Bitcoin is losing its luster with some of its earliest and most avid fans -- criminals -- giving rise to a new breed of virtual currency. Privacy coins such as monero, designed to avoid tracking, have climbed faster over the past two months as law enforcers adopt software tools to monitor people using bitcoin. A…
Anonymity and privacy are extremely important in the crypto industry. The original crypto that the entire industry is based on was created by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, and to this day no identifying details are truly known about the person who designed Bitcoin. However, recently, someone has come forth claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto, and…