Monero

Finance

Leaked Slides Show How Chainalysis Flags Crypto Suspects for Cops

Walletexplorer.com, a block explorer site secretly operated by Chainalysis, has provided law enforcement with “meaningful leads,” the documents say.

By Danny Nelson Marc Hochstein

Sep 22, 2021 at 9:35 p.m. UTC

Sep 22, 2021

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South africa

Riccardo ‘Fluffypony’ Spagni Released by US Court, ‘Actively Working’ on Return to South Africa

The release frees Spagni, at least temporarily, while he attempts to “address this matter” and put it behind him “once and for all.”

By Sebastian Sinclair

Sep 22, 2021 at 4:55 a.m. UTC

Sep 22, 2021

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Tech

Privacy

Cake Wallet Brings Readable Usernames to Its Crypto Wallets

Unstoppable Domains will let Cake Wallet’s 150,000 users create usernames under the [NAME].crypto format.

By Myles Sherman

Aug 11, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Aug 11, 2021

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Fraud

Riccardo ‘Fluffypony’ Spagni Hires Top Attorney to Battle Extradition to South Africa on Fraud Charges

Spagni has hired Brian Klein, a leading crypto trial attorney, to handle his case.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Aug 3, 2021 at 6:47 p.m. UTC

Aug 3, 2021

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Former Monero Maintainer 'Fluffypony' Arrested for Non-Crypto Crimes

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Former Monero Maintainer ‘Fluffypony’ Arrested for Non-Crypto Crimes

Riccardo Spagni, aka “Fluffypony” and former maintainer of privacy coin monero, was arrested in Tennessee and extradited to South Africa to face fraud charges for crimes unrel...

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 3, 2021 at 5:44 p.m. UTC

Aug 3, 2021

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South africa

Former Monero Maintainer ‘Fluffypony’ Arrested and to Be Extradited for Non-Crypto Crimes

Riccardo Spagni, who was arrested in Tennessee, will be extradited to South Africa to face fraud charges.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Aug 2, 2021 at 9:07 p.m. UTC

Aug 2, 2021

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Privacy

Bug Found in Decoy Algorithm for Privacy Coin Monero

A “significant” bug with the potential to expose users’ transactions has been spotted in the decoy selection algorithm of monero, a cryptocurrency known for providing users pr...

By CoinDesk Staff

Jul 27, 2021 at 6:33 p.m. UTC

Jul 27, 2021

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Privacy

Bug Found in Decoy Algorithm for Privacy Coin Monero

"This does not reveal anything about addresses or transaction amounts ... This bug persists in the official wallet code today," Monero said.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Jul 27, 2021 at 6:36 a.m. UTC

Jul 27, 2021

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Ethereum

¿Qué es el hashrate y por qué importa?

Hashrate es el poder computacional total combinado que se utiliza para minar y procesar transacciones en una blockchain con un sistema de prueba de trabajo.

By Ollie Leech Alyssa Hertig Andrés Engler

Jul 8, 2021 at 3:46 p.m. UTC

Jul 8, 2021

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'Father of Bitcoin Toxicity' Mircea Popescu Reportedly Dead at 41

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‘Father of Bitcoin Toxicity’ Mircea Popescu Reportedly Dead at 41

Billionaire bitcoin holder Mircea Popescu, also known as the “Father of Bitcoin Toxicity,” has allegedly died at age 41 by drowning, according to unconfirmed reports. Monero’s...

By CoinDesk Staff

Jun 28, 2021 at 7:51 p.m. UTC

Jun 28, 2021

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