The Rise of Illegal Crypto Mining Hijackers
The Rise of Illegal Crypto Mining Hijackers
As part of CoinDesk’s Mining Week content, Managing Editor for Tech Christie Harkin discusses the increasing prevalence of a cyberattack called “cryptojacking,” which non-cons...
The Rise of Illegal Crypto Mining Hijackers

Geopolitical Uncertainties Boosting Demand for Privacy Coins in 2022?
Geopolitical Uncertainties Boosting Demand for Privacy Coins in 2022?
Privacy coins Monero XMR, Zcash ZEC and Secret SCRT all saw large price spikes, possibly gaining favor from certain users over other cryptocurrencies.
Geopolitical Uncertainties Boosting Demand for Privacy Coins in 2022?

Privacy currencies spiked upwards. (Stéphane Hermellin/Unsplash)
Monero’s XMR, Zcash’s ZEC Jump as Privacy Coins Gain Favor
Crypto exchanges blocking known addresses could lead to a demand for privacy cryptos among investors, one analyst said.
Privacy currencies spiked upwards. (Stéphane Hermellin/Unsplash)

Canadian Court Orders Freeze of 'Freedom Convoy' Crypto Accounts
Canadian Court Orders Freeze of ‘Freedom Convoy’ Crypto Accounts
The Canadian “Freedom Convoy” saga continues as an Ontario court ordered the freezing of funds in over 120 crypto addresses tied to bitcoin, cardano, ethereum, litecoin and pr...
Canadian Court Orders Freeze of 'Freedom Convoy' Crypto Accounts

Monero: The Privacy Coin Explained
Monero: The Privacy Coin Explained
Justin Ehrenhofer, VP of Operations at Cake Wallet, an open-source, noncustodial crypto wallet for bitcoin, litecoin, and privacy coin monero, explains monero and zero-knowled...
Monero: The Privacy Coin Explained

Privacy Coin Monero in Focus
Privacy Coin Monero in Focus
As part of CoinDesk’s Privacy Week, Grid News Tech Reporter Benjamin Power shares insights into his latest report on privacy coin monero, which has come under fire for emergin...
Privacy Coin Monero in Focus

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Monero: The Privacy Coin Explained
Privacy coins built on their own blockchains have a firm hold within the larger cryptocurrency community, even as regulators and exchanges seek to limit their adoption. This p...
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US Nuclear Engineer, Wife Charged With Sale of Naval Secrets for Crypto
US Nuclear Engineer, Wife Charged With Sale of Naval Secrets for Crypto
Justin Ehrenhofer, monero community member, discusses the specifics of an alleged espionage case: A nuclear engineer employed by the U.S. Department of the Navy and his wife w...
US Nuclear Engineer, Wife Charged With Sale of Naval Secrets for Crypto

Submarine Force Library and Museum, Thames River, Groton, Connecticut, USA. Home of the first nuclear submarine in the world, USS Nautilus. (Bob Smith on Unsplash)
US Nuclear Engineer, Wife Charged Over Sale of Naval Secrets for Crypto
The pair had received $100,000 in monero before they were arrested by the FBI and NCIS, according to the criminal complaint.
Submarine Force Library and Museum, Thames River, Groton, Connecticut, USA. Home of the first nuclear submarine in the world, USS Nautilus. (Bob Smith on Unsplash)

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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.
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