Weiss Ratings recently encouraged governments around the world to adopt the use of privacy-focused cryptocurrencies such as Monero, saying that there is a lot to be gained from the potential of the technology. Weiss and Villaverde said that the Privacy Distributed Ledger Technology used by Monero...
Deputy Assistant Director Robert Novy of the US Secret Service reportedly urged Congress to consider tighter regulations against “anonymity-enhanced” cryptocurrencies such as Monero and ZCash. Novy emphasized that Congress needs to ensure that law enforcement agencies have legal access to critical sources of evidence, regardless...
Monex-owned cryptocurrency exchange CoinCheck recently announced that it will be delisting 4 privacy-focused coins - Zcash, Dash, Augur and Monero. The move, which may have been prompted by increasing watchfulness of Japanese regulators on the industry, is seen as an attack on financial privacy by...
Even with the recent attention that Bitcoin has been getting from all sectors, tech experts have noted that the underground, mostly cyber criminals, have been moving towards using “privacy coins” such as Monero and Zcash. Monero, which masks the recipient's address and transaction amount using encryption,...
With the unprecedented success of the cryptocurrency market this year, experts have identified a new trend in the market which may have contributed greatly to the rally of virtual currencies. In addition to the desire to see blockchain technology as a solution to a number of...