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Investigators in Russia have encountered some cases where cryptocurrencies were used to pay for a contract killing.
The use of crypto makes it harder to identify the client of such an arrangement.
Anti-money laundering amendments “are long overdue” in Russia, experts noted.
Crypto exchange BTSE launched a Wrapped Monero token yesterday, as per a release shared with Decrypt. A first-of-its-kind, the token is issued via the Ethereum network, and each unit is backed by an actual Monero token.
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Prices of the popular privacy coins went into freefall after Bittrex’s announced today that it will delist Monero, Dash and Zcash later this month.
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Crypto exchange Bittrex today announced that it will delist privacy coins Monero (XMR), ZCash and Dash on Friday, January 15, at 23:00 UTC.
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All of the top ten coins by market cap, minus XRP, increased in price today. And privacy coin Monero, the fifteenth largest coin by market cap, increased by 10% in a sudden spurt.
Bitcoin’s price, the bellwether of the crypto market, is up by 3% in the past 24 hours. Its current price is $18,477.
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According to a Chainalysis report, darknet markets are decreasing in number but increasing in revenue.
Chainalysis suggests COVID-19 was not the biggest factor in this trend.
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A ShapeShift executive confirmed the platform has delisted Monero, Dash, and Zcash.
All three are privacy coins, some of which have drawn scrutiny from US regulators.
While ShapeShift is “de-risking” the company, several US exchanges still offer these coins.
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The attack is trying to gain information about users on the Monero blockchain.
Monero maintainer Riccardo Spagni says it is largely ineffective.
Recent Monero updates have made it more resistant to such attacks.
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Monero and Dash are no longer available on ShapeShift’s trading platform.
Monero is the world’s most-popular privacy coin, while Dash has optional privacy features.
US government agencies have hired blockchain firms to trace Monero transactions.
For half an hour today, potential supporters of President Trump were unable to access some pages of his campaign website. They were, however, able to learn about Monero.
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