[ad_1] Europol’s new cybercrime report has found that Bitcoin (BTC) remains the most popular form of crypto for illicit uses, but predicts a rise in the popularity of anonymity-focused altcoins such as Zcash (ZEC) and Monero (XMR). The report, the fifth edition of Europol’s Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) to date, was published yesterday, September 18.According to Europol, even as Bitcoin’s market share dropped as low as “35 percent
[ad_1] Wednesday, September 19: crypto markets are holding recent gains and fluctuating around previous support levels. While 16 out of the top 20 altcoins by market cap are seeing some red today, total market cap still hovers around recent levels, according to CoinMarketCap.Market visualization from Coin360Bitcoin (BTC) is slightly down 0.12 percent over the past 24 hours, still holding the supporting level of $6,300 after dropping below that price point
[ad_1] Leaked code targeting Microsoft Systems which hackers allegedly stole from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) sparked a fivefold increase in cryptocurrency mining malware infections, Bloomberg reports Wednesday, September 19, citing a new cryptojacking report.Eternal Blue, the tool which can exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft software, is behind the now-infamous global cyberattacks WannaCry and NotPetya, which continue to cause disruption since they first surfaced in 2017. Bloomberg notes that Eternal
[ad_1] The end of summer is a great time to set personal goals, to soak in the final days of sunshine and to reminisce about the summer's major events, like the promise made by Jordi Baylina, Jacques Dafflon and Thomas Shababi to introduce the ready-made ERC-777 token community standard, which is intended to replace the world's most popular token standard, the ERC-20. The promise was made by Baylina on July
[ad_1] Tuesday, September 18: while the wider crypto markets remain shaky, Ripple (XRP) has today seen a major price boost, and Ethereum (ETH) has also strongly rebounded from recent losses, as data from Coin360 shows.Market visualization by Coin360Having settled to circle the $6,500 mark towards the end of last week, Bitcoin (BTC) has subsequently seen some volatility, plummeting below the $6,300 point yesterday.The top coin is now trading around $6,356
[ad_1] Ripple could launch a commercial version of its payment platform xRapid "in the next month or so," CNBC reported September 17. Head of regulatory relations for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East at Ripple Sagar Sarbhai told CNBC that Ripple has been making strides toward the launch of its product xRapid.The xRapid product is a real-time settlement platform designed to speed up international payments. Built for commercial use and backed
[ad_1] Crypto markets have seen a sharp decline today, September 18, with Bitcoin (BTC) down $200 and market cap dropping as low as $192 billion within a few hours. As of press time, 93 out of 100 top cryptocurrencies by market capitalization are in the red, while losses among the top 20 coins reach over 10 percent, according to CoinMarketCap.Market visualization from Coin360Bitcoin (BTC) is down around 3.5 percent over
[ad_1] The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange.Mt.Gox, the bankrupt Bitcoin exchange that collapsed in 2014, is soon expected to distribute $1 billion worth of cryptocurrencies to thousands of its creditors.
[ad_1] Monday, September 17: crypto markets are today largely green, but scattered mild corrections are affecting several major-market-cap altcoins, as data from Coin360 shows.Market visualization by Coin360Bitcoin (BTC) is just a fraction of a percent down on the day to trade at $6,484 to press time. Having reclaimed the $6,500 price point September 13, the top coin failed to break through to a yet higher level, but has instead jaggedly
[ad_1] Official government websites have become a prime target for cryptojacking in India, The Economic Times (ET) reports today, September 17.Cryptojacking is the practice of infecting a target with malware that uses a computer’s processing power to mine for cryptocurrencies without the owner’s consent or knowledge.New research from cybersecurity analysts reportedly reveals that widely trusted government websites – including those of the director of the municipal administration of Andhra Pradesh,
