CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Mining Malware Has Netted Nearly 5% of all Monero, Says Research

Hackers have mined at least 4.32 percent of the total monero in circulation, worth nearly $40 million today, according to new research.

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CryptoCurrency News: Venezuela Calls US Sanctions Against Its Petro Cryptocurrency ‘Discriminatory’

Venezuela has filed a complaint against the U.S. with the World Trade Organization, highlighting sanctions against the petro as one issue.

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CryptoCurrency News: Beam Announces ‘Critical’ Vulnerability in Mimblewimble Crypto’s Wallet

The Beam privacy coin's development team announced a "critical" vulnerability discovered in its wallet software Wednesday, telling users to remove old versions immediately.

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CryptoCurrency News: Former NASDAQ Exec Joins Blockchain Startup Concordium

Hans-Ole Jochumsen, who retired the last fall as Vice Chairman of NASDAQ Europe, has joined the advisory board of Concordium Foundation, the non-profit developing the Concordium Network blockchain.

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CryptoCurrency News: ‘Bitcoin At 10: Untold Stories,’ CoinDesk’s First Interactive Multimedia Feature

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CryptoCurrency News: Bullish Sentiment for Bitcoin Is at a 5-Month High

The difference between long and short positions placed on bitcoin is at its highest level since Aug. 5.

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CryptoCurrency News: Security Firm Asks Exchanges to Help It Find Ethereum Classic ‘Attacker’

Security firm SlowMist has come out with a public analysis of the latest chain attacks seen on ethereum classic.

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CryptoCurrency News: Insiders Say ConsenSys Faces a Hurdle to 2019 Rebound: Joe Lubin’s Grip

ConsenSys insiders say ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin will need to welcome more stakeholders into the fold for his startups to survive.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Department of Energy to Fund Blockchain Research Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy is offering funding of up to $4.8 million for fossil energy research, including blockchain applications.

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CryptoCurrency News: New Bitrefill Service Aims to Make Lightning Payments Easy

Now bitcoin users can send someone a lightning payment without the hassle of setting up channels.

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CryptoCurrency News: European Finance Regulators Call for Bloc-Wide Crypto Rules

Two top European finance regulators, the EBA and the ESMA, have separately said today that cryptocurrency and ICO rules are needed at the EU level.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price Faces Minor Pullback as Indecision Creeps into Market

Bitcoin could be in for a minor pullback, as the market seems to have turned indecisive near a key price resistance. 

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CryptoCurrency News: Pakistani Bank Teams With Alipay for Blockchain Remittances

Pakistan-based Telenor Microfinance Bank has launched a remittances service using blockchain tech from Alipay.

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CryptoCurrency News: Decentralized Exchanges: 2019’s Key to a Dapp Comeback

A class of dapp that we should all be excited about in the short term is the decentralized exchanges, says 256 Ventures' David Lu.

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