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ForkLog 123 13.08.2025

Expert: Qubic’s Attack on Monero Was More PR Than Threat

The mining pool Qubic launched an attack on the Monero network, which turned out to be more of a PR campaign than a genuine threat. This was stated to ForkLog by Alex Petrov, co-founder and CIO of Hyperfusion. Qubic significantly increased its visibility and token value, while the Monero network did not suffer any significant […]

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ForkLog 124 12.08.2025

Qubic Mining Pool Seizes Control of Monero

The founder of SlowMist, known by the pseudonym evilcos, announced a successful 51% attack on the Monero network by the Qubic mining pool. The platform now controls a significant portion of the network’s hashrate. 关注一段时间了，这次针对门罗币的 51% 攻击看来是成功了（感谢黑手册群友信息），不过成本也很高，最终不确定这样做的经济收益是什么… 现在理论上 Qubic 这个矿池可以重写区块链，实现双重支付，并审查任何交易… 相关平台注意可能的威胁，保持关注。 https://t.co/cKlMyuvy9C pic.twitter.com/U9J9bDiF85 — Cos(余弦)😶‍🌫️ (@evilcos) August 12, 2025 Experts have observed a major blockchain […]

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ForkLog 63 29.07.2025

Qubic’s Controversial 51% Attack Plan on Monero Sparks Debate

The Qubic platform, led by IOTA co-founder Sergey Ivancheglo, announced plans to capture 51% of Monero’s hash rate from August 2 to 31. The community criticized the initiative. Qubic operates on the useful Proof-of-Work (uPoW) algorithm—converting mined XMR into USDT to buy back and burn its QUBIC tokens, creating a deflationary model. In May, the […]

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ForkLog 67 26.05.2025

Market Capitalisation of Privacy Coins Surpasses $10 Billion as XMR and ZEC Continue to Rise

On May 25, the privacy coin sector grew by more than 3%, with total market capitalisation exceeding $10 billion, according to CoinGecko. Data: CoinGecko. Monero (XMR) rose by 21.8% over the week, reaching $416.71. Over the month, XMR’s price increased by 83.2%. Weekly chart of XMR/USDT on KuCoin. Data: TradingView. Zcash (ZEC) gained 33% over […]

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ForkLog 137 02.05.2025

EU to Ban Private Tokens by 2027

In 2027, the EU will implement new anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, prohibiting anonymous crypto accounts and the use of private coins such as Monero and Zcash. Still figuring out what the AMLR means for your crypto business? We get it — it’s dense, it’s new, and it’s critical. That’s why we’ve put together “The AML […]

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ForkLog 17 28.04.2025

Alleged Bitcoin Theft of $330 Million Boosts Monero Price

On-chain investigator ZachXBT highlighted a “suspicious” transfer of 3520 BTC ($330.7 million), which is highly likely to be a theft of assets. Nine hours ago a suspicious transfer was made from a potential victim for 3520 BTC ($330.7M) Theft addressbc1qcrypchnrdx87jnal5e5m849fw460t4gk7vz55g Shortly after the funds began to be laundered via 6+ instant exchanges and was swapped […]

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ForkLog 60 31.03.2025

Darknet Markets Revert to Bitcoin Following Monero Delisting, Says Chainalysis

Darknet marketplaces are returning to Bitcoin as their primary payment method following the delisting of Monero (XMR) from cryptocurrency exchanges. This was revealed in an interview with CoinDesk by Chainalysis cybercrime researcher Eric Jardine. According to him, the growing popularity of the first cryptocurrency among criminals is occurring amidst a decline in the availability and […]

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ForkLog 18 05.03.2025

US Sanctions Target Darknet Marketplace Nemesis Wallets

The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 44 Bitcoin and five Monero addresses linked to the defunct darknet marketplace Nemesis Market to its SDN list. The press release states that these addresses were controlled by Iranian national Behrouz Parsarad, who was allegedly the platform’s administrator. On March 20, 2024, the BKA seized […]

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ForkLog 16 21.10.2024

Japanese Authorities Uncover Fraudster Through Monero Transaction Analysis

Japanese police have arrested 18 individuals suspected of credit card fraud and laundering over 100 million yen (more than $666,000) through cryptocurrencies, according to local media. Investigations revealed that from June 2021 to January 2022, the group listed fictitious goods on the Merkari marketplace, receiving payments via previously stolen credit cards. In total, they conducted […]

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ForkLog 74 09.09.2024

Leaked Chainalysis Video Suggests Monero Tracking Method

A leaked video from the analytics firm Chainalysis has sparked speculation that transactions of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero (XMR) can be traced. The firm likely uploaded the video by mistake and quickly removed it. However, users downloaded and re-uploaded the material on YouTube. According to the description, the video was recorded back in August 2023. […]

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ForkLog 32 12.08.2024

Binance Sets Deadline for Withdrawal of Delisted Monero and Other Tokens

The option to withdraw Monero, Multichain, Bitcoin Gold, and several other cryptocurrencies removed from Binance’s listing will remain available until September 1, 2024, announced the exchange. After this deadline, the platform will take a snapshot of the relevant user balances and convert the assets into the stablecoin USDC. Equivalent amounts will be credited to wallets […]

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ForkLog 18 04.06.2024

Monero, Zcash and Dash: how the three privacy veterans are faring

Since 2012 privacy coins have been a prime headache for regulators and arguably one of the most important practical achievements of the cypherpunks. Using Monero, Zcash and Dash as examples, ForkLog recalls how this asset class emerged and what has helped it survive despite regulatory bans. Monero Monero was preceded by the CryptoNote white paper, […]

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