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xmr

$426.57

0.02%

Apr 18th, 2014

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Privacy Coins

Layer 1 (L1)

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$417.10

$436.72

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#22

Mcap

$7.88B

Fully Diluted Mcap

$7.88B

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Circulating

18,446,744

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N/A

Created On

Apr 18th, 2014

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ATH

$542.33

ATH Change

-21.14%

ATH Date

Jan 9th, 2018

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What Are Privacy Coins? Monero, Zcash, and Dash Explained

So-called privacy coins use advanced techniques to shield details from public view, but they’ve come under increased scrutiny from regulators.

Monero is a cryptocurrency designed to keep transactions hidden from prying eyes. It uses a number of sophisticated techniques to prevent people tracking how money is spent. As a result it has become increasingly popular with users of the dark net.

Monero News

Dec 5, 2025

Law and Order

India's DRI Says Smugglers Ditching Hawala Networks for Stablecoins

India’s top anti-smuggling agency has sounded the alarm on the rising use of crypto and stablecoins in drug and gold trafficking, enabling rapid, untraceable international fund transfers that bypass formal financial oversight. The warning comes from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence's Smuggling in India Report 2024-25, released Thursday, which points out that digital assets enable "faster and anonymous settlement, minimal oversight, and weak anti-money laundering compliance." “Cryptocurren...

by Vismaya V · 3 min read

Dec 2, 2025

Markets

Privacy Coins Lose Steam as ZCash, Monero, and Dash Follow Crypto Market Pullback

Leading privacy coins have slumped, shedding recent gains as they fall in tandem with a broader crypto market downturn. ZCash is down 8.5% over the past 24 hours, while Monero has fallen 5.4% and Dash has shed 3.9%, according to CoinGecko data, while the privacy coins sector as a whole has dropped by 15.4%. The declines mark a sharp reversal for a sector that saw explosive, market-defying rallies throughout the fourth quarter. The parallel drop with major assets like Bitcoin reflects a signific...

by Akash Girimath · 3 min read

Nov 28, 2025

Markets

Monero and Zcash Diverge in Double-Digit Weekly Swing as Privacy Coins Rotate

Privacy coin Monero is up over 23% in the past week amid a quiet Thanksgiving crypto market landscape, while Zcash has shed roughly 25% in the same timeframe. Both privacy coins have been volatile, with Monero currently trading at $406 while Zcash trades at around $480, according to CoinGecko data. What’s driving this dynamic? The privacy coin narrative remains a dominant factor shaping the performance of Zcash, Monero, Dash, and other related tokens. For the most part, these altcoins have rema...

by Akash Girimath · 2 min read

Nov 5, 2025

Markets

Monero Bucks Market Downturn as Privacy Narrative Strengthens

Monero is defying the trend with a notable rally amid a broader financial market sell-off, suggesting continued capital rotation within the privacy-focused crypto sector. The privacy-based altcoin hit an intraday high of $377.63, and is currently up 4.4% over the past 24 hours and 13.4% over the past month, according to CoinGecko data, even as the crypto market reels in the face of a $2 billion liquidation event. The move appears to be part of a sector-specific rotation away from other privacy...

by Akash Girimath · 2 min read

Oct 24, 2025

Law and Order

Five Plead Guilty Over $7.9M Dark Web Crypto Drug Operation

Manhattan prosecutors have secured convictions against five members of a dark web drug trafficking network that shipped thousands of packages containing illegal narcotics in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. while laundering millions of dollars through crypto. Nan Wu and his four associates, Peng Peng Tang, Bowen Chen, Zixiang Lin, and Katie Montgomery, previously entered guilty pleas for their involvement with the operation known as "FireBunnyUSA," which advertised itself on dark web marketpla...

by Vismaya V · 3 min read

Oct 24, 2025

Law and Order

83 Arrests in ‘Landmark’ Interpol Operation Hitting Crypto Terrorist Financing, Cybercrime in Africa

Interpol and Afripol have flagged $260 million in illicitly obtained crypto and fiat as part of a joint operation combating terrorist financing and cybercrime networks in Africa. Authorities arrested 83 individuals in multiple African countries as part of Operation Catalyst, which has so far seized $600,000 of the flagged $260 million in illicit assets. 🔵83 arrests in landmark African operation against terrorism financing A first-of-its-kind operation targeting terrorism financing and the ille...

by Simon Chandler · 4 min read

Sep 5, 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Monero '51% Attackers' Qubic Release AI Model—But It Can't Do Basic Math Yet

The AI protocol that attempted a 51% attack on privacy coin Monero was splitting its computing power between the attack and training an artificial intelligence model. That AI model has now been released—and it doesn’t know basic math. But, its creators say, you shouldn’t laugh. AIGarth, also known as ANNA, has been rolled out via an X account and has been responding to social media users. The model’s most common response is simply a period, despite that not making sense in context to the questio...

by Ryan S. Gladwin · 5 min read

Aug 18, 2025

Technology

After Attacking Monero, Qubic Sets Its Sights on Dogecoin—Here's Why

Qubic attempted a 51% attack against privacy blockchain Monero last week. It ultimately fell short, an independent report found, but the AI protocol is continuing its pursuit and seeks to change the privacy-centric Monero network forever. Now, Qubic is setting its sights on Dogecoin for its next experiment, although there are currently no plans for a similar type of attack… yet. The new target came via a vote in Qubic’s Discord server, which saw Dogecoin beat out two other proof-of-work blockcha...

by Ryan S. Gladwin · 5 min read

Aug 18, 2025

Law and Order

Crypto Influencer Jailed For $3.5M Cryptojacking Scheme

A Nebraska man has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for running a large-scale illegal "cryptojacking" scheme that defrauded two major cloud computing providers out of more than $3.5 million worth of computing resources, which he used to mine nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency. Charles O. Parks III, 46, also known online as "CP3O," pleaded guilty in December 2024 to wire fraud after being indicted earlier that year. He initially faced a maximum sentence of 30 years. Crypto Influ...

by Callan Quinn · 2 min read

Aug 12, 2025

Technology

Monero 51% Attack: Why AI Protocol Qubic Says It'll 'Help' the Privacy Chain

AI protocol Qubic said it had taken control of Monero after a 51% attack on the privacy blockchain, potentially allowing the protocol's mining pool to manipulate transactions data and other information—although security experts cast doubt on the event's success. The group said its “experiment” was successful and done to “help” the network protect itself against future attacks. "Qubic has reached over 51% of Monero's hashrate, effectively giving it control of the network," the company said in an...

by Ryan S. Gladwin · 5 min read

Aug 12, 2025

Markets

Monero Crashes on 51% Attack Fears: Here’s What the Charts Say Is Next for XMR

The majority of the crypto market may be rejoicing today, but the king of privacy coins is in panic mode: Monero, which trades as XMR, is currently the third-worst performer among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap, and it’s down almost 25% in the last month. For context, other privacy coins remain bullish: Zcash is up 2% today, Dash is flat after a 10% spike in the week, and privacy-focused layer-2 tokens like Starknet and ZKSync spiked 5.3% and 4.4% today, respectively. XMR, meanwhile,...

by Jose Antonio Lanz · 7 min read

Aug 12, 2025

Opinion

Morning Minute: Tom Lee Races to 1,000,000+ ETH

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack. GM! Today's top news: Crypto majors mixed ahead of CPI; ETH leads +2% to $4,280 ETH ETFs post first $1B day; Tom Lee acquires 1.2M ETH Stripe is working on its own L1 blockchain ‘Tempo’ Circle reported strong revenue growth in Q2, stock pops; shares new L1 ‘Arc’ Monero faces 51% attack from Qub...

by Tyler Warner · 6 min read

Jul 22, 2025

Coins

Cryptojacking Resurfaces As Monero Miner Malware Hits 3,500+ Sites: Report

Hackers have infected more than 3,500 websites with stealthy cryptomining scripts that quietly hijack visitors' browsers to generate Monero, a privacy-focused crypto designed to make transactions more difficult to trace. The malware doesn't steal passwords or lock files. Instead, it quietly turns visitors' browsers into Monero mining engines, siphoning small amounts of processing power without user consent. The campaign, still active as of this writing, was first uncovered by researchers at cyb...

by Vince Dioquino · 3 min read

Jul 3, 2025

Law and Order

India’s ‘Most Prolific Darknet Drug Syndicate’ Used Monero to Evade Cops

India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled what it calls the country’s "most prolific darknet drug syndicate," arresting a 35-year-old engineer from Muvattupuzha who is accused of operating the network single-handedly while his own family remained unaware of his illegal activities. Edison, a mechanical engineer and Kerala native, was arrested Tuesday in an operation codenamed "MELON" that seized 1,127 LSD blots, 131.66 grams of ketamine, and cryptocurrency assets worth over $82,027 (₹...

by Vismaya V · 3 min read

Jun 21, 2025

Law and Order

Elliptic, Internet Watch Foundation Team Up to Combat Crypto Financing of Child Abuse Material

Blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic has become a member of the Internet Watch Foundation, as part of its ongoing efforts to combat the financing of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) via cryptocurrency. The partnership between the two parties means that Elliptic gains access to the IWF’s range of services, including its virtual currency alerts. These alerts will provide the London-based company with real-time data on cryptocurrency transactions that involve the purchase of CSAM, identifying th...

by Simon Chandler · 4 min read

May 1, 2025

Coins

$364 Million Lost in April to Crypto Hacks, Scams: CertiK

New CertiK estimates suggest about $364 million was lost through crypto hacks, scams and exploits in April alone. The cybersecurity firm says the vast majority of this total, $337 million, is related to phishing attacks. #CertiKStatsAlert 🚨 Combining all the incidents in April we’ve confirmed ~$364M lost to exploits, hacks and scams after ~$18.2m was returned. KiloEx, Loopscale and zkSync all had funds returned by whitehat exploiters. ~$337M of the total is attributed to phishing. More… pic.tw...

by Connor Sephton · 3 min read

Apr 28, 2025

Coins

Monero Jumps 51% After 'Suspicious Transfer' of $333M in Bitcoin

Privacy blockchain Monero (XMR) jumped 51% on Monday—and on-chain investigators pointed to hackers laundering $330 million in stolen Bitcoin as the likely culprit. Early on Monday, on-chain sleuth ZachXBT highlighted a “suspicious transfer” made from a “potential victim” of 3,520 BTC (worth approximately $333 million). Soon after, the funds were swapped to XMR via multiple exchanges. ZachXBT believes this was “theft” due to the high fees paid and the suspicious activity once the funds had been m...

by Ryan S. Gladwin · 3 min read

Apr 3, 2025

Technology

Hackers Preloading Counterfeit Android Phones With Crypto-Stealing Malware: Kaspersky

That cheap smartphone may look like a steal—and it could well be, but not in the way you were hoping. Cheap counterfeit phones are now being sold preloaded with malware that targets unsuspecting Android users—stealing cryptocurrency, replacing phone numbers during calls, and hijacking their social media accounts. Cybersecurity company Kaspersky reported the novel technique for spreading the dangerous Triada trojan in a recent analysis. Since its discovery in 2016, Triada has evolved into one of...

by Vismaya V · 3 min read

Mar 19, 2025

Law and Order

Fully Autonomous AI Could Control Criminal Networks: Europol

Europol has warned that blockchain and AI will “accelerate serious and organised crime” in the coming years, with a new report from the EU law enforcement agency even predicting that fully autonomous AI “could pave the way for entirely AI-controlled criminal networks.” In its 2025 Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment, Europol suggested that the combination of AI and crypto will serve to expand online fraud schemes, which already represent “the most rapidly expanding sector” in organised...

by Simon Chandler · 4 min read

Mar 11, 2025

Coins

YouTubers Blackmailed Into Promoting Crypto Mining Malware: Kaspersky

Criminals are blackmailing YouTube creators into adding malicious crypto-mining malware to their videos, according to research from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. The hackers have been taking advantage of the growth in Russia of Windows Packet Divert drivers, which enable internet users to circumvent geographic restrictions. Kaspersky’s systems have detected these drivers on 2.4 million devices over the past six months, with each successive month since September witnessing an increase in download...

by Simon Chandler · 3 min read