How Monero Took Over Bitcoin’s Unique User Base
The early days of Bitcoin gained the first great cryptocurrency a reputation as dirty money. The Silk Road remains one of the first salient examples of a thriving Bitcoin economy, and even now the currency still has yet to completely shake off that reputation. However, as Bitcoin tries to move mainstream, Monero, a very privacy-focused digital currency, has rocketed to the top of the cryptocurrency rankings by going after exactly what took its predecessor to glory. Bitcoin is better than fiat, but not by enough for regular people to care. The hard fact of Bitcoin that even hardcore fans....
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“We believe Monero is by far the best cryptocurrency at the moment to buy/sell anonymously,” an unknown rep of Monero Market told CCN before the Monero-focused dakrnet marketplace went offline today. The representative added: Bitcoin is not anonymous anymore. There has been lot’s of article of buyers/sellers being busted recently and this is just the tip of the iceberg. We believe in Monero and we do believe our market will grow in the next months as more and more people will get busted using Bitcoin. Monero Market was the first darknet marketplace to solely use Monero, a crypto-currency....
On January 3, Monero officially overtook Litecoin and Ripple, solidifying its position as one of the leading cryptocurrencies in the market. There exists several major factors that pushed the market cap of Monero this past weekend including the Alphabay userbase, active development and integration. Experts Praise Monero, Over the past 12 months, Monero and its development team received positive and optimistic recognition from leading cryptocurrency experts and cryptographers, due to its legitimate cryptography and technology. It is one of the very few cryptocurrencies in the market that....
Monero has ranked among the top altcoins since its release in April, even earning its own market as a trading pair on the altcoin exchange Poloniex. However, the Monero price has been in decline for the past several months. CCN examines this altcoin price movement to help investors make wise trading decisions. Also Read: Monero Market Added To Poloniex Cryptocurrency Exchange. Monero Price Trending Downwards. The Monero price has been in decline for several months, and the fall continued during the past week. On October 24, the Monero price was 212,653 satoshis. Over the next two days, the....