Understanding Monero and Its Mission to Reclaim Online Anonymity
Increasingly, the subject of anonymity-focused Monero has been popping up on blockchain forums. According to Google Trends, searches on the topic surged by about 700% in August 2016. What is Monero? How is it Different from Bitcoin? Monero is currently one of the most traded cryptocurrencies. It ranks sixth in cryptocurrency market capitalization. Its market cap is about $150 million USD, and its value is about 1% of that of bitcoin. In the month of September, Monero’s price hit an all-time high of about $14. The price was around $2 the previous month. The rise in price and the growing....
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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....
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Davemail, encrypted, decentralized email protocol on git, a new way to overcome government surveillance! Anonymity and privacy are hard to come by in today’s version of the Internet. The governments and its cloak and dagger machinery have been keeping a constant watch on the usage of internet, even going through the communication between people. In such times, any form of communication that promises privacy, security and anonymity is most welcome. Davemail is one communication platform created by ‘David Apple’ which promises all of the above. Available on GitHub, Davemail is a....