The US Is Betting On AI To Catch Insider Trading In Prediction Markets
The CFTC says it is ramping up efforts to catch insider trading and market manipulation in prediction markets, using AI tools, blockchain tracing, and other surveillance systems to flag suspicious bets. It’s also monitoring activity by U.S. traders accessing offshore platforms like Polymarket through VPNs. Wired reports: [T]he Commod … ⌘ Read more
En 2026, en France, le citoyen est torturé pour ses bitcoins et racketté par le fisc
En France, on n’arrête plus le progrès ! Pendant que nos ineffables administrations peinent à numériser leurs trillions de cerfas, les criminels, eux, ont parfaitement réussi leur transition numérique et pour leurs braquages, l’heure est à la modernité : blockchain et décentralisation, bienvenue dans l’ère du « cryptorapt » ! Eh oui, le phénomène qui consiste à kidn … ⌘ Read more
New Company Hopes to Build Age-Verification Tech into Vape Cartridges
Their goal is to use biometric data and blockchain to build age-verification measures directly into disposable vape cartridges.
Wired reports on a partnership between vape/cartridge manufacturer Ispire Technology and regulatory consulting company Chemular (which specializes in the nicotine market) — which they’ve named “Ike Tech”:
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Fake Job Recruiters Hid Malware In Developer Coding Challenges
“A new variation of the fake recruiter campaign from North Korean threat actors is targeting JavaScript and Python developers with cryptocurrency-related tasks,” reports the Register.
Researchers at software supply-chain security company ReversingLabs say that the threat actor creates fake companies in the blockchain and crypto-trading sectors and publ … ⌘ Read more
NYSE Eyes 24/7 Tokenized Stock Trading With Weekend Access and Same-Day Settlement
BrianFagioli writes: The New York Stock Exchange, owned by Intercontinental Exchange, is developing a platform for trading tokenized versions of U.S. listed stocks and ETFs around the clock, pending regulatory approval. The system would combine the NYSE’s existing matching engine with blockchain-based settlement … ⌘ Read more
JPMorgan Steps Further Into Crypto With Tokenized Money Fund
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Wall Street Journal: JPMorgan Chase is joining the list of traditional financial firms seeking to bring blockchain technology to an investing staple: the money-market fund. The banking giant’s $4 trillion asset-management arm is rolling out its first tokenized money-market fund on the Ethereum blockchain. JPMo … ⌘ Read more
SEC Gives DTCC OK to Tokenize Stocks In Move To Blockchain
The SEC has granted the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., or DTCC, a no-action letter allowing it to custody and recognize tokenized stocks, ETFs, and Treasuries on approved blockchains for three years. “Although this program is a pilot subject to various operational limitations, it marks a significant incremental step in moving markets onchain,” SEC Commiss … ⌘ Read more
Bitcoin slinks to shadows as crypto bros turn to new kid on the blockchain
It remains a useful tool for some nefarious operators, including global crime gangs and questionable governments, but Bitcoin’s role has been usurped by stablecoins — one in particular. ⌘ Read more
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j-berman posts CCS progress report after 368 hours of dev work
j-berman1 has published a second progress report2 for his full-time 2025 (part 9) Monero (FCMPs++) dev work CCS proposal3:
* Plugged FCMP++ transactions into consensus
* Prepared the FCMP++ optimization competition for launch
* Continuing PR 9135 (blockchain sync) review [..]
Consult the previous Monero Observer report4 to learn more about Justin’s CCS.
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Monero v0.18.4.0 release on the horizon as selsta posts to-do list
selsta1 has opened a new issue (a to-do list)2 in the Monero core repository for the upcoming v0.18.4.0 Fluorine Fermi release:
PR list overviewThe following pull requests have to be merged and issues have to be resolved. Any other PRs that I’m missing?
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- build: prepare v0.18.4.0 #9722
- blockchain sync: reduce disk writes from 2 to 1 per tx [RELEASE] #9740
- Some cleanup in span/connection_cont … ⌘ Read more”`
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[ANN] Istanbul Monero Meetup - Monero ve Dağıtık Borsalara Erişim: RetoSwap
Date/Time: Thursday, January 30, 2025 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM GMT+3
Location: Altcointurk Trader Base & Cloak Blockchain Academy
MoneroTurko is hosting a Monero Meetup event in Istanbul to discuss Decentralized Exchanges and how it affects Monero.
Link: https://www.meetup.com/moneroturko-istanbul/events/305699269
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Haveno v1.0.18 released with various fixes and improvements
woodser1 has released Haveno2 version 1.0.183 with various bug fixes, improvements and updates.
Reduce disk usage up to 98% by saving wallets less frequently..
Update to Tor browser v14.0.3 and Tor binary v0.4.8.13
Increase trade limit of 'no deposit' offers to 1.5 XMR
Rename 'Cash at ATM' to 'Cardless Cash'
Support startup flag to specify blockchain location for local node
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[ANN] PlayMonero: We now provide XMR Proof of Reserves
I’ve decided to make Proof of Reserves available for PlayMonero.com, a small site where you can place some bets on the blockchain.
Links:
- https://playmonero.com/#/Proof-of-Reserves
- https://farside.link/libreddit/r/Monero/comments/1hmv1nc/
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Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 51 2024: 13 PRs, 11 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.
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Rucknium discovers critical privacy vulnerability in Wownero’s decoy selection algorithm
MRL1’s Rucknium2 has discovered3 a critical privacy vulnerability in Wownero4’s decoy selection algorithm after performing a simple empirical analysis of the blockchain data.
It apparently affects the current version (0.11.2.0)5 of wownero-wallet-cli, wownero-wallet-rpc and _the majority of non-mining transactions confirmed o … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Privacy and Anonymity in Monero
I have a written a blog post on how Monero uses Cryptography (ECDH, Pedersen Commitments, Schnorr Signatures, Ring Signatures etc) to add privacy & anonymity on the blockchain. I have covered most of the cryptography used except for RangeProofs (Bulletproofs) which I plan to cover later in a separate post. Do let me know if you find any mistakes or if something isn’t clear.
Link: https://risencrypto.github.io/Monero/
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[ANN] A faster alternative to blockchain consensus
Instead of confirmation coming from outside of transactions, it would be better for it to come from within them. Ideally, every output would be tied to the input that spends it, so it can’t be double-spent. But, this can’t be done before the input exists, so the output must be tied to an intermediary, which gets tied to the input after it’s created.
Link: https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/127
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Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 42 2024: 27 PRs, 14 Issues
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[WTS] [US] [$95] ThinkPad T560
ThinkPad T560 - i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz - 8GB DDR3 RAM - 256GB SSD. Pop_OS! is installed, but I can put whatever distro you’d like. I can also load the Monero Blockchain on it if you wish. Comes with charger.
Link: https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/gHpx/
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[ANN] Anyone notice more newborn Monero nodes recently?
I’ve perceived an increase in the number of newborn nodes syncing the blockchain from my nodes. Maybe after the Chainalysis video showed the privacy risks of using remote nodes over clearnet, more people are setting up their own nodes.
Link: https://lemmy.cafe/post/8489209
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Erlang Solutions: 10 Unusual Blockchain Use Cases
When Blockchain technology was first introduced with Bitcoin in 2009, no one could have foreseen its impact on the world or the unusual cases of blockchain that have emerged. Fast forward to now and Blockchain has become popular for its ability to ensure data integrity in transactions and smart contracts.
Thanks to its cost-effectiveness, transparency, speed and top security, it has found its way into many industries, with blockchain spending exp … ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: 7 Key Blockchain Principles for Business
Welcome to the final instalment of our Blockchain series. Here, we are taking a look at the seven fundamental principles that make blockchain: Immutability, decentralisation
‘workable’ consensus, distribution and resilience, transactional automation (including ‘smart contracts’), transparency and trust, and links to the external world.
For business leaders, understanding these core principles is crucial in harnessing the potenti … ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Blockchain Tech Deep Dive 2/4 | Myths vs. Realities
This is the second part of our ‘Making Sense of Blockchain’ blog post series – you can read part 1 on ‘6 Blockchain Principles’ here. This article is based on the original post by Dominic Perini here.
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Erlang Solutions: Blockchain Tech Deep Dive| Meaning of Ownership
Welcome to part three of our ‘Making Sense of Blockchain’ blog post series. Here we’ll explore how our attitudes to ownership are changing and how this relates to the value we attach to digital assets in the blockchain space. You can check out ‘Innovating with Erlang and Elixir’ here if you missed part two of the series.
Erlang Solutions: Blockchain Tech Deep Dive | Innovating with Erlang and Elixir
We’re back with the latest in our Blockchain series, where we explore in-depth In our first post, we explored the Six Key Principles of Blockchain.
In our latest post, we’re making the case for using Erlang,Elixir and the BEAMVM to power your blockchain project.
Blockchain and business needsBuilding a robust and s … ⌘ Read more
A short story.
In mid 2020 I took a break from work. I was burnt out and exhausted, both physically and mentally, and — in the midst of Covid19 — wanted a break before starting on my new role as CTO of a Blockchain network analytics company. During those sweet couple of months of Summer 2020, I was […] ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Blockchain Tech Deep Dive | 6 Principles
Blockchain technology is transforming nearly every industry, whether banking, government, fashion or logistics. The benefits of using blockchain are substantial. Businesses can lower transaction costs, free up capital, speed up processes, and enhance security and trust.
We’re mapping out the six key principles for blockchain integration success, so businesses can navigate the challenges and opportunities this disruptive tec … ⌘ Read more
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Erlang Solutions: Blockchain in Sustainable Programming
The benefits of blockchain implementation across multiple sectors are well-documented, but how can this decentralised solution be used to achieve more sustainable programming?
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The benefits of blockchain implementation across multiple sectors are well-documented
WTF are you talking about? The only thing well-documented about “the blockchain” is that it sucks and its primary use case is creating Ponzi schemes.
Erlang Solutions: Blockchain in Sustainable Programming
The benefits of blockchain implementation across multiple sectors are well-documented, but how can this decentralised solution be used to achieve more sustainable programming?
As the effects of the ongoing climate crisis continue to impact weather patterns and living conditions across the planet, we must continue to make every aspect of our lives, from transport and energy usage to all of our technology, greener and more sustain … ⌘ Read more
Crypto collapse? Get in loser, we’re pivoting to AI – Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain
Someone on here gave me a hard time when I suggested that the crypto grifters were pivoting to AI after crypto collapsed. But, they were and they still are.
Blockchain Blasphemy and the Technological Antichrist
There’s a meme YouTube video by Leonardo of Biz ( here) where the villainous Bogs refer to their desire to attain something called “The Akashic Records” using blockchain technology.
This random aside not just shows the attention to detail Leonardo gives what would otherwise be silly videos, but articulates something deep … ⌘ Read more