News / Privacy / Security
Arkéa Theft: The Bank Account and Crypto-Tracing Claims
Arkéa confirms theft from its own account. We separate its explanation from reported blockchain totals and identify what the evidence cannot show.
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Guide / Monero / Privacy
How to Use BasicSwap on Tails and Whonix
Set up BasicSwap for Whonix, compare Bitcoin and Monero backends, and plan authenticated access from Tails with Tor routing, backups and recovery checks.
10 Nov 2026
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DigiCert Archive Breach Shows the Long Life of Identity Documents
DigiCert disclosed unauthorized reading of archived customer records, including some identity documents. We examine its account and the retention risks.
10 Nov 2026
News / Monero / Security
Monero GUI Fix Rejects Revoked OpenPGP Signing Subkeys
A merged Monero GUI change rejects revoked signing subkeys and checks the newest binding. What it changes in update verification and whether it has shipped.
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Using Monero: Wallets, Nodes, and Your First Transaction
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SimpleX Privacy Settings: Contacts, Backups, Tor, Files and Calls
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How Monero Privacy Works: Stealth Addresses, RingCT, and Its Limits
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Introduction to Monero: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It's Different
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News / Haveno / Security
Haveno Developers Propose Security Improvements for P2P Messages, Wallet Credentials, and API Access
Haveno security PR 2856 proposes mailbox, wallet credential and API changes. See what the code and tests establish, plus review and release limits.
10 Nov 2026
News / Monero Signal / Markets
Monero Signal: XMR Selling Meets Thinner Bid Liquidity
XMR fell as Kraken's displayed bids thinned and reported liquidations skewed long. Dated market and P2Pool measurements separate observations from causes.
10 Nov 2026
News / Regulation / Exchanges
What FinCEN's MEXC Order Actually Prohibits
FinCEN's MEXC order targets transfers by covered U.S. financial institutions. Read its scope, publication status, crypto-transfer limits and MEXC's response.
10 Nov 2026News / Monero Signal / Markets
Monero Signal: XMR Falls Against Dollars and Bitcoin
XMR fell against USD and BTC on Kraken. Monero Signal compares market activity with P2Pool estimates, dated sources and the limits of the available data.
10 Nov 2026
News / Security / Privacy
Mercado Bitcoin Recovery and the 106 BTC Trail
Follow Mercado Bitcoin's 106 BTC trail through linked payments, contrasting transaction settings and later Ethereum activity, with annotated flow diagrams.
10 Nov 2026
News / Privacy / Security
Gnosis Pay Breach: Wallet Funds and Personal Data Have Different Risks
Gnosis Pay says a legacy-system breach left funds unaffected. What the notice confirms, what remains undisclosed, and how cardholders can respond.
10 Nov 2026
News / Monero / Security
Monero Developers Address a Memory-Wiping Weakness in Sensitive Strings
Monero PR 11715 proposes wiping old sensitive bytes during string assignment. Our tests compare released code with the patch and explain wallet implications.
9 Nov 2026
News / Security / Binance
Binance Hack Funds Routed Through Throwaway Meme Coins, Elliptic Says
Elliptic traced about $430,000 from the Binance theft through six NEAR meme tokens. Its findings show how token trades can disguise the origin of funds.
9 Nov 2026
News / Privacy / Security
Monero Joins Anthropic OSS Scanner: What Enrollment Actually Means
Monero has joined Anthropic OSS Scanner. We examine the merged configuration, its test limits, and why enrollment is not a completed security audit.
9 Nov 2026
News / Cake Wallet / Privacy
Cake Wallet's Tor-Only Fiat API Can Leak Onion Hostnames
Cake Wallet's Tor-only fiat API can send onion names to system DNS. Review the affected code, Android test evidence, external Tor limits and patch status.
9 Nov 2026
News / Privacy / Security
Chainalysis Breach: Exposed Credentials and Concentrated Surveillance Data
Chainalysis reports exposed credentials and restored services. What its disclosures establish, what remains unknown, and why concentrated records matter.
9 Nov 2026
Guide / Monero / Wallets
Why Can't I Spend My Monero Balance?
Understand total and spendable Monero balances, confirmation locks, mining rewards, and why change can temporarily lock your XMR after a payment.
9 Nov 2026
News / Security / Privacy
Name.com DNS Hijack Redirected 15 Domains to a Crypto Drainer
Name.com confirms unauthorized DNS changes to 15 domains. What the DeFi website hijacks reveal about wallet approvals, reported losses and account access.
9 Nov 2026Guide / Monero / Security
Haveno Security Review: Proposed Installer and Monitoring Fixes
Two Haveno proposals address installer signing-key checks and a monitoring port. See the prerequisites, review status, release limits, and operator checks.
9 Nov 2026
Guide / Monero / Mining
Monero Tail Emission Explained: Why XMR Has No Supply Cap
Monero creates about 157,680 XMR a year at its target block interval. See how the 0.6 XMR subsidy, fees, penalties and declining supply inflation work.
9 Nov 2026
Guide / Privacy
Your Whonix Updates Finished. Is Your Monero Wallet Updated Too?
Check Whonix Gateway, Workstation, Qubes templates, and separately installed Monero wallets. Learn which updater applies and where each command runs.
8 Nov 2026
Guide / Privacy
Update a Tails USB Without Losing Wallet Files
Back up Tails Persistent Storage, choose an upgrade that preserves it, check your wallet files afterward, and avoid destructive reinstall options.
8 Nov 2026
Guide / Monero
What Sharing a Monero Transaction Key Can Reveal
Learn what a Monero transaction ID, transaction key, and payment proof disclose, how to check a payment, and why the verifier's node still matters.
8 Nov 2026Guide / Privacy
Upgrade Qubes Fedora Templates from Fedora 43 to 44
Replace Fedora 43 templates in Qubes OS, preserve customizations, switch App Qubes and disposable templates, and check dependencies before removal.
8 Nov 2026
Guide / Monero
Try FCMP++ and Carrot Without Touching Your Main Wallet
Try Monero's FCMP++ and Carrot beta stressnet with separate software, data, and test keys. Check compatibility, privacy limits, and bug-reporting precautions.
8 Nov 2026News / Monero / Security
Monero Developers Address Transaction Proof Verification Weaknesses
Two Monero wallet proposals check legacy transaction data supplied by remote nodes. What the proof-verification flaws affect, the fixes and release status.
8 Nov 2026
News / Monero / Security
Monero Developers Propose New Defenses Against Network Eclipse Attacks
How Nyx and Moros isolate Monero nodes, why NAT is not enough, and what four proposed defenses change. Verified code, reviews, tests and release status.
8 Nov 2026
News / Monero / Privacy
Monero Developers Investigate Possible Dandelion++ Transaction Privacy Leak
Monero issue 11690 raises a possible Dandelion++ privacy leak. Read the source findings, developer response, release status and what remains unverified.
8 Nov 2026
Guide / Monero / Wallets
Monero Offline Wallets: Cupcake, Cold Storage and Signing
Set up Monero offline wallets with Cupcake, Feather on Tails or CLI signing. Compare hardware wallets, follow payment examples and plan secure recovery.
7 Nov 2026
News / Monero / Security
Monero Adds Wallet Protection Against Excessive Fees From Remote Nodes
Monero merged limits on node-supplied wallet fee estimates. See what the safeguards check, why node trust matters, and whether a stable release includes them.
7 Nov 2026News / Monero / Privacy
Monero Love is now on SimpleX
Join the Monero Love SimpleX channel for new articles and XMR price alerts. Our public messaging and file servers support clearnet and Tor connections.
7 Nov 2026Guide / Privacy
Tails, Whonix, and Qubes: A Beginner's Introduction
Learn the basic differences between Tails, Whonix, and Qubes OS: temporary sessions, Tor connections, separate workspaces, and where to start.
7 Nov 2026
News / Monero / Tor
Monero Node Traffic: Fleet Totals, Tor and I2P
Monero node bandwidth from October 16 to November 6: data sent and received, transfer-rate peaks, and separate Tor and I2P connection measurements.
6 Nov 2026
News / Monero / Ops Brief
Monero Node Ops Brief: November 6, 2026
Tor 0.4.9.16, proposed Monero peer defenses and research notes. This week's brief separates FreeBSD main-node concerns from Linux edge updates.
6 Nov 2026
News / Privacy / Security
Qubes OS Warns of APT Security Flaw Affecting Whonix and Debian VMs
QSB-122 warns of an APT verification flaw affecting Debian and Whonix qubes. Check fixed versions, patch availability and the correct Qubes update order.
6 Nov 2026
News / Monero / Security
Monero Developers Address Sensitive Data Logging in Wallet CLI
Monero CLI logs can retain sensitive output and debug-level command arguments. Review PRs 11686 and 11691, patch status and ways to protect local logs.
5 Nov 2026
News / Privacy / Security
GrapheneOS and Pixel 11: What Changed and What Is Wrong
Pixel 11 lacks official GrapheneOS support. Learn why memory tagging matters, what Google improved, and the drawbacks for privacy and Monero wallet users.
5 Nov 2026
News / Security / Privacy
Whonix Patches IPv6 Clearnet Leak That Could Bypass Tor Isolation
Whonix patched an IPv6 leak that could bypass Tor from a compromised Workstation. Check affected setups, firewall versions and the steps to update safely.
5 Nov 2026
News / Security / Privacy
Qubes OS Security Flaws Could Break Virtual Machine Isolation
Qubes OS QSB-121 covers Xen flaws that let a malicious guest access other virtual machines and dom0. Check affected systems, patches and reboot steps.
5 Nov 2026
Guide / Monero / Privacy
How to Create Vanity Tor and Monero Addresses
Make a vanity Tor onion address with mkp224o and a custom Monero address offline. Learn prefix limits, key backups and how to verify the results.
5 Nov 2026
Guide / Monero / Mining
Getting Started with P2Pool: How to Mine Monero
Learn how to mine Monero with P2Pool and XMRig on Linux, using your own node or Monero Love's remote node. Check shares and understand mining payouts.
5 Nov 2026
News / Monero / Privacy
What Alleged Wagyu Swap Records Reveal About Monero Privacy
Alleged Wagyu Swap records highlight how IP addresses and swap metadata can expose Monero users. Here's what researchers found and what remains unverified.
5 Nov 2026
News / Monero / Wallet Security
Skylight Wallet 2.2 Adds Hardware Keys and Encrypted Backups
Skylight Wallet 2.2 introduces hardware-key encryption and encrypted metadata backups. Learn how these features work and what Monero users should know.
4 Nov 2026
News / Monero / Development
Cuprate's FCMP++ Development Proposal Reaches Funding Goal
Cuprate's FCMP++ integration proposal has reached its Monero community funding target. Here's what the planned development means for Monero's future.
4 Nov 2026
Guide / Mining / Monero
XMRig monitoring, part 2: read the dashboards
Read XMRig hashrate, shares, latency and host health in Grafana. Part 2 explains real metric screenshots, measurement windows, counters and data freshness.
4 Nov 2026Guide / Mining / Monero
XMRig monitoring, part 3: logs, alerts and troubleshooting
Add Loki logs and Prometheus alerts to XMRig monitoring. Part 3 explains stale data, missing miners, notification tests and troubleshooting.
4 Nov 2026
Guide / Mining / Monero
How we monitor P2Pool with Grafana
Read P2Pool hashrate, peer connections, sidechain shares and data freshness in Grafana, with real screenshots and a small collector for its local JSON files.
4 Nov 2026Guide / Mining / Monero
XMRig monitoring, part 1: collect and store metrics
Set up XMRig monitoring with a local API collector, Node Exporter, Alloy, Prometheus and Grafana. Part 1 includes configuration examples and a tested bundle.
4 Nov 2026
News / Wallets
Feather Wallet 2.9.1: Tor Fixes and Platform Changes
Feather Wallet 2.9.1 updates Tor, drops ARM32 Linux, requires macOS 14, and removes Windows code-signing. Check compatibility and verify your download.
4 Nov 2026
News / Privacy / Tor
Monero Love launches a free Nostr relay with Tor access
Connect to Monero Love's free Nostr relay. Get the clearnet and Tor onion addresses, app setup steps, rate limits and 90-day retention policy.
4 Nov 2026
Guide / Nostr / Privacy
What is Nostr? How keys, relays and Tor work
Learn what Nostr is and how clients, keys, signed posts and relays work. Understand npub vs nsec, feed discovery and the limits of Tor privacy.
4 Nov 2026
News / Monero / Security
Monero Developers Address Tor and I2P Privacy Weakness in Node Synchronization
Monero developers propose Tor and I2P sync safeguards and transaction-relay fixes. Learn which node setups are exposed and why the patch remains unreleased.
4 Nov 2026
Guide / Monero
What Is the Levin Signature? A Beginner's Guide to Monero's Network Messages
Learn what Monero's eight-byte Levin signature does, where it appears in network messages, and what it can reveal about unencrypted traffic.
4 Nov 2026
News / Security / Wallets
Cake Wallet iOS PIN Bypass: The 6.5.2 Fix and 6.5.3 Update
Cake Wallet fixed an iOS PIN bypass in 6.5.2. Read the affected versions, transaction-data exposure and what the 6.5.3 release notes add.
4 Nov 2026
News / Security / Wallets
Ledger finds hardware implant: updated theft timeline
Ledger confirms a recovery phrase spying implant. Follow the CryptoBilis investigation, distribution changes and later Singapore and Trezor updates.
3 Nov 2026
News / Security / Wallets
BTCPay Server flaw: hot wallet thefts hit old versions
BTCPay identifies thefts on version 2.4.1 and older. A dated timeline explains the August fix, November reports and why affected servers need rebuilding.
3 Nov 2026
News / Post Mortem / Mining
Why P2Pool kept banning our miners
Our P2Pool post mortem explains how rootless Docker gave miners one shared IP, why a first fix failed, and how slirp4netns restored client addresses.
3 Nov 2026News / Security
Chainstack reports breach of production systems and customer data
Chainstack says an attacker accessed customer account records and systems holding node credentials. Customers are asked to change passwords and rotate credentials.
3 Nov 2026
Guide / Monero / History
CryptoNote: The Mystery Behind Monero's Beginnings
How CryptoNote led to Monero: the unknown author Nicolas van Saberhagen, Bytecoin's disputed origins, and BitMonero's April 18, 2014 launch.
2 Nov 2026
Guide / Monero / Exchanges
RetoSwap DEX: What It Is and How to Use It
Learn how to use RetoSwap DEX to buy and sell Monero. Follow the desktop workflow with screenshots, payment setup, offers, deposits, withdrawals, and backups.
2 Nov 2026
Guide / Monero / Exchanges
DEX vs CEX vs Instant Swaps for Monero
Compare Monero exchange options by custody, total fees, privacy, refunds, and settlement. Learn how CEXs, peer-to-peer DEXs, and instant swaps differ.
2 Nov 2026
News / Security / Privacy
Keystone breach: 18,835 wallets face destruction
A stolen device verification key creates a counterfeit risk. Keystone plans to destroy unsold wallets and gives owners guidance based on delivery date.
2 Nov 2026
News / Security
Polymarket hack: a monitoring script drained traders wallets
A hijacked DebugBear script targeted signed-in traders. Polymarket puts losses at about $2.7 million and its compensation package at $3.9 million.
2 Nov 2026Guide / Monero / Privacy
Blockchain Fund Freezes: What Is Blocked and What to Check
Find out whether a token issuer, an exchange or a transaction problem is blocking your funds. What to check, what evidence to save and which fixes won't help.
1 Nov 2026
Guide / Monero / Nodes
Monero Database Sync Modes Explained
Understand monerod database sync modes, safe versus fast writes, sync and async flushing, and the trade-offs between speed and crash recovery.
30 Oct 2026
News / Security
Binance publishes initial hack findings
Binance describes recruitment malware, misuse of an internal AI tool and persistent wallet permissions. Its revised replenishment figures conflict with earlier updates.
30 Oct 2026News / Ops Brief / Monero
Tor 0.4.9.15 flood defenses and Monero sync work — October 23–30, 2026
Tor adds defenses against directory-request floods. A proposed Monero change would exclude hidden peers from the synchronization target.
30 Oct 2026Guide / Privacy
What Is KYC, and Why Do They Need Our ID?
What KYC means, why ID checks can put your digital identity at risk, what crypto data breaches expose, and what to check before uploading documents.
29 Oct 2026
Guide / Privacy / Security
Stop Giving Every Website the Same Piece of You
Protect your identity online with email aliases, unique passwords, Privacy.com cards, and Burner numbers. Learn what these layers can and cannot hide.
29 Oct 2026
Guide / Monero / Security
How to Verify Monero Binaries with PGP
Verify Monero binaries before installing: check binaryFate's signing key, authenticate hashes.txt, and compare your download's SHA256 checksum.
27 Oct 2026
Guide / Monero / Privacy
Use Monero Love over Tor
Open the Monero Love onion mirror in Tor Browser, verify its address, understand external links, and keep browser privacy separate from wallet connections.
27 Oct 2026
Guide / Monero / Wallets
Connect Your Monero Wallet to a Remote Node
Connect your Monero GUI wallet to a remote node. Choose a synced node, enter its address and port, understand privacy trade-offs, and fix connection problems.
27 Oct 2026
News / Monero / Research
Monero Research Lab — 2026-10-21
Monero Research Lab meeting summary for 2026-10-21, with research updates, open questions, and citations to the public transcript.
27 Oct 2026News / Monero / Research
Monero Research Lab — 2026-10-14
Monero Research Lab meeting summary for 2026-10-14, with research updates, open questions, and citations to the public transcript.
27 Oct 2026
News / Monero / Wallets
BasicSwap 0.19.1 fixes Monero max bids and swap timing
BasicSwap 0.19.1 fixes Monero maximum bids, checks swap timing more carefully and updates its Monero core. Bitcoin wallet migration needs a separate step.
27 Oct 2026
Guide / Monero / Privacy
What Are Atomic Swaps? Bitcoin, Monero and BasicSwap
Understand Bitcoin and Monero atomic swaps, compare BasicSwap with eigenwallet, and learn how fees, refunds and wallet backups affect a trade.
24 Oct 2026News / Ops Brief / Monero
Monero 0.18.5.4 fixes DNSSEC and RPC compatibility — October 16–23, 2026
Monero v0.18.5.4 fixes DNSSEC and RPC compatibility. Peer-height, database sync and pruning changes remain proposals at the October 23 cutoff.
23 Oct 2026
Guide / Monero / Wallets
OpenAlias: A Simple Name Beats a Wall of Characters
Learn how OpenAlias turns monero.love into a Monero payment address, how DNSSEC checks the lookup, and how to inspect the DNS record with dig.
19 Oct 2026
Guide / Privacy / Tor
I2P vs. Tor: What's the Difference?
Compare I2P and Tor for private browsing, onion services, hosting, and file sharing. Learn their strengths, setup trade-offs, and privacy limits.
16 Oct 2026News / Ops Brief / Monero
Monero DNSSEC failure and Tor relay floods — October 9–16, 2026
A Monero DNSSEC failure affects checkpoint and blocklist lookups. Tor operators report directory-request floods, while eclipse defenses remain proposed.
16 Oct 2026News / Ops Brief / Monero
Monero v0.18.5.3 and Tor 0.4.9.14 released — October 2–9, 2026
Monero v0.18.5.3 and Tor 0.4.9.14 arrive with security and reliability fixes. Restricted RPC clients need a compatibility check.
9 Oct 2026News / Ops Brief / Monero
Monero peer flooding, Tor updates and beta tests — September 25–October 2, 2026
Researchers tested defenses against Monero peer flooding. Tor and Arti have security updates. Experimental mining releases remain for test networks.
2 Oct 2026News / Ops Brief / Monero
P2Pool 4.18.1 and Monero backport reviews — September 18–25, 2026
P2Pool 4.18.1 improves sidechain handling and peer-address privacy. Three Monero backports remain under review ahead of the next stable release.
25 Sep 2026News / Monero / Mining
P2Pool 4.18.1 fixes mining bugs as 5.0 enters testing
P2Pool 4.18.1 remains the stable release for Monero mining. The 5.0 beta tests FCMP++, Carrot and RandomX v2 on a separate network.
22 Sep 2026News / Ops Brief / Monero
Monero research, FCMP++ audits and release preparation — September 11–18, 2026
Monero release preparation continued while researchers discussed FCMP++ audits, wallet testing and the limits of blockchain analysis.
18 Sep 2026News / Ops Brief / Monero
Monero pruning fixes and P2Pool Arti support — September 4–11, 2026
Monero develops pruning and pruned-sync fixes. P2Pool documents an Arti proxy option, while a restricted-RPC block check remains proposed.
11 Sep 2026News / Ops Brief / Monero
Monero OpenSSL update and HTTP logging fix — August 28–September 4, 2026
A Monero OpenSSL update reached the release branch. A separate HTTP logging fix awaited merge, and v0.18.5.3 was still being prepared.
4 Sep 2026News / Ops Brief / Monero
Monero RPC and database fixes — August 21–28, 2026
Monero v0.18.5.3 backports address restricted RPC, log handling, peer handshakes and database growth. The next release was still being prepared.
28 Aug 2026News / Monero / Mining
XMRig 6.26.0 supports RandomX v2 testing
XMRig 6.26.0 remains the latest upstream release. Its RandomX v2 support is required for P2Pool's FCMP++ beta stressnet.
28 Mar 2026