Ciphertrace Files 2 Patents for Systems to Identify Criminal Monero Transactions
November 24th, 2020
Cryptocurrency intelligence firm Ciphertrace has filed two patent applications for tools and systems to trace Monero transactions. The company aims to enable the detection of criminal uses of privacy coins like Monero. Monero Tracing Patents Blockchain analytics and cryptocurrency intelligence firm Ciphertrace announced Friday that it has filed two Monero tracing patents. One patent is…
Monero GUI 0.17.1.4 ‘Oxygen Orion’ released
November 9th, 2020
Overview This is the v0.17.1.4 minor point release of the Monero GUI software. This release fixes an issue with the wallet not starting on some Linux systems. The latest CLI release notes can be found on the precedent blog post Some highlights of this minor release are: Linux: fix a deadlock on startup Linux: high…
Monero GUI 0.17.1.3 ‘Oxygen Orion’ released
November 8th, 2020
Overview
This is the v0.17.1.3 minor point release of the Monero GUI software. This is a recommended release that improves overall network perfomance.
The latest CLI release notes can be found on the precedent blog post
Some highlights of th…
Monero GUI 0.17.1.1 ‘Oxygen Orion’ released
October 19th, 2020
Overview This is the v0.17.1.1 minor point release of the Monero GUI software. This is a highly recommended release that fixes an issue with nodes getting stuck at block 2210720. The latest CLI release notes can be found on the precedent blog post Some highlights of this minor release are: Fix sync past block 2210720…
Monero 0.17.1.1 ‘Oxygen Orion’ Point Release
October 18th, 2020
Overview This is the v0.17.1.1 minor point release of the Monero software. This is a highly recommended release that fixes an issue with nodes getting stuck at block 2210720. Some highlights of this minor release are: Fix sync past block 2210720 Bump default number of connections from 8 to 12 Wait for propagation timeout before…
Monero GUI 0.17.1.0 ‘Oxygen Orion’ released
October 14th, 2020
Overview
This is the v0.17.1.0 release of the Monero GUI software.
The latest CLI release notes can be found on the precedent blog post
Some highlights of this major release are:
Simple mode: fix a bug causing transaction propagation to …
Monero GUI 0.17.0.1 ‘Oxygen Orion’ released
October 5th, 2020
Overview
This is the v0.17.0.1 release of the Monero GUI software.
The latest CLI release notes can be found on the precedent blog post
Some highlights of this major release are:
Socks5 proxy support, automatically enabled on Tails
Sim…
Monero 0.17.0.1 ‘Oxygen Orion’ Minor Point Release
September 27th, 2020
Overview
This is the v0.17.0.1 minor point release of the Monero software.
Some highlights of this release are:
Fix unintended error message on daemon start (Windows)
Bug and security fixes found by OSS-Fuzz
The complete list of chang…
Monero 0.17.0.0 “Oxygen Orion” released
September 17th, 2020
Overview
This is the v0.17.0.0 release of the Monero software. This major release is due to the October 17th network upgrade, which in turn adds support for the CLSAG transaction format which improves verification speed and reduces transaction s…
Privacy Options Underutilized in Cryptocurrency Usage: Report
September 4th, 2020
Advances in cryptography have not met with user enthusiasm, suggesting a disconnect between the cryptocurrency community and its cypherpunk ancestors. According to Coin Metrics, transactions of privacy-focused cryptocurrencies Zcash (ZEC), Monero (XMR), and grin only add up to 6% of bitcoin’s transactions. Zcash’s privacy feature is significantly underutilized, with less than 2% of transactions fully…