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The Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET has identified and taken down at least a part of a cryptocurrency-mining botnet dubbed VictoryGate. The previously undocumented botnet has been active for almost a year and had supposedly infected more than 35,000 computers.Crypto-Mining Botnet Malicious EndeavorsIn its recent press release, the Bratislava-headquartered internet security company announced working together with the nonprofit Shadowserver Foundation to discover and disrupt “at least a portion...

XRP saw a small 0.4% price hike over the past 24 hours as it continues to edge its way toward $0.20.The coin rebounded from support at $0.18 last week as it bounced from a rising trend line.Against Bitcoin, XRP has been falling throughout April and recently dropped into the 2550 SAT level.Key Support & Resistance LevelsXRP/USD:Support: $0.191, $0.18, $0.171.Resistance: $0.2, $0.206, $0.218.XRP/BTC:Support: 2550 SAT, 2510 SAT, 2500 SAT.Resistance: 2600 SAT, 2650 SAT, 2710 SAT.XRP/USD:...

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trade volume, is unrelenting in its rapid expansion drive in the crypto industry. The exchange has officially launched a crypto mining platform dubbed “Binance Pool,” a move that will likely challenge top mining pools in the industry.Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) shared updates about the new mining platform last week Friday, saying that the Binance Pool has been launched in a closed-beta phase with its first block of Bitcoin already...

DigiByte caught the public’s attention in April as its price increased by as much as 300% throughout the month. However, a recent report indicates that an unknown entity has begun monopolizing two pools of DigiByte’s five consensus algorithms and that it could, theoretically, pull off a 51% attack on the network relatively easy.DigiByte’s Reported VulnerabilityAccording to a detailed analysis posted on Reddit, an unknown entity is using superior mining hardware and is beginning to monopolize...

The leading digital asset management company, Grayscale Investments, has purchased nearly 50% of all mined ethers in 2020.The firm outlined the increased interest from institutional investors, hinting that the upcoming Ethereum 2.0 could be the reason behind both.Grayscale On ETH Buying SpreeNew information on the matter indicated that the total number of ETHs mined from the start of 2020 to April 24th was 1,563,245.875.At the same time, the Grayscale Investments Ethereum Trust (ETHE) had...

Stellar lumen price is up more than 10% and it broke the $0.0600 resistance area against the US Dollar.XLM price traded to a new monthly high at $0.0661 and it is currently consolidating gains.There is a short term contracting triangle forming with support near $0.0610 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The pair could correct further lower towards the $0.0575 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).Stellar lumen price is showing many bullish signs against the US Dollar and...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 869. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Diese Kryptowährung ist der Staking King, Weiss Ratings Cardano vor Ethereum & Hive marschiert über 800% in 6 Tagen. 1.) Tezos (XTZ) überholt EOS – Keine Kryptowährung hat mehr Anleger im Stakinghttps://bitcoin-kurier.de/tezos-xtz-ueberholt-eos-keine-kryptowaehrung-hat-mehr-anleger-im-staking/ 2.) Weiss Ratings Puts Cardano Ahead of Ethereum in “Technology”...

Bitcoin starts the week following a bullish weekend. Just as anticipated, Bitcoin broke above the $7600 to a new price high since the devastating collapse on March 12. As of writing these lines, Bitcoin marks $7800 (Bitstamp) as the new high.Following our previous BTC analysis from Saturday, we can see that Bitcoin broke above the 4-hour chart’s marked triangle (at $7600) and quickly reached the prior high of $7750, and even created a fresh high.The bullish momentum is seeing back-winds from...

Ripple price is currently trading in an uptrend above the $0.1900 pivot area against the US dollar.The price is likely to surge above the $0.2025 and $0.2050 resistance levels in the near term.There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.1945 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The pair could start a downside correction if it fails near $0.2025 or $0.2050.Ripple price is moving higher and trading above $0.1950 against the US Dollar. XRP price...

China has long been touting the idea of its own national digital currency, and now it looks like the token is being tested through American businesses.China Is Unveiling Its New Digital YuanAmong the ventures that have agreed to participate include Seattle-based coffee king Starbucks, as well as fast food restaurants like McDonald’s and Subway. Starbucks is interesting in that the company has long been a heavy advocate of crypto. It was one of the first enterprises to join hands with Bakkt,...