Android Monero-mining malware surfaced last week, pretending to be a legitimate Google Play update app, according to research from Trend Micro. But AndroidsOS_HiddenMiner isn't the only Monero-mining ...

Update (Aug. 4, 2025, at 1:50 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add commentary by XMRig developer Sergei Chernykh. A mining pool behind an attempted 51% takeover of Monero is reportedly under ...

Update (Aug. 12, 2025, at 1:30 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add a Qubic announcement. Layer-1 blockchain Qubic said it had “completed its attempt to dominate the Monero network,” claiming ...

Hackers launched a mass infection campaign to distribute a Monero mining program that could be activated remotely. The hackers delivered the mining payload via popular game torrents and primarily ...

Monero, the leading privacy-focused cryptocurrency, is facing one of the most serious security challenges in its history. Qubic, a project led by IOTA co-founder Sergey Ivancheglo, says it now ...

Monero’s blockchain experienced an 18-block reorganization on Sunday, its deepest to date, that effectively invalidated 118 confirmed transactions by rolling back 36 minutes of transaction history.

Monero's lack of programmable scripts prevents it from scaling in layers and reaching mass adoption. The absence of ASIC resistance in Bitcoin doesn't hinder its decentralization, as miners seek out ...