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Trump Campaign Website Hit by Hackers Touting Crypto Scam

The U.S. president's campaign website was briefly compromised on Tuesday as hackers looked to fleece cryptocurrency from unsuspecting supporters in the final days before the 2020 election.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Falls to $12.7K as Global Equities Falter; Ethereum Fees Continue to Drop

Bitcoin’s price took a dive along with most other assets as Ethereum fees continue to dip.

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Markets

Monero Reaches 2-Year High, Taking YTD Gain to 200%

Regulatory scrutiny is likely garnering more attention for monero amid an upward-trending broader market.

Monero (XMR) 1-year chart.

Markets

First Mover: Monero Leads Privacy-Coin Rally as Bitcoin Trips on Path to $12K

Monero, zcash and other privacy coins, a type of digital token that provides users with enhanced anonymity, are surging in cryptocurrency markets.

Privacy is the attribute that cryptocurrency traders are buying in latest digital-token rally.

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bounces to $11.8K; Over 10K BTC Locked in Harvest Finance

Bitcoin’s price tested $11,800 Monday as investors continue to put BTC into new DeFi protocols.

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Markets

Cryptographers Are Always Going to Be 'One Step Ahead' of Regulators: Monero's Spagni

Privacy protocols have become the focal point of regulators and law enforcement agencies when the race among central banks to launch sovereign digital currencies is heating up.

Riccardo Spagni, aka "Fluffypony"

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Has Light Response to OKEx While Ether Options Traders Make Beacon Bets

Bitcoin’s price is rebounding after an OKex-related dip. Meanwhile, ether options traders have a bearish "beacon chain" attitude.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips to $11.2K; Uniswap Flows Dominate Ether

Bitcoin price is dipping a bit while ether flows display Uniswap’s prominent market position.

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Markets

In Effort to Differentiate, Litecoin Makes a Move to Privacy

Litecoin (LTC) founder Charlie Lee told CoinDesk in an interview the project is now looking to adopt key privacy-enhancing features, which he sees as increasingly attractive to cryptocurrency users.

Litecoin sees privacy as a selling point.

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips to $11,300; Ether Locked in DeFi Is Flat

Bitcoin’s price is slipping while the amount of ether parked in DeFi is stuck in neutral.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index