Security News > 2018 > February > Bitcoin's Reign on the Dark Web May Be Waning
2018-02-09 14:18
Wider Use of Litecoin, Monero and Dash Signals Cryptocurrency ShiftIllegal transactions on the internet have long been conducted in the cryptocurrency bitcoin. But underground vendors are accepting new kinds of virtual currency that may be safer to store and offer more privacy protections, according to a new study of 150 dark web markets and forums.
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