THORChain V3.19 Is Live: Monero Is First Up But Can it Save RUNE?

Monero surged roughly 30% to an intraday high of $438 on Thursday after blockchain investigator ZachXBT traced a $120 million USDT movement that included large purchases of the privacy coin, with Tether subsequently freezing $72 million in connected funds.

Tether's blacklisting highlights the tension between centralized control and privacy in crypto, impacting investor trust and regulatory scrutiny. The post Tether blacklists wallet linked to $120M USDT laundering as Monero spikes on suspicious buy orders appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

ZachXBT traced 120.2M USDT flows tied to XMR’s spike, while Tether froze 72.03M USDT and Monero traded near $357.

Monero jumps above $350 as Cake Wallet support, an audit update, and a breakout test near $400 drive fresh XMR market attention.

BEAT continues to steal the show, posting another massive surge of over 50% in the past 24 hours.

THORChain asks validators to approve v3.19.0, adding vault quarantine and TSS checks before signing, liquidity actions and trading resume.

AI-assisted audits may become crucial for privacy coins, as vulnerability discoveries can significantly impact token value and investor trust. The post Security engineer Taylor Hornby adds Monero to audit queue after Zcash bug discovery appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The security researcher, who discovered the Orchard Pool vulnerability in Zcash, says he has added other privacy-focused coins, including Monero, to his audit queue. Researcher To Audit Monero After Finding Zcash Flaw Security engineer Taylor Hornby, who used the Claude AI Opus 4.8 model, has revealed that he intends to audit Monero, among other crypto […]