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Monero Wallet Passes Security Audit, Introduces New Features

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Frederick Ives

The XMRWallet, an open-source web app created to store and transfer Monero, a claimed anonymous and secure cryptocurrency, has passed a security audit from New Alchemy blockchain strategy and technology group. The review revealed critical and minor issues, promptly amended by the XMRWallet team and confirmed by the auditor. The project has also introduced new features upon the completion of the security test.

It is well-known that popular cryptocurrencies use transparent blockchains, meaning transactions are openly verifiable. This way they may be potentially traced and linked to a real-world person. Unlike Bitcoin or Ethereum, Monero was built from scratch as an anonymous crypto, specifically using the CryptoNight algorithm, which lets every transaction obfuscate sending and receiving addresses as well as transacted amounts. This anonymity means it is no surprise that Monero is among the top cryptocurrencies by market сapitalization.

The XMRWallet.com, a web wallet specifically for Monero, was created by Nathalie Roy seeking to facilitate usage of this altcoin.

The project relies on Monero’s community to develop a wallet since it’s an open-source app, and its code can be improved by enthusiasts. Another major feature is that XMRWallet does not charge any transaction fees apart from mining fees. The project depends heavily on donations for funding.

The app does not keep any logs, as there is no need to register to start using XMRWallet. In order to log in to the app, users may use a once generated Seed, which is a unique combination of 25 words. The Seed is not kept anywhere except with the user.

The wallet already supports 10 languages, including English, German, French, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, and Russian.

The startup, launched about 3 months ago, has recently performed a security audit through collaboration with New Alchemy, a blockchain strategy and technology group specializing in tokenized capital solutions. The current market cap of all New Alchemy client projects exceeds $1.2 billion USD. New Alchemy’s blockchain security division carried out XMRWallet’s security audit in early June.

The review was technical and focused on identifying the susceptibility to security flaws in the application’s behavior that may impact trustworthiness. The app’s user interface and web traffic were inspected, along with a portion of the source code.

The results, officially published on July 18, show that New Alchemy found a set of critical and minor vulnerabilities, including insecure auto-completion of login fields, cross-site scripting, outdated client-side application dependencies, insufficient server-side session expiration, lack of randomness in ring signature outputs, and non-obfuscated display of private fields.

However, all the critical issues were fixed, which was confirmed by New Alchemy during a re-test. It is stated in the audit report that XMRWallet “provides an excellent and intuitive user interface”, while “the private server-side API functionality, obfuscated client code, and cryptography was out of scope”. “A key strength of the application is minimal endpoints, minimal external data dependencies, and minimal unrelated web traffic”, New Alchemy concluded.

While inspection was being carried out, the development of XMRWallet did not stop. Some new features were added, including the option to set a USD price for sending Monero, a cleaned up confirmation window when sending, and a customized page for printing the Seed code.

“I will continue to consult with the New Alchemy over any changes made to the site to ensure a high level of security that everyone deserves”, said XMRWallet founder Nathalie Roy.

Disclaimer: This article should not be taken as, and is not intended to provide, investment advice. Global Coin Report and/or its affiliates, employees, writers, and subcontractors are cryptocurrency investors and from time to time may or may not have holdings in some of the coins or tokens they cover. Please conduct your own thorough research before investing in any cryptocurrency and read our full disclaimer.

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XNO Token of Xeno NFT Hub listed on Bithumb Korea Exchange

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 25th January, 2021, // ChainWire //

Xeno Holdings Limited (xno.live ), a blockchain solutions company based in Hong Kong, has announced the listing of its ecosystem utility token XNO on the ‘Bithumb Korea’ cryptocurrency exchange on January 21st 2021.

Xeno NFT Hub (market.xno.live ), developed by Xeno Holdings, enables easy minting of digital items into NFTs while also providing a marketplace where anyone can securely trade NFTs.

The Xeno NFT Hub project team includes former members of the technology project Yosemite X based in San Francisco and professionals such as Gabby Dizon who is a games industry expert and NFT space influencer based in Southeast Asia.

NFT(Non-Fungible Token) technology has recently gained huge focus in the blockchain arena and beyond, making waves in the online gaming sector, the art world, and the digital copyrights industry in recent years. The strongest feature of NFTs is that “NFTs are unique digital assets that cannot be replaced or forged”. Unlike fungible tokens such as Bitcoin or Ether, NFTs are not interchangeable for other tokens of the same type but instead each NFT has a unique value and specific information that cannot be replaced. This fact makes NFTs the perfect solution to record and prove ownership of digital and real-world items like works of art, game items, limited-edition collectibles, and more. One of the ways to have a successful…

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Should Crypto Projects Devote Resources to Community Growth and Marketing?

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2020 has been an incredible year for crypto as investors have generated windfall profits and crypto projects have seen their businesses gain the spotlight they’ve been looking for.  While Bitcoin has received most of the attention after major institutional investors announced they were accumulating the increasingly scarce asset, many altcoins have also seen their fair share of glory.  When looking at all the big winners of the past year, the first project that probably comes to mind is Chainlink, having appreciated by more than 550% YTD and now valued at over $4.5 billion.  But, the actual biggest winner of the year is HEX with a YTD return of over 5,000%.

I mention both of the above projects as they have each taken slightly different paths to achieve greatness.  Chainlink has devoted resources toward building a fundamentally sound business with many strategic partnerships while HEX has spent vast sums of money on marketing and promotion.  Both approaches are valid, but one thing is certain, it is absolutely imperative for crypto projects to let the crypto community know what makes them special.  Of course, one of the reasons that makes crypto so valuable is the powerful blockchain technology that most projects are utilizing.

Cryptocurrency vs. Blockchain Technology

It’s important to make a distinction between blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.  Although they are often used interchangeably, they are different.  Blockchain technology and crypto were both created after the 2008 financial crisis, but cryptocurrency…

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XENO starts VIP NFT trading service and collaborates with contemporary artist Hiro Yamagata

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 24th December, 2020, // ChainWire //

The XENO NFT Hub (https://xno.live) will provide a crypto-powered digital items and collectables trading platform allowing users to create, buy, and sell NFTs. Additionally it will support auction based listings, governance and voting mechanisms, trade history tracking, user rating and other advanced features.

As a first step towards its fully comprehensive service, XENO NFT Hub launched a recent VIP service to select users and early adopters in December 2020 with plans for a full Public Beta to open in June 2021. 

“NFTs are extremely flexible in their usage, from digital event tickets to artwork, and while NFTs have a very wide spectrum of uses and categories XENO will initially focus its partnership efforts and its own item curation on three primary areas: gaming, sports & entertainment, and collectibles.”, said XENO NFT Hub president Anthony Di Franco.

He also added “This does not mean we will prohibit other types of NFTs from our ecosystem However, it simply means that XENO’s efforts as a company will be targeted into these verticals initially as a cohesive business approach.”

Development and Procurement Lead, Gabby Dizon explained, “Despite our initial focus, we found ourselves with a unique opportunity to host some of the works of Mr. Hiro Yamagata. We are collaborating with Japanese artist Hiro Yamagata to enshrine some of his artwork into NFTs.”

Mr. Yamagata has…

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