An under-the-radar privacy-focused altcoin has put in a massive move while the broader crypto market remains stagnant. One of the hottest altcoins this week is Pirate Chain (ARRR), a project that uses...
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FIRO Coin and Its Lelantus Spark Privacy Protocol
Last year, in August 2021, Firo – a privacy cryptocurrency protocol, formerly known as Zcoin, unveiled the details of its new privacy protocol. Called Lelantus Spark, it’s the protocol’s next major up...
CoinSwap Exchange Review: Best features for privacy and anonymity
CoinSwap is one of the many exchanges that offer decentralized exchanges of funds; CoinSwap also supports Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. CoinSwap is a decentralized protocol that allows cryptocur...
Litecoin (LTC) Announces Completion of Privacy Upgrade Following Years of Development
The developer of the Litecoin (LTC) cryptocurrency, Litecoin Foundation, is announcing a privacy and security-enhancing update. Litecoin Foundation says that the Mimblewimble Extension Block (MWEB) up...
Litecoin founder explains why MimbleWimble’s privacy won’t help criminals
Litecoin founder Charlie Lee isn’t concerned over MimbleWimble aiding money launderers or a potential regulatory backlash over its new privacy features. Litecoin isn’t as private as you think The Mimb...
Swiss Privacy Startup Nym Technologies Unveils Public Launch of Its Nym Token
February 2, 2022 – Neuchâtel, Switzerland Crypto-powered privacy solution, Nym Technologies, has announced that its native token NYM is now live on the mainnet and is ready for its official public lau...
Privacy is now economically viable via Dusk Network’s new zero-knowledge proof system PlonKup
Cryptographic obfuscation of the data on layer-1 blockchains has now become affordable with Dusk Network’s new zero-knowledge proof tool called PlonKup. This tool makes privacy possible on chains that...
Blockchain-based decentralized messengers: A privacy pipedream?
As people all over the globe have become increasingly aware of their privacy rights and how they are constantly being violated by various prominent social media platforms, the need for tangible, decen...
KYC For Crypto Rule Resurfaces. What This Means For Decentralization and Privacy ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     US Treasury Secretary resuscitates KYC for Crypto transfer rule. The rule requires all crypto transactions with ‘non-hosted wallets to be reported pr...
Decentralization would end Web3.0 privacy riddle
Web3.0 should adopt the right solution for privacy. Although the modern internet connects us like never before, one thing that younger generations miss is their privacy. In today’s world, our every th...
Decentralized technology will end the Web3 privacy conundrum
Although the modern internet connects us like never before, one thing that younger generations have never truly experienced is the feeling of genuine privacy. Even older generations have forgotten wha...
Bitcoin Protects Privacy and Fights Oppression
In 1975, describing an analog age of spying that involved phone taps and physical bugging that we would now consider quaint, Democratic Senator Frank Church warned of the dangers of the information su...
Trezor wallet reverses address verification protocol following privacy concerns
The Trezor hardware wallet recently announced that it will integrate the Address Ownership Proof Protocol (AOPP). This is an automated mechanism that was adopted by Trezor as part of its January updat...
4 Reasons Privacy Coins Haven’t Taken Off
Privacy is a public good. The iron rule of economics is that public goods are undersupplied by free markets. If only a small number of users use privacy-preserving technologies, the use of those techn...
A Look at EU’s GDPR and What It Means for Crypto Privacy
The above is just an overview of a few challenges the blockchain sector faces, especially those concerned about privacy. A deeper exploration should entail a discussion involving specific policy frame...
The Privacy That DeFi Needs to Succeed
Imagine a cash-starved manufacturer in Toledo, Ohio, that has a good idea for a product. It could go to its banker for financing, but instead it turns to DeFi. In a jiffy, it tokenizes a bunch of rece...
The Battle for Financial Privacy – Why PriFi is a Win for Investors
“The future is already here – it’s just not very evenly distributed.“ – William Gibson. The quote is sobering in a number of ways. – Advertisement – Take blockchain technology as an exam...
For Enterprises, Privacy Is the Critical Blockchain Feature
Our early experience with partners like Microsoft tells us that we can cut the cycle-time required to handle documents by more than 90% on a blockchain and the cost of administration by around 50%. Un...
What Is Zcash? The Privacy Coin Explained
In a world where our personal information, interests and activities are being increasingly tracked and documented, it’s little surprise cryptocurrencies that offer users anonymity continue to remain p...
The Trojan Horse of Privacy
Most folks who grew up in an open, democratic society and never experienced anything different in their entire life don’t think it matters because it didn’t matter all that much. I’ve got ...
Firo’s Elysium Privacy Infrastructure for the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem
One of the primary traits of cryptocurrencies, and undoubtedly the thing that everyone was most excited about, at least at the beginning, is privacy. Early cryptocurrency adopters were discussing the ...
In Long-Awaited CBDC White Paper, Fed Flags Privacy, Financial Stability Risks
“It is important, however, to consider the implications of a potential future state in which many foreign countries and currency unions may have introduced CBDCs. Some have suggested that, if th...
Digital Dollar’s Benefits Could Affect Financial Stability & Privacy: US Fed
The US Federal Reserve said that the introduction of an official digital version of the U.S. dollar could benefit Americans but it may also potentially affect financial stability and privacy. Although...
SCRT Labs Launches $400 Million Fund to Bolster Privacy Network’s Ecosystem and Application Layer – Privacy Bitcoin News
On Wednesday, the Secret Network announced the launch of a $400 million fund in order to expand the application layer and provide grants to ecosystem participants that accelerate user adoption. The ma...
Secret Network Offers $400M to Build Privacy Ecosystem
Key Takeaways Secret Network is offering $400 million to members of its ecosystem through two separate funds. Various blockchain firms have obtained SCRT as stakeholders, including DeFiance Capital an...
Cosmos-Based Privacy Startup Nym Onboards Network Validators
Privacy-focused startup Nym Technologies has developed the first block for its Nym mainnet and has started onboarding validators ahead of its mainnet launch. Onboarding Network Validators In a press r...