Monero, one of the most important privacy protocols in the ecosystem, executed a protocol update on August 13 to improve several privacy and security features offered by the network. The hard fork was...
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Zcash Price Analysis: Is The Sovereignty Of Privacy Coins In A Threat?
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Bitcoin’s Privacy Problem—And What Cypherpunks Are Doing to Solve It
As the U.S. government ramps up its crypto regulatory efforts, it is targeting privacy-protecting projects like never before. The crypto community is worried—especially the cypherpunks—and users are c...
Crypto Community Responds to Tornado Cash Sanctions, Privacy Advocates Say ‘There Are Many Legitimate Reasons to Seek Financial Anonymity’ – Privacy Bitcoin News
The U.S. government banning the ethereum mixing service Tornado Cash and the enforcement that has followed has the crypto community in an uproar about the event. A large number of crypto and privacy a...
Privacy Protocol Monero Is Getting a Major Upgrade
Monero, the popular privacy-focused cryptocurrency protocol, is preparing for a major network upgrade this weekend (targeted for Saturday, August 13). Monero, whose native token is monero (XMR), is an...
Tornado Cash hit by 79% decline in deposits as users rush for the exit
Tornado Cash saw a massive decline in deposits and an increase in withdrawals after it was sanctioned by the US Treasury. Since the sanctions came down, just $6 million has been deposited into the p...
Tornado Cash Activities After Sanctions
August 11, 2022, 7:18AM EDT • 5 min read Quick Take Less than 30% of Tornado Cash deposit originates from stolen funds and sanctioned entities, while a significant portion possibly comes from legitima...
Privatixy protocol: Leveraging blockchain to address data security and privacy
Staying updated on cryptocurrency news is one sure way of knowing new cryptocurrencies with potential in the coin market. If you’re a regular in Reddit crypto forums and Crypto Twitter spaces, it will...
Crypto notables are being sent ETH from sanctioned Tornado Cash wallets
Someone is sending small amounts of ether (ETH) from sanctioned Tornado Cash wallets to a variety of wallets belonging to well-known crypto individuals and celebrities. This move appears to be some ki...
What the Tornado Cash Sanction Means for Privacy Coins
Again, I’m not advocating for anything malicious or bad being done using those tools, but it’s a sign that they can work and that governments are struggling to actually deal with them tech...
Circle CEO Talks Tornado Cash Sanctions and the Fight for Privacy
Major crypto firms Circle and Coinbase have been forced to comply with the US Treasury Department’s sanctions against Tornado Cash under Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requirements, said Circle CEO Jeremy All...
What To Expect From Ethereum Security and Privacy After the Merge
Ethereum is “well distributed across an ecosystem of diverse stakeholders, users, developers, investors, enthusiasts, and others,” making it less vulnerable to attacks Post-Merge, Ethereum’s major cha...
Vitalik Buterin Acknowledges New NFT Privacy Proposal
36 mins ago | 2 mins read NFT News Wahrstatter proposes using zk-SNARKs, a kind of encryption. Vitalik Buterin, one of Ethereum’s co-founders, praised Wahrstatter’s concept. Anton Wahrstatter, an Ethe...
Vitalik Buterin Aims to Improve NFT Privacy With a New Update – crypto.news
Vitalik Buterin, one of the co-founders of Ethereum, has posted a tweet today suggesting the addition of a new privacy feature to the Ethereum network. The update would bring stealth addresses for ERC...
US Government Amps Up Inevitable Clash With Crypto Privacy in Tornado Cash Blacklisting
Step by step, bank overseers have widened their enforcement territory to include digital assets. In one sense, crypto was their dream financial system, with the path of most transactions auditable on ...
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Throws His Weight Behind Proposal To Increase Privacy In The NFT Space
– Advertisement – A developer proposes means to hide the identity of NFT recipients. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, in a tweet today, shared the idea of stealth addresses for NFTs, no...
On-Chain Privacy Has Arrived. Here’s Why It’s a Game-Changer
PriFi is the natural evolution of DeFi, and demand for it will only accelerate as many industries rightly move to capitalize on the unique features of blockchain technology, says Alan Scott Jr., Co-Fo...
China Promises Privacy Protection for Digital Yuan as Adoption Spikes
China has vowed to protect the privacy of users of the digital yuan as it pushes for greater adoption, allaying fears from the country’s critics. Mu Changchun, director-general of the Digital Currency...
China to respect privacy of digital yuan users, eyes more adoption
A senior Chinese central bank official, Mu Changchun, said the country will respect digital yuan users’ privacy and protect their personal information, Reuters reported on July 25. According to Changc...
Privacy Coins, Mixers and Anonymity To Be Slowly Eliminated From Crypto by Upcoming Regulations: Coin Bureau
A popular analyst known for his deep-dive research is weighing in on what the next round of regulations might mean for the crypto industry. In a YouTube update, pseudonymous Coin Bureau host Guy tells...
Paraguay’s congress passes crypto bill, sends to president
Paraguay could soon have a new regulatory framework. On July 14, Paraguay’s Senate passed a bill setting up a new licensing for crypto exchanges and rules for miners, among other areas. The bil...
Layer by Layer Issue 39: Avalanche, Polkadot, and Oasis
July 14, 2022, 4:06PM EDT • 19 min read Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and bridges...
As Bear Market Turns All Eyes to Utility, Privacy Stands Poised To Lead Next Crypto Breakout
HodlX Guest Post Submit Your Post In the span of a few short months, the crypto space has witnessed the collapse of its most prized stablecoin protocol, the insolvency of multiple billion-dollar ce...
Want a compelling use case for privacy blockchains? Look no further than dating
The excitement surrounding Web3 is palpable — and undeniable. Projects are flooding into the space to build cutting-edge versions of the sites and apps served up by centralized Web2 rivals, covering e...
Chelsea Manning’s Reluctant Return to Crypto and Renewed Passion for Privacy
It’s a sign of the times that government secrecy isn’t top of mind for American activist and whistleblower Chelsea Manning. “We’re actually so awash in information now that secrecy isn’t the issue any...
3 Lessons From The Oslo Freedom Forum: Privacy & Tax – Odell, Sneidermanis, Nwosu
The Oslo Freedom Forum wasn’t a bitcoin conference, but the Human Rights Foundation made sure that its message was always present. We’ve already featured – one, two, three, four – activists, corporat...
Aztec Launches DeFi Privacy Bridge Aztec Connect
In March 2021, Aztec launched the zk.money protocol, which provided a privacy shield for direct Ethereum transactions. Connect moves the shield out further, allowing users to privately connect to Ethe...
Apple doubles down on protecting user privacy with new Lockdown Mode
Apple is doubling down on preserving user privacy by launching a new Lockdown Mode feature. The new feature offers unprecedented security and protection from targeted spyware attacks. The company said...
European Union Crypto Regulation Sets 1000 EUR Privacy Threshold
– Advertisement – European Crypto Regulation Set Privacy Limits At 1,000 EUR. The long-awaited Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) bill has finally seen a successful conclusion to the negoti...
Top 3 Privacy Coins To Consider This June 2022 for Investors
By default, ZEC transactions hide the sender’s and receiver’s addresses. Haven’s primary currency is the XHV, which is used to create the xAssets. Let us look at the top 3 privacy coins for investors ...
Companies forced to weigh in on privacy, health care
Pro-choice activists are seen outside of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on June 15, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The challenges posed by the end of Roe v. Wade are only just beginnin...