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Zksnacks to Cease Coinjoin Transactions, Affecting Wasabi, Trezor and Btcpay
2.5.2024
On Thursday, Zksnacks, the developer behind Wasabi Wallet, announced its decision to cease its coinjoin services following regulatory measures in the U.S. The company stated that the wallet will now operate as a standard non-custodial bitcoin wallet without the coinjoin feature. Zksnacks Withdraws...
Zksnacks Bars US Users from Wasabi Wallet in Wake of Samourai Indictment
28.4.2024
In a decisive move, Zksnacks announced on Saturday that it will block all U.S. residents and citizens from accessing its bitcoin mixer, Wasabi Wallet. This policy change comes as U.S. authorities intensify their crackdown on unregulated crypto activities, spotlighting the recent indictment...
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Argues for Blockchain 'Privacy Pools' to Weed Out Criminals
6.9.2023
The paper argues for “privacy pools,” a blockchain tech feature that would enhance the privacy of user’s transactions while also distinguishing criminal activity from innocent funds
Multisigs mean funds in bridges are 'one small slipup' from being hacked
1.7.2022
Industry insiders have pointed out the flaws inherent in multisig security as a way to protect funds in smart contracts, and have offered various alternative solutions
Panther protocol co-founder Oliver Gale discusses bringing zero-knowledge technology to multi-chain
18.1.2022
"It's been a blessing and a privilege to participate in a community with over a quarter of a million people who have joined the 'Panther Corps' in the last 12 months," says Gale
Despite Negative Mining Malware Press, Privacy-Focused Crypto Monero Jumps 36% in 2 Weeks
1.1.2022
The privacy-centric crypto asset monero has seen significant gains during the last two weeks, jumping 36% in value against the U.S. dollar. Despite the negative press from the “Spider-Man: No Way Home” torrents with monero mining malware, seven-day statistics indicate the crypto asset...
Polygon to invest up to 250M MATIC into zero-knowledge tech
9.12.2021
If fully vested, it would be a $627.5 million investment into zero-knowledge technology at today’s MATIC price
How PIVX Is Bootstrapping the Revival of Privacy Coins
19.2.2021
Throughout its history, PIVX has marked many firsts on the crypto market. These include being the first PoS project to use zk-SNARKs, masternodes, blockchain governance, deflationary mechanisms, and private staking. With a solid value proposition and numerous achievements under its belt, PIVX makes...
Coda Protocol Touts User Growth One Year Into Testnet
30.7.2020
The O(1) Labs project thinks recursive zk-SNARKs are the key to more manageable blockchains
60 Hong Kong-Based Vending Machines Support McAfee’s Ghost Token for Payments
30.6.2020
On June 28, 2020, the team behind Ghost Coin revealed a partnership with the digital currency payment processor Ivendpay. Ghost is a project led by the notorious John McAfee and according to the recent announcement, 60 vending machines in Hong Kong will support the privacy-centric coin...
Not So Private: 99% of Zcash and Dash Transactions Traceable, Says Chainalysis
10.6.2020
Chainalysis says it can track 99% of transactions involving Zcash, and almost all of Dash’s – coins that both fancy themselves as private and untraceable. Now, that’s because the majority of users do not utilize the optional privacy-enhancing features available on the...
DeFi Can Now Choose to Run Trustless Zero-Knowledge Proofs
26.2.2020
Supersonic is a trustless zero-knowledge proof system that provides a new solution for DeFi platforms
Pirate Chain Coin Now Available for Trading on Bitcoin.com Exchange, Joins New Alliance
14.2.2020
Pirate Chain (ARRR) is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency with non-optional, private-only addresses and transactions. This coin has is now available for trading to users of Bitcoin.com Exchange, soon after the team behind it joined the Blockchain Privacy, Security & Adoption Alliance. Also Read:...
Matter Labs Unveils Layer-2 Scaling Solution for Ethereum Payments
5.12.2019
Matter Labs released Thursday the testnet of ZK-Sync, a privacy-minded scaling tool meant to help blockchains boost transaction speeds
EY Open-Sources ‘Nightfall’ Code for Private Transactions on Ethereum
31.5.2019
One of the world's largest consultancy firms has released a new set of protocols for enabling private transactions atop the ethereum blockchain