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How a Bitcoin Mixer Laundering Conviction Might Be Appealed
13.3.2024
Privacy-Focused Wasabi Wallet Reinstates ‘Coin Control’ Feature in Latest Software Upgrade
21.3.2023
The feature was reinstated after advanced users complained about the constraints of Wasabi’s automated version of coin control called “privacy control,” introduced in a previous upgrade
Governments May Have Had Some Successes, but Seizing Bitcoin and Crypto Is Still Very Hard
12.6.2022
It may have strong competition, but one of the most disturbing things to happen to crypto in 2022 was the Ontario Superior Court of Justice issuing a Mareva injunction. Set against the backdrop of demonstrations and blockades that “paralyzed” Ottawa early this year, this injunction permitted...
Umbrel Bitcoin Node Runners Now Help to Bypass Internet Censorship
3.3.2022
Users running Umbrel Bitcoin (BTC) and Lightning nodes can now also help others to bypass internet censorship by installing the Snowflake proxy app on their nodes. It might help censored journalists and other people to access the free and open internet safely....
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Bitcoin’s ‘Upgrade for the Ages’ Taproot is Here
14.11.2021
It’s been long coming, but now it’s here – Taproot, Bitcoin (BTC)’s largest upgrade in more than four years....
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Snowden Puzzled by Bitcoin’s Lack of Scaling and Privacy, Says Devs ‘Had Years to Do It’
25.12.2020
Just recently, the film producer and well known Youtuber, Naomi Brockwell, sat down with Edward Snowden and the two discussed a number of subjects including privacy and bitcoin. When Snowden talked about bitcoin, he delved into the protocol’s lack of progressive scaling and privacy....
Wasabi Wallet Is Revamping Its CoinJoin Design to Allow Bitcoin Mixing With Differing Values
27.8.2020
Wasabi Wallet's new protocol would allow users to coinjoin with differing values, which could give users greater flexibility when using the privacy feature
Expert weighs in on Wasabi’s response to wallet security issues
24.8.2020
Mario Havel of Paralelni Polis has sided with Samourai
Amir Taaki Knocks Bitcoin Coinjoin Schemes – Calls Methods ‘Absolute Garbage’
21.7.2020
On July 17, the well known Dark Wallet creator and early Bitcoin developer, Amir Taaki, criticized bitcoin privacy methods on Twitter. Taaki claimed that UTXO mixing concepts like Coinjoin were “absolute garbage.” Taaki also knocked other concepts like Mimblewimble and privacy-centric...
Blockchain Explorer to Educate Users With a Bitcoin Transaction Privacy Score
2.7.2020
Multi-blockchain explorer Blockchair has added a privacy score for each Bitcoin transaction with the goal of educating users on how to not reveal themselves
Bolstering Privacy: Human Rights Foundation Donates $50K Toward Bitcoin Mixing Development
11.6.2020
On June 10, 2020, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) launched a fund that is dedicated to the development of tools that make the Bitcoin network “more private, decentralized, and resilient.” HRF’s initial gift of $50,000 will be given to the UK-based developer, Chris Belcher,...
EU’s Europol: Bitcoin Privacy Wallet ‘Not Looking Good’ For Law Enforcement
4.6.2020
Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency, has its eyes on the popular bitcoin privacy tool Wasabi Wallet, documents verified by CoinDesk show
Sodinokibi Crypto Ransomware Switches from Bitcoin to Monero to Hide Money Trail
14.4.2020
The hackers behind the Sodinokibi ransomware decided to switch from Bitcoin to Monero to better hide from law enforcement
Bitcoin’s Future: Exactly How a Coming Upgrade Could Improve Privacy and Scaling
7.4.2020
If the privacy and scaling upgrade Schnorr/Taproot makes it into bitcoin (BTC), it could pave the way for advanced and heretofore impossible projects
Remaining Anonymous: Which Crypto Privacy Solution Works Best?
2.4.2020
Is Bitcoin enough to remain private, or are privacy coins the real solution to staying anonymous? Here is a detailed look
Cashfusion Far More Practical Than Other Coinjoin Protocols, Says Data Analyst
31.1.2020
On January 29, data analyst James Waugh decided to test and see if the Cashfusion protocol was really anonymous. After testing Cashfusion, Waugh explained he sifted through a number of transaction inputs and outputs and realized that it’s “not possible to establish a concrete...
Bitcoin's Taproot Upgrade Won’t Help Privacy Where It Matters
30.1.2020
Bitcoin’s Taproot is not a silver bullet for privacy, says Pieter Wuille
A Tor-Integrated Cashfusion Build for Bitcoin Cash Is Coming
31.12.2019
On Monday, Electron Cash developer Jonald Fyookball updated the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community in regards to the Cashfusion protocol. Fyookball revealed that Tor integration is currently in the works. The Tor-integrated Cashfusion build is “the big piece” the development team needs to...
Can Bitcoin Benefit From New ‘Impossible to Crack’ Encryption Chips?
21.12.2019
Researchers claim to have developed a chip that enables unbreakable cryptography
Grin Receives Anonymous 50 BTC Donation, Sparking Satoshi Rumors
13.11.2019
Satoshi smoke and mirrors clouds a new, anonymous 50 Bitcoin donation to privacy coin Grin’s general fund