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Forbes doxxing of BlockDAG’s advisory board member, a mystery to be solved
2.5.2024
The world of decentralized finance is often veiled in secrecy, similar to the allure surrounding the anonymous artist Banksy. In this tradition, BlockDAG with an outstanding $22.2 million presale, arrives as a cryptic yet promising blockchain initiative, blending anonymity with significant...
The crypto-mystery of BlockDAG: Was Forbes’ doxxing an accident? Or a strategic marketing move?
1.5.2024
For quite a while now, speculation has surrounded the meteoric rise of BlockDAG, a project promising to revolutionize the smart contracts and crypto mining landscapes. With its innovative technology and astronomical presale success, all eyes are on the mysterious figure(s) behind this potential...
Crypto Startup Arkham Faces Backlash for Doxxing Users and Privacy Breach
11.7.2023
Blockchain analysis platform Arkham has found itself in hot water after it was revealed that the company had leaked its own customers' private information.
The issue stems from Arkham's weblink referral program, where users can invite others onto the platform by sharing their unique referral...
Crypto Startup Arkham Has Apparently Been Doxxing Users for Months
10.7.2023
The company had already angered the crypto community Monday with a service that unmasks anonymous crypto users. Then came allegations it used an easy-to-decipher method for hiding customers’ email addresses
Trans Twitch Streamer Keffals Now ‘In Hiding’ After Second Dox Attack
19.8.2022
Trans Canadian Twitch streamer and political commentator Clara “Keffals” Sorrenti recently suffered from a second attack in what is shaping up to be a hellish summer, she revealed in an August 18 YouTube video.Read more
After ‘Doxxing’ Fracas, Bored Apes Team Starts Asking for Customer ID
11.3.2022
About a month after Buzzfeed News revealed the identities of its founders, Yuga Labs has started requesting customers’ personal information for an unspecified new project
BuzzFeed backlash after ‘doxxing’ of Bored Ape Yacht Club founders
7.2.2022
Should Web3 billionaires be able to avoid public scrutiny under the guise of a pseudonym? With no clear answer, the community has lashed out at Buzzfeed for publishing the true identity of the pair behind the BAYC NFT collection
‘I Failed Terribly at Keeping My Identity Secret’: Scott Alexander on the Value of Pseudonymity
1.7.2020
A New York Times decision to name Scott Alexander, the author of Slate Star Codex, raises questions about who deserves pseudonyms, journalism in 2020, and where we place value when it comes to news stories
Why CoinDesk Respects Pseudonymity: A Stand Against Doxxing
23.6.2020
If you’re going to reveal someone’s personal information without their consent, you better have a damn good reason to do it, writes our executive editor