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Former Monero Maintainer Warns About Upcoming Wave of AI-Assisted KYC Fraud
1.4.2025
Former maintainer of Monero Ricardo Spagni, known in crypto circles as Fluffypony, has alerted about the collapse of the current Know Your Customer (KYC) strategies at the hands of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. On X, Spagni assessed that still-in-use KYC procedures are on the way...
Privacy Pools launch on Ethereum, with Vitalik demoing the feature
1.4.2025
A new semi-permissionless privacy tool, Privacy Pools, has launched on Ethereum, allowing users to transact privately while proving their funds aren’t linked to illicit activities.The privacy tool, launched by Ethereum builders 0xbow.io on March 31, earned support from the likes of Ethereum...
Privacy Pools launch on Ethereum, with Vitalik demoing the feature
1.4.2025
A new semi-permissionless privacy tool, Privacy Pools, has launched on Ethereum, allowing users to transact privately while proving their funds aren’t linked to illicit activities.The privacy tool, launched by Ethereum builders 0xbow.io on March 31, earned support from the likes of Ethereum...
It's Back to Bitcoin for Darknet Markets After Monero's Binance Delisting: Chainalysis
31.3.2025
Privacy tokens have been suffocated as governments around the world fight darknet markets – so it's back to bitcoin for purchasers of illicit goods
Privacy will unlock blockchain’s business potential
28.3.2025
Opinion by: Eran Barak, CEO at Midnight It’s been almost 16 years since blockchain emerged from its esoteric fringes to enter global discourse, evidenced most recently by continued backing from Wall Street incumbents. Despite this remarkable ascendancy, the unfortunate truth is that this...
Privacy will unlock blockchain’s business potential
28.3.2025
Opinion by: Eran Barak, CEO at Midnight It’s been almost 16 years since blockchain emerged from its esoteric fringes to enter global discourse, evidenced most recently by continued backing from Wall Street incumbents. Despite this remarkable ascendancy, the unfortunate truth is that this...
Nillion's NIL Dips 12% After Debut; Analyst Believes Network's 'Blind Computing' Holds Promise for Data Privacy, AI
25.3.2025
The NIL token is the governance cryptocurrency of Nillion, used to pay network fees for blind computation and payments, and is designed to drive demand as usage scales
What are address poisoning attacks in crypto and how to avoid them?
23.3.2025
Address poisoning attacks are malicious tactics used by attackers who can reroute traffic, interrupt services, or obtain unauthorized access to sensitive data by inserting bogus data or changing routing tables. The integrity of data and network security are seriously threatened by these assaults...
What are address poisoning attacks in crypto and how to avoid them?
23.3.2025
Address poisoning attacks are malicious tactics used by attackers who can reroute traffic, interrupt services, or obtain unauthorized access to sensitive data by inserting bogus data or changing routing tables. The integrity of data and network security are seriously threatened by these assaults...
Sonic unveils high-yield algorithmic stablecoin, reigniting Terra-Luna ‘PTSD’
23.3.2025
The Sonic blockchain is working on the implementation of its yield-generating, algorithmic stablecoin despite fears over a potential collapse similar to the Terra-Luna meltdown that led to the industry’s longest crypto winter.Algorithmic stablecoins employ code-based mechanisms to ensure...
Coinbase Aligns With Treasury to Fight Crypto Bad Actors Without Wrecking Privacy
23.3.2025
Coinbase CEO backed Treasury’s shift on crypto regulation, urging crime crackdowns that protect innovation, privacy, and free speech without punishing open-source technology. Coinbase to Treasury: Let’s Crush Crypto Crime Without Killing Innovation Brian Armstrong, the CEO of crypto exchange...
Cato Institute Warns of Eroding Financial Privacy Rights Amid Fincen’s New Reporting Rules
18.3.2025
The Cato Institute has criticized the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)’s decision to lower the threshold for currency transaction reports from $10,000 to $200 for US citizens living in 30 ZIP codes in California and Texas. New Level of Financial Surveillance The Cato Institute,...
NymVPN launches fully decentralized VPN amid privacy crackdown
17.3.2025
Privacy protocol Nym has launched NymVPN, which it describes as the “world’s most secure VPN” and says will help protect users from government, corporate and AI surveillance.The release comes amid an increasingly hostile global environment for privacy-focused products —...
Free speech and online privacy: Pavel Durov's rise to the top
16.3.2025
Telegram founder and free speech advocate Pavel Durov was born on Oct. 10, 1984, in St. Petersburg, Russia, and demonstrated an early knack for computer science, culminating in the entrepreneur establishing several successful online social media platforms.While studying at Saint Petersburg State...
Massive Campaign Uses Over 700K Wallets in Cryptojacking Scheme
15.3.2025
A cryptojacking campaign that encompasses the use of over 700K cryptocurrency addresses has been unveiled by cybersecurity company Ciberark. Massjacker is a crypto jacking tool, meaning that it hijacks the clipboard of the infected devices, changing the cryptocurrency addresses into others,...
Zano Now Available on Bitcoin.com, Bringing Privacy One Step Closer to Mainstream Adoption
14.3.2025
Bitcoin.com, a pioneer in the Bitcoin and crypto space since 2015, has added support for Zano, the layer-1 blockchain for confidential assets and private dApps. By adding Zano support, Bitcoin.com continues to expand its ecosystem with cutting-edge privacy tools that empower users to take full...
Blockchain Week Rome 2025 Returns for Its Sixth Edition as Italy’s Premier Crypto and Blockchain Event
12.3.2025
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. On May 9-10, 2025, Blockchain Week Rome returns for its sixth edition. BWR25 confirms its position as the largest Italian event dedicated to blockchain and crypto, a key reference point in the Mediterranean, set to welcome over 4,000...
Coinbase Acquires Iron Fish Team to Boost Privacy to Boost Privacy on Base
7.3.2025
The Iron Fish blockchain will continue to operate independently, and its CEO will continue serving on the Iron Fish Foundation's board
Bybit CEO Says 77% of Stolen Funds From Record $1.4B Hack Still Traceable
4.3.2025
Some 417,348 ETH, valued at approximately $1 billion remain traceable on the blockchain after being moved using privacy-focused THORChain
Central Bank of Brazil: CBDC Privacy Problem Still Unresolved
27.2.2025
In a report detailing the outcome of the first phase of drex, the national CBDC pilot, the Central Bank of Brazil acknowledged that none of the anonymity and privacy solutions tested met the project’s needs. Central Bank of Brazil Still in Search of Privacy Solution for CBDC The pilot of...