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A possible privacy CBDC
23.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 18 December, 2019 “Never assume the obvious is true.” - William Safire In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Stanford University funding blockchain startup touted as the 'Microsoft for blockchain' ECB believes that a private payment...
Can Bitcoin Benefit From New ‘Impossible to Crack’ Encryption Chips?
21.12.2019
Researchers claim to have developed a chip that enables unbreakable cryptography
P2P Crypto Trading App Allows You to Protect Your Privacy
21.12.2019
Regulatory pressures as well as the development of third-party, intermediary and custodial services in the crypto space have been limiting the share of peer-to-peer trading. A new contender is now challenging established P2P exchanges by offering users a mobile service that allows them to determine...
Binance Returns Frozen BTC After User ‘Promises’ Not to Use CoinJoin
21.12.2019
Binance says it “does not tolerate” Bitcoin privacy tools such as CoinJoin as it refunds Wasabi wallet user
Orchid CEO 'More Interested in the Long-Term' Than Recent Price Dump
20.12.2019
Decentralized VPN startup Orchid has seen turbulent price action for its OXT token this week, although the Orchid’s CEO says the company is more focused on long-term performance
How Decentralized Tech Can End the Privacy Crisis in 2020
19.12.2019
If we’re not careful, blockchain will be remembered for perfecting the surveillance economy
EY Releases New Version of Zero-Knowledge Proof Blockchain to Public Domain
19.12.2019
EY released a new iteration of its zero-knowledge proof blockchain tech to the public domain
EY Open-Sources Tech It Says Slashes Cost of Private Ethereum Transactions
19.12.2019
Lowering the costs of private transactions in this way makes the public ethereum blockchain more competitive with private chains, EY says
Snowball: The Effort to Bring Privacy to Every Bitcoin Wallet
19.12.2019
A new Bluetooth-based tech could snowball into a way to create truly private transactions, its creator says
Monero’s ‘Fluffypony’ Steps Down as Lead Maintainer of Privacy Coin Project
18.12.2019
Riccardo Spagni, better known as "Fluffypony," will relinquish his day-to-day leadership role in the privacy coin project
Orchid’s OXT Price Slips Over 20% After Launch for Trading on Coinbase Pro
18.12.2019
The price of Orchid’s OXT token has decreased 20% following its launch on Coinbase Pro
A possible privacy CBDC
18.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 18 December, 2019 “Never assume the obvious is true.” - William Safire In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Stanford University funding blockchain startup touted as the 'Microsoft for blockchain' ECB believes that a...
‘Anonymity Vouchers’ Could Bring Limited Privacy to CBDCs: ECB Report
17.12.2019
Europe's central bankers have developed an "anonymity voucher" to give prospective CBDC users limited privacy in their retail transactions
Monero Compliance Workgroup Says XMR Exempt From Funds Travel Rule
14.12.2019
Monero deems compliance to be the responsibility of exchanges, not cryptocurrencies
Chainalysis to Provide Bitfinex With ‘Privacy-Safe’ Tools to Combat Crime
13.12.2019
Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis will provide crypto exchange Bitfinex with tools to monitor and combat suspected financial crime
Iran, Hong Kong, India: Failed Protests Point to Need for Crypto-Anarchy ‘Second Realms’
13.12.2019
What is the second realm? It’s both an abstract and concrete “place” parallel to here, where temporary autonomous zones (TAZ) provide a chance to escape the burning surveillance spotlight of the state and brutal law enforcement culture, and allow for at least temporary exercises...
2019: The Inflection Point for Data Privacy
12.12.2019
Americans have had enough of companies monetizing our personal data. Smart companies will react
BRD’s Adam Traidman on New Products, Crypto Adoption, and Banking the Unbanked Into 2020
11.12.2019
Breadwallet, later known as Bread, and now just as BRD, was the first crypto wallet in the App Store in 2014. Its non-custodial, open source and user-friendly nature saw it become very popular, now with nearly 3 million users worldwide. CEO Adam Traidman took some time to field questions from...
Is Greece Cracking Down on Tax Evasion or Taxing Anonymity?
11.12.2019
Credit cards and bank transfers – and their incumbent surveillance features – are no longer payment options for Greek citizens, they are obligations
DISCUSSION: How Can Public Blockchains Have Privacy?
8.12.2019
On today's show, we discuss the idea of true privacy on public, transparent blockchains and some of the ways it's working (or not) in Bitcoin or related projects right now