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Biden administration releases executive order for new AI safety standards

30.10.2023
The U.S. government’s executive order establishes six new standards for AI safety and security and its intentions for ethical AI usage within the government

State Channels ‘Significantly Reduce Congestion and Transaction Fees,’ Ideal for Decentralized Exchanges — Louis Bellet

28.10.2023
According to Louis Bellet, the founder of the Layer-3 peer-to-peer protocol Yellow Network, crypto trading has not scaled largely because it remains unregulated in many places which in turn “greatly slows down its growth and produces tons of scams.” In contrast, traditional finance...

UK Residents Flags Privacy Concerns in Digital Pound Consultations: Bank of England

27.10.2023
The Bank of England (BOE) says the majority of 50,000 feedbacks it received from the public consultation on the digital pound revolve around privacy and fiat scarcity concerns. Jon Cunliffe, the bank’s Deputy Governor disclosed in a speech, Money and payments: a ‘black ships’...

Kaspersky Unveils Powerful Malware Posing as Crypto Miner Infecting Over 1 Million Computers

27.10.2023
Global cybersecurity and digital privacy firm Kaspersky’s researchers have discovered highly sophisticated malware affecting over a million victims since 2017. The malware – “StripedFly” – initially masqueraded as a cryptocurrency miner and was later found to be...

Digital Pound Consultation Received Over 50,000 Responses, With Privacy a Major Concern

27.10.2023
Many of the respondents outlined concerns around privacy, programmability and the decline of cash, Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor of the Bank of England said

Bain Capital, Polychain, Lead $6M Funding Round For Privacy Protocol Firm Nocturne Labs

25.10.2023
Other investors included Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Bankless Ventures and HackVC

Nocturne Raises $6M From Vitalik Buterin, Polychain, Bankless and Bain Capital Crypto to Enable Private Accounts on Ethereum

25.10.2023
Nocturne, a protocol enabling private accounts on public blockchains, has raised millions from prominent players in the Ethereum ecosystem, aiming to go live on the mainnet in the coming weeks. Launched earlier this year, Nocturne today announced its $6 million seed funding round co-led by Bain...

'Prove You Are You Without Giving Away Your Personal Info' - Aleo Reveals New Privacy-Preserving Credential System

24.10.2023
Privacy-focused blockchain platform Aleo has revealed its new decentralized digital identity solution that allows users to reveal only the necessary data and only to whom it’s intended in the form of ‘proofs’ – without ever showing actual documents. The zPass protocol is a novel privacy-preserving...

Privacy firm Nym launches $300M fund, eyes Web3 wallets, RPCs & infrastructure services

24.10.2023
The blockchain security firm will look to support open-source projects building security and privacy tools and services for Web3

Nym Technologies Attracts $300M in Crypto Fund Commitments for Privacy Infrastructure

24.10.2023
The Nym Innovation Fund, with commitments from Polychain, KR1, Huobi Incubator and Eden Block, among others, supports projects aiming to safeguard privacy in the crypto ecosystem

Crypto advocates file amicus brief to address users' Fourth Amendment privacy rights

22.10.2023
The amicus brief was filed to support an appeal against the Internal Revenue Service in relation to a 2017 court order where Coinbase was forced to hand over data from more than 14,300 of its users to the IRS

Data Protection Bodies Call For ‘Privacy Threshold’ in Digital Euro Transactions

21.10.2023
Ensuring low-value digital euro transactions are not traced is one of the recommendations made by two data protection agencies in the EU. The independent bodies have presented their joint opinion on the proposed regulation for the upcoming digital version of Europe’s common fiat currency....

US surveillance and facial recognition firm Clearview AI wins GDPR appeal in UK court

19.10.2023
According to court documents, the UK commissioner doesn’t have the authority or jurisdiction to cite or fine the “foreign” company for GDPR infractions

Querio: The Daring Upstart on a Mission to Revolutionize Decentralized Search

19.10.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Imagine a new internet era with Querio, an ambitious decentralized search engine revolutionizing Web3 exploration. With lightning speed, pinpoint accuracy, and unwavering privacy, Querio serves as a portal to the decentralized technology universe, challenging the status quo...

Why Monero matters: The key to privacy in digital currency

19.10.2023
Digital currencies, being decentralized, lack central governance by entities like governments. An essential aspect of digital currency garnering significant attention revolves around using robust cryptographic algorithms for transaction security. In the digital currency domain, safeguarding...

Drivechains in Bitcoin Could Enhance Higher Throughput and Improved Privacy: Bitfinex CTO

18.10.2023
Bitfinex Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Paolo Ardoino has stated that drivechains in the Bitcoin network could be the “game changer” amid the ongoing debate surrounding the Bip-300 proposal. This announcement was made during an exclusive interview with The Block. Ardoino cited that drivechains...

Europe’s Data Agencies Express Concerns Over Privacy Standards with The Digital Euro

18.10.2023
The European Union (EU) data protection agencies have flagged possible areas concerning user privacy exposures of the proposed digital euro. In a joint release on Oct 18, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) highlighted their opinion on...