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Central Bank of Brazil to Test Security and Transaction Privacy Levels of the Digital Real

10.2.2023
The Central Bank of Brazil will focus its first digital real tests on determining the levels of privacy and security that can be achieved with the proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure. The tests will be conducted later this year and will set up a simplified operation...

Blockchain Privacy Is at Risk in the EU

9.2.2023
The EU's comprehensive Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation is ambitious and sets a high standard globally. Article 68, however, goes too far and poses a risk to innovation, privacy and security

Dubai Takes a Stand Against Privacy Coins with Ban on Anonymity-Enhancing Crypto

9.2.2023
Dubai, a jurisdiction in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), prohibited by law the issuance of privacy coins such as monero (XMR) and zcash (ZEC), as well as any activity related to them. According to the new set of crypto regulations, "The issuance of Anonymity-Enhanced Cryptocurrencies and all...

Privacy Coin Interest Stays Tepid as Leading Coins Report Modest Gains in 2023

8.2.2023
Over the past 90 days, the top privacy coins by market capitalization have seen an increase of just over $2 billion, rising from $4.65 billion on Nov. 9, 2022 to $6.69 billion today. However, while crypto assets such as bitcoin and ethereum saw gains of 30% or more in 30 days, privacy tokens like...

Dubai Prohibits Privacy Coins Under New Crypto Rules

8.2.2023
The issuance of anonymity-enhancing crypto like Zcash and monero are banned under the Emirate's new regulations for digital assets

How to protect against crime in the metaverse

4.2.2023
To protect against crime in the metaverse, take precautions, such as using secure passwords, and report suspected criminal activities to law enforcement

60 Organizations Launch Campaign Urging US Congress to Protect Privacy

1.2.2023
On Wednesday, 60 organizations involved in cryptocurrencies, open-source and free software, and human rights and privacy-preserving projects launched a new campaign calling on the 118th U.S. Congress to protect privacy. The groups, including Fight for the Future, Electric Coin Co., and the...

Are There Tech Solutions to the Privacy and Compliance Tradeoffs for CBDCs?

27.1.2023
Users will likely demand cash-like privacy protections for central bank digital currencies, which regulations may not be able to provide

Saudi Central Bank Says Ongoing CBDC Experiment Focused on Domestic Wholesale Use Cases

27.1.2023
Saudi Arabia’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) experiment, which is being carried out in conjunction with local banks and fintechs, is presently focused on domestic wholesale uses cases, the central bank has said. Meanwhile, the Saudi Minister of Finance has said CBDCs can be...

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Proposes ‘Stealth Address’ System to Enhance Blockchain Privacy – Here’s How it Works

24.1.2023
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has proposed a new “stealth address” system for Ethereum that would dramatically improve and simplify the workflow for achieving privacy for ordinary users. According to a blog post published by Buterin over the weekend and titled An incomplete guide to stealth...

Ethereum's Buterin Proposes 'Stealth Addresses' to Enhance Privacy Protections

23.1.2023
In a new blog, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlines a stealth address system that can help overcome the blockchain’s lack of privacy protections

Ethereum Could Benefit From Stealth Addresses Implementation, Says Vitalik Buterin

23.1.2023
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a research post that suggests using stealth addresses to enhance privacy-preserving transfers. Buterin detailed that stealth addresses can be implemented fairly quickly today on Ethereum and would significantly boost user privacy on the blockchain...

Privacy Is a Human Right – and the 118th Congress Must Defend It

23.1.2023
U.S. lawmakers must prevent the further erosion of our privacy rights by defending our right to use privacy-preserving tech and passing laws against unreasonable and constant digital surveillance

Going cashless: Norway's digital currency project raises privacy questions

21.1.2023
At this point, the test network for the Norwegian CBDC uses not the public Ethereum ecosystem, but a private version of the enterprise blockchain Hyperledger Besu

Eurozone Finance Ministers Pledge Support for Digital Euro Project, Talk Privacy

19.1.2023
The ministers of finance of the countries in the eurozone reaffirmed their support for efforts to prepare for the potential launch of a digital euro. Meanwhile, the single currency area’s monetary authority sought to reassure future users that the new currency will be “preserving privacy by default...