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Manta Network conducts record-breaking Trusted Setup ceremony, 4,000+ contribute
10.1.2023
A Trusted Setup ceremony is an initial process needed to secure systems which utilize zero knowledge proofs
Crypto companies aim to build trust within future products and services
6.1.2023
Companies are taking new approaches to building trust within Web3 and crypto products
ChainSafe & Aztec Network’s integration proposes to solve ENS privacy issues
6.1.2023
ChainSafe Solutions takes the opportunity of sharing the proposal that it has forwarded at the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) DAO weekly ecosystem meeting on the 8th of December, 2022. The prime issue that the company was dealing with and seeking solutions for ENS privacy issues. It was a detailed...
Twitter data breach: Hacker put 200M users' private information up for grabs
5.1.2023
The hacker had demanded $200,000 to return the breached data back in December but warned that if their conditions are not fulfilled, they will release the data for free
Oliver Gale, CEO of Panther Protocol, on Fundraising and Privacy in Crypto | Ep. 191
4.1.2023
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Oliver Gale, CEO of Panther Protocol, talks about fundraising / raising money in crypto, regulated DeFi, and predictions for 2023. ...
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The ‘godfather of crypto’ wants to create a privacy-focused CBDC: Here’s how
3.1.2023
David Chaum explained his game plan to create a CBDC that would also be appreciated by the crypto ecosystem in an exclusive interview
‘Tracers in the Dark’ presents a fun crime story — and lesson in privacy
2.1.2023
Want to keep the government from snooping on your transactional history? Start studying the forensics of crime and privacy on the blockchain
Zero-Knowledge Cryptography in 2023: The Year Privacy Becomes Practical
29.12.2022
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Snowden to Musk: ‘I Take Payment in Bitcoin’; Big Short Investor Says Audits of Exchanges like Binance and FTX Are ‘Meaningless,’ and More — Week in Review
25.12.2022
Ahead of the holidays and new year, the former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) contractor known to the world as a staunch privacy advocate and whistleblower, Edward Snowden, has offered to step up as the new CEO of Twitter after current “Chief Twit” Elon Musk has said he is stepping...
Privacy Coins Take a Beating This Year Losing Over $6 Billion, Anonymity Takes a Back Seat to Defi, NFTs
24.12.2022
The last 12 months have been tough on digital currency investors as the crypto winter has caused a large sum of value to leave the once-bustling economy. The privacy coin economy, for instance, shed more than 55% against the U.S. dollar as it dropped from $11.7 billion in Jan. 2022 to the current...
U.S. delays crypto tax reporting rules, as it still can’t define what a 'broker' is
23.12.2022
Congress passed a law in November 2021 that required the new crypto rules to be issued
Susie Batt, Crypto Ecosystem Lead at Opera, on Privacy, Security and Web3 Browsing | Ep. 188
20.12.2022
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Susie Batt, Crypto Ecosystem Lead at Opera, talks about landing your dream job and why security & privacy are paramount to exploring Web3.
Susie Batt is the Crypto Ecosystem Lead at Opera, a web browser with a built-in and free VPN, ad blocker...
Elizabeth Warren's New Financial Surveillance Bill Is a Disaster for Privacy and Civil Liberties
20.12.2022
Elon Musk Promises to Step Down as Head of Twitter — Edward Snowden Throws His Name in the Hat for CEO
20.12.2022
Tesla CEO and Twitter chief Elon Musk has promised to step down as head of Twitter. As the billionaire seeks a new CEO to run the social media platform, privacy advocate Edward Snowden threw his name in the hat, stating that he takes payment in bitcoin. “The question is not finding a CEO,...
Fortnite Fined $520 Million For Invading Kids’ Privacy And Tricking Players
19.12.2022
Epic Games will pay a whopping $520 million combined settlement after an Federal Trade Commission investigation found it invaded children’s privacy and tricked some players into buying stuff in Fortnite that they didn’t want. The FTC announced on Monday that it’s the largest penalty ever assessed...
Web3 Privacy Layer Aztec Raises $100 Million in Series B Funding Round to Produce an Encrypted Version of Ethereum
19.12.2022
Aztec, a Web3 privacy layer, has raised $100 million in a Series B funding round led by the Andreessen Horowitz subsidiary a16z crypto. The organization, which already offers privacy-based services for a slew of Ethereum-based apps, will now focus on constructing an encrypted version of Ethereum...
Software Firm Consensys Partners With Paypal, Metamask Users Can Use Payment Processor to Buy ETH
17.12.2022
On Dec. 14, the Ethereum software firm Consensys announced that the company has teamed up with the payment processing giant Paypal. The integration allows Metamask wallet users to purchase ethereum via Paypal from within the Web3 wallet application. Consensys Teams up With Payments Giant Paypal...
US Senators Unveil New Crypto Bill — Experts Call It the ‘Most Direct Attack’ on Personal Freedom and Privacy of Crypto Users
16.12.2022
Two U.S. senators, including Elizabeth Warren, have introduced a bipartisan bill for the regulation of cryptocurrency. The bill, titled “Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act,” is “the most direct attack on the personal freedom and privacy of cryptocurrency users and developers...
Researchers use zero-knowledge to address privacy, AML concerns in stablecoins
15.12.2022
Organizations led by German fintech etonec designed a system that takes advantage of zk-SNARK to provide untraceable transactions within regulatory limits
Chelsea Manning: Crypto’s Privacy Problem Depends on Improving Its Technology
13.12.2022
The whistleblower turned security consultant at blockchain startup Nym discusses why the issue of privacy is rooted in the underlying technology of crypto and why regulation is on the horizon