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Alchemy and Infura block access to Tornado Cash as Vitalik Buterin weighs in on debate
9.8.2022
U.S. persons and entities must comply with the Treasury's sanctions or face possible criminal consequences
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Lists 'Worthwhile' Ideas for Developers to Work On
9.8.2022
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has listed several points that he argues are worth working on, during the ETH Seoul 2022, an Ethereum and blockchain-focused event held in South Korea.
In the first place, the Ethereum mastermind encouraged developers to build rollups, a type of scaling...
Tornado Cash Ban Blows Winds of Both Division and Unity Through Crypto Community
9.8.2022
The move from the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to effectively ban the Ethereum (ETH)-powered crypto mixing service Tornado Cash has polarized the crypto community.
Some think it is a sign that more sweeping regulatory measures could be on their way – while...
Crypto Casinos Are ‘Impossible to Rig Because the Game Is Hosted on a Blockchain’ — Online Casino Reviewer
9.8.2022
According to an igaming expert, Keane Ecclestone, crypto casinos are increasingly popular with bettors that value their privacy and security. While some perceive crypto casinos to be riskier than traditional online gambling platforms, Ecclestone believes bettors can play safely by choosing casinos...
Vitalik Buterin proposes stealth addresses for anonymous NFT ownership
8.8.2022
“You would be able to eg. send an NFT to vitalik.eth without anyone except me (the new owner) being able to see who the new owner is,” said the Ethereum co-founder
US Government Amps Up Inevitable Clash With Crypto Privacy in Tornado Cash Blacklisting
8.8.2022
The Treasury Department says Tornado Cash abetted $7 billion of money laundering, but that’s not likely to quiet crypto enthusiasts as they fight to stay anonymous
'Most Significant Legal Action' Against Crypto in US, Hodlnaut Halts Withdrawals, Zipmex Releases Ethereum & Bitcoin + More News
8.8.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________...
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How Central Banks and CBDCs Could End Democracy
7.8.2022
Ori Freiman, Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Ethics, the University of Toronto._____
In recent years, we have witnessed a growing interest in the idea of central bank digital currencies. Similar to cash, central bank digital currencies are a form of money issued by central banks. ...
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Official explains why China CBDC should not be as anonymous as cash
26.7.2022
While cash is associated with more anonymity, it’s still less mobile and easy to use in large amounts than a digital currency, China’s CBDC project lead Mu Changchun said
Fedi to Build Privacy-Focused Bitcoin Mobile App on Fedimint Protocol
19.7.2022
The funds from a $4.2M seed round will be used to develop the Fedi mobile app built on top of Fedimint, a Bitcoin “community custody” protocol
This Is Why How We Describe Metaverse Makes Difference
17.7.2022
Tom Boellstorff, Professor of Anthropology, the University of California, Irvine. _____
Quick, define the word “metaverse.”...
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Crypto Community Unimpressed as ECB President Pushes for Digital Euro with Privacy ‘of the Highest Standard’
14.7.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde's new blog post again pushes for the creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Europe. But although it argues that a digital euro would protect the privacy of its users, the crypto community is not impressed. ...
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Want a compelling use case for privacy blockchains? Look no further than dating
11.7.2022
Businesses are in love with Web3 — but when it comes to this technology being used for dating apps, singletons might want to swipe left
Know thy customer: The future of KYC in crypto
8.7.2022
With the regulatory push for a tighter identification standards rises, the crypto industry definitely has some innovations to offer
Controversial mixer Tornado Cash open-sources UI code
7.7.2022
The privacy-focused mixer has been at the center of several DeFi exploits over the past year as users attempted to obfuscate the trail of stolen funds
Aztec Launches DeFi Privacy Bridge Aztec Connect
7.7.2022
The privacy solution, now on mainnet, allows users to interact with popular DeFi apps in a private way
Spanish Police Spends USD 115K on Crypto Monitoring Technology to Fight Drug Smuggling
6.7.2022
The Spanish police force has announced that it will invest in tech platforms that will help officers catch drug traffickers who make use of cryptoassets.
According to El Español, officers who patrol the Strait of Gibraltar – the waters that wash Morocco, Spain, and Gibraltar – have spent almost...
Global Anti-Money Laundering Watchdog Presses Countries, Crypto Exchanges to Implement Key Requirement Faster
1.7.2022
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is intensifying its pressure on virtual asset service providers (VASPs) and countries to accelerate the implementation of its rules on digital assets, as only a quarter of responding jurisdictions are currently making efforts to pass legislation to implement...
Bunny Fonts
30.6.2022
Bunny Fonts bills itself as the “privacy-first web font platform designed to put privacy back into the internet.”According to its FAQ:
With a zero-tracking and no-logging policy, Bunny Fonts helps you stay fully GDPR compliant and puts your user’s personal
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EU Institutions Reach Provision Agreement On Controversial 'Unhosted Wallets' Regulation
30.6.2022
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached a provisional agreement on the Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) that is to ensure crypto transfers can be traced and that transactions considered suspicious are blocked, potentially paving the way for tougher enforcement...