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Aloha Browser Paves the Way Towards Web3 With Recent HNS Integration
10.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Aloha Browser is paving the way towards a decentralized web with the recent Handshake (HNS) integration. Now websites with HNS names automatically resolve within the Aloha Browser without additional configuration. Aloha has always focused on privacy and security for its users and...
Monero avoids crypto market rout, but XMR price still risks 20% drop by June
9.5.2022
XMR's bearish setup comes as Monero prepares to launch the testnet version of its hard fork this month
Making Sense of the Noise is Necessary for Crypto Adoption
6.5.2022
Marco De Rossi, President and Co-Founder of HAL.xyz, a blockchain data listening and automation platform.__________
Cryptocurrency is strong on self-sovereignty with the term “not your keys, not your coin” a popular maxim when talking about crypto ownership. While owning your private keys...
ECB Favors Transparency Over Privacy in Digital Euro Design, Presentation Reveals
5.5.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) leans toward a “transparent” digital euro over one that ensures a higher level of privacy for its users, a presentation devoted to the project has indicated. In the document, the monetary authority explores different privacy options for...
Proposed digital euro designs lack privacy options, ECB presentation shows
4.5.2022
Transactions via the EU’s prospective CBDC could be transparent to intermediaries, as any non-crypto digital transactions are
Nym Technologies raises $300M to advance internet privacy, sending token price up
3.5.2022
The NYM Innovation Fund will support research on mixnets and privacy-enhancing technologies
Solving the ‘Sunrise Issue’ is the key to unlocking crypto mass adoption
30.4.2022
Regulation will touch every person in every jurisdiction worldwide; crypto must find ways to preserve its decentralization and privacy
Famed Whistleblower Edward Snowden Reveals He Took Part in the Zcash Launch Ceremony
28.4.2022
Edward Snowden, the well-known whistleblower and former computer intelligence consultant who exposed the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance, has revealed he took part in the Zcash creation ceremony. Snowden says that during the creation ceremony he “participated” and leveraged...
EU Decision-Makers Kick Off Negotiations On Controversial 'Unhosted Wallets' Regulation
28.4.2022
As the members of the European Parliament have launched the final round of negotiations on the controversial Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) today, the crypto industry hopes to impact the legislative proposal’s wording through a lobbying campaign aimed at the European Union’s...
Zcash Unveils Edward Snowden As Final Member Of Privacy Coin’s Setup Process
28.4.2022
Privacy coin Zcash (ZEC) has revealed that Edward Snowden, the US National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower, is John Dobbertin, the final pseudonymous participant in the coin’s trusted setup process.
The announcement was released by Zcash Media, a division of film production house 37 Laines...
Edward Snowden Played Key Role in Zcash Privacy Coin’s Creation
27.4.2022
The NSA whistleblower and privacy advocate was one of six participants in the cryptocurrency’s fabled 2016 “trusted setup” ceremony, using a pseudonym
The loss of privacy: Why we must fight for a decentralized future
24.4.2022
As early blockchain adopters, we must bring decentralization to the masses and fight with the tech behemoths that are its natural enemies
Monero 'falling wedge' breakout positions XMR price for 75% rally
24.4.2022
The bullish setup emerges as Monero gears up to undergo a major hard fork in July 2022
The Metaverse needs to keep an eye on privacy to avoid Meta’s mistakes
23.4.2022
Meta has shaken public trust when it comes to data privacy, and the wider Metaverse must temper users' concerns by learning from Meta’s mishaps
Binance pushes back against report exchange supplied customer data to Russian government
22.4.2022
The exchange said it was "categorically false" that it shared user data with Russian regulators, and it had stopped working in the country following the invasion of Ukraine
Binance Regional Head Agreed to Hand Client Data to Russia After Meeting – Reuters
22.4.2022
A local representative for the major crypto exchange Binance has reportedly met with Russia’s financial intelligence unit, Rosfin, with officials asking the exchange to hand over client data to “help them fight crime.” Permission to hand over data was granted by a regional head of the exchange...
Privacy-Focused Brave Browser Aims to 'Cut Out' Google With De-AMP
20.4.2022
The popular crypto-native browser Brave has taken another step toward improving user privacy by announcing the "De-AMP" feature, which would "cut out" Google and enable users to visit publishers' websites directly. ...
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Monero crypto of choice as ransomware ‘double extortion’ attacks increase 500%
20.4.2022
A surge in ransomware in 2021 has also resulted in a surge in Monero usage as the method of payment as more criminal groups want only XMR
Privacy-Centric Monero Plans for July Hard Fork, Plans Include Ring Signature, Bulletproof Upgrade
19.4.2022
According to a recent update on Monero’s Github repository, the privacy-centric crypto network plans to hard fork in July, at block height 2,668,888. Monero is the largest privacy crypto asset in terms of market capitalization and during the last seven days, monero climbed 13.4% against...
Privacy Focused Monero Plans Hard Fork in July; XMR Surges 11% on ‘Monerun’
19.4.2022
The hard fork would see version fifteen of Monero launched with several upgrades for improved security