Search

Nalezeno "anonymity": 201

Bitcoin Users Leery of Tor: 23% of the Network’s Exit Capacity Compromised

13.8.2020
Hackers are stealing bitcoin through the large-scale use of malicious relays on the Tor network according to a newly published research report on the subject. The researcher dubbed “nusenu” said he warned people about the growing problem in December 2019 but instead of improving...

Russia’s New Crypto Analytics System to Track Dash and Monero

11.8.2020
Dubbed “Transparent Blockchain,” Russia’s new crypto analytics system is designed to fight illicit activity related to crypto

Dispelling the Myth That Bitcoin Proponents Want a Cashless Society

2.8.2020
Bitcoin and a great number of other cryptocurrencies are electronic versions of currency. Many people falsely assume that crypto proponents are for a cashless society and this is certainly not the case. If we removed the central banks’ printing fiasco and the inflationary practices from cash...

‘Bitcoin Is Not a Privacy Coin’ Says Crypto Evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos

9.7.2020
Andreas Antonopoulos discussed how he desired to see Bitcoin have more “privacy features” in a recent live stream Q&A session published on Youtube on July 7. Antonopoulos discussed the privacy-centric coin monero and concepts like stealth addresses and ring signatures. Every once...

The IRS Investigation Division Is Requesting Information About Privacy-Centric Cryptocurrencies

4.7.2020
The United States tax agency has published a request for information pertaining to privacy-centric cryptocurrencies and technologies that obfuscate crypto transactions. The IRS-CI Cyber Crimes Unit request is also asking for information in relation to “layer two offchain protocol networks...

‘I Failed Terribly at Keeping My Identity Secret’: Scott Alexander on the Value of Pseudonymity

1.7.2020
A New York Times decision to name Scott Alexander, the author of Slate Star Codex, raises questions about who deserves pseudonyms, journalism in 2020, and where we place value when it comes to news stories

Many Bitcoin Developers Are Choosing to Use Pseudonyms – For Good Reason

29.6.2020
Whether out of concern for personal security or a desire to preserve privacy, many Bitcoin developers are known to the world only by their pseudonyms

Beam to Make Its First Move Towards Private DeFi With June 2020 Hard Fork

24.6.2020
Beam updates details on its June 28 hard fork, laying out foundations for the firm’s future DeFi offering

Mysterious ETH 2.0 Staking Solution Author Claims No Pursuit of Glory

17.6.2020
Recent comments from anonymous Ethereum 2.0 staking solution creator heyheeyheeey show his desire for continued anonymity

What Satoshi Understood: Nobody Knows You’re a Dog on Social Media, Feat. The Crypto Dog

17.6.2020
A conversation about pseudo-anonymity, global digital nomadism and the trader’s mindset

Japanese Firm Unveils New Privacy Feature For Bitcoin Wallets

10.6.2020
Japanese crypto firm Freessets announced a new technology that enhances Bitcoin wallet privacy

Blockchain Bites: Bitmain’s Shakeup, Bitcoin’s Resilience and Ethereum’s Anonymity

4.6.2020
Bitmain's ousted co-founder reportedly retook the company's office building while a protocol update made Bitcoin more resilient to state attacks

Ethereum Privacy Protocol Takes Foot Off Brake With Entirely Immutable Contracts

24.5.2020
Tornado.cash can no longer make changes to its protocol, offering total immutability at the expense of security

McAfee's Privacy Coin Ghost Is Plagiarized, PIVX Developers Claim

18.5.2020
John McAfee’s side insists they forked PIVX, which is an open-source blockchain

Blockchain Bites: The Government Won’t ‘Kill DeFi’ but FATF Might Compromise Anonymity

14.5.2020
Consensus: Distributed saw discussions over the constitutionality of FATF's Travel Rule and why regulators want DeFi in the U.S

MyCryptoMixer 2020 – The Best Bitcoin Mixer Necessary To Protect User’s Anonymity and Privacy

5.5.2020
Governments and law enforcement agencies have been alerted to the possible illicit use of the pseudonymous Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies ever since the notorious darknet marketplace Silk Road was shut down permanently by FBI, which seized more than 144,000 BTC derived from transactions made...