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Crypto Mixing Tools Tornado.cash and Cashfusion Obscure More Than $8 Billion in Transactions
25.12.2021
While blockchain monitoring has increased a great deal during the last few years, cryptocurrency mixers have seen significant use from those who don’t want their financial transactions tracked. Meanwhile, two mixing applications, Tornado.cash and Cashfusion, have helped crypto owners make...
ConsenSys launches Rollups for privacy-enabled transactions on Ethereum blockchain with support of Mastercard
16.12.2021
The move would usher a new era of user privacy as public ledgers face scrutiny over their ability to be traced by blockchain data analytics firms
US Court Hints IRS May Have Violated Coinbase User’s Privacy Rights in Tax Audit
9.12.2021
An American bitcoin (BTC) owner attempting to fight the Internal Revenue Service over the seizure of his data from the Coinbase trading platform could be given the chance to challenge the tax body over the controversial move....
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SiennaSwap adds Bitcoin, Monero trading pairs in push for privacy-focused DeFi
7.12.2021
The addition of BTC and XMR to the SeinnaSwap decentralized exchange was endorsed by cryptocurrency entrepreneur Roger Ver
Coinbase launches open-source cryptography library Kryptology
6.12.2021
The library will aid in building complex cryptographic techniques to match the needs of the bourgeoning DeFi sector
Browser cookies are not consent: The new path to privacy after EU data regulation fail
5.12.2021
Nobody loves cookies: Where the European Union General Data Protection Regulation falls short and what can be done
Ethereum privacy protocol Tornado Cash to launch on L2 Arbitrum
30.11.2021
Once fully deployed, users will be able to make private transactions through the popular Tornado Cash mixer on the Arbitrum layer two network
Privacy-Centric Crypto Mixing Protocol Tornado.cash Plans to Deploy on L2 Platform Arbitrum
29.11.2021
One of the largest cryptocurrency mixing protocols, Tornado.cash, has announced the project will deploy on the L2 (layer 2) Ethereum platform Arbitrum One. The creators of the Ethereum-based mixing application explain that settling on Arbitrum will allow Tornado.cash users to benefit from cheaper...
Watch: DarkFi Team on DeFi Split, Financial Privacy, Metaverse, and More
25.11.2021
Developers of anonymous decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol DarkFi, Amir Taaki and Rachel-Rose O'Leary, say that the development of zero-knowledge cryptography might be the key to survive a looming regulatory crypto winter which might split the DeFi industry into tightly-regulated and unusable...
DeFi privacy project Panther raises $22M in 1.5-hour public sale
25.11.2021
Panther's public sale involved 5% of the total ZKP supply, with 15% being sold via seed, pre-seed and private funding
India Lists Cryptocurrency Bill to Be Taken up Parliament — Crypto Legislation Expected Before Year-End
24.11.2021
The government of India has listed a cryptocurrency bill to be taken up in the upcoming session of parliament that starts next week. The bill seeks to prohibit cryptocurrencies with some exceptions. It will also create a facilitative framework for a digital rupee to be issued by the Reserve Bank...
Zcash Extends Rally After Proof-of-Stake Plan, Twitter Shills
24.11.2021
The privacy-focused cryptocurrency zcash (ZEC) is being noticed by traders again after a rally of more than 50% over the past week. The rally followed news from last week that the coin will switch to a proof-of-stake consensus algorithm.
At 14:27 UTC on Wednesday, ZEC was up 22.7% over the past...
Ontology and bloXmove to bring decentralized identity to urban transport apps
23.11.2021
The move seeks to enable the development of complex decentralized applications
On User Tracking and Industry Standards on Privacy
22.11.2021
Inspired by Eva PenzeyMoog’s new book, Jeremy highlights the widespread user tracking situation in this industry:
There was a line that really stood out to me:
The idea that it’s alright to do whatever unethical thing is currently the
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Electric Coin Company Reveals Zcash Network to Transition to Proof-of-Stake in 3 Years
22.11.2021
On Friday, Electric Coin Company (ECC), the developers behind the privacy-centric crypto-asset zcash, revealed the network plans to transition to proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus. ECC also revealed the team plans to launch an official ECC wallet, as well as bolster the network’s cross-chain...
ZEC price jumps 20% in one day as Zcash devs unveil transition to Proof-of-Stake
20.11.2021
The massive upside move comes as a part of a rebound that started Friday after Electric Coin Company discussed the prospects of moving Zcash to proof-of-stake
Kraken to delist Monero for UK customers by the end of November
19.11.2021
Although privacy coins grant users unparalleled protection for their personal information, some fear they can easily be used for illicit purposes
Nym Technologies raises $13M to develop surveillance-evasion platform
18.11.2021
The firm are expected to roll-out their mainnet product in the coming months
Blockchain-Based Social Network Viblos to Launch Beta Version in March 2022
18.11.2021
PRESS RELEASE. In today’s day and age, social networks play an immense part in people’s lives. However, some privacy issues and other concerns have surfaced and become problems that many centralized bodies have yet to address. Somewhat unexpectedly, the need for a decentralized...
Small-cap altcoins stage a recovery as Bitcoin traders aim to recapture $60K
17.11.2021
Bitcoin’s consolidation below $60,000 has given the green light to altcoins like ROSE, YGG and AST