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JPMorgan’s Quorum: A Cross-Sector Blockchain Solution for Privacy Needs
28.5.2020
JPMorgan’s Quorum provides the infrastructure for many new financial projects thanks to unique features and a partnership with Microsoft Azure
Resignation at Identity Initiative Raises Doubts About Immunity Passes
27.5.2020
Prominent researcher Elizabeth Renieris said ID2020 was moving too fast to adopt unproven technology, including distributed ledgers, for immunity passes
$9M and Over 4,500 Fusions – Bitcoin Cash Supporters Anticipate the Cashfusion Audit
27.5.2020
Since November 28, 2019, the Cashfusion protocol has helped facilitate 4,583 fusions to-date with roughly 40,564 bitcoin cash ($9.1M). Cashfusion is an extension of the Cashshuffle platform and the protocol has been deemed “far more practical than other coinjoin protocols.” Bitcoin Cash...
Look to Design, Not Laws, to Protect Privacy in the Surveillance Age
26.5.2020
In the smart home era, we need to take privacy protection into our own hands, says the co-founder of IoTeX. Privacy laws won't help us
BitAmp – The Next New Open Source Wallet
26.5.2020
With the recent rise of Bitcoin prices and the Bitcoin halvening, new entrants into the cryptocurrency field may wonder where they can self-custody their Bitcoin in the most secure way. BitAmp’s Emphasis on Privacy and Security The developers behind new entrant Bitamp’s Bitcoin wallet...
John McAfee Announces Privacy Coin – Airdrop Today
25.5.2020
2020 has been a turbulent year for the cryptocurrency market, but it has established the resilience of blockchain technology. Despite a single-day market plunge that battered the entire market valuation with a 50% drop, the following rapid uptick in Bitcoin price has led it to outperform...
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
Researchers Claim 99.9% of Zcash Transactions Are Traceable
23.5.2020
A study into the traceability of top privacy coins reveals over 99% of Zcash users fail to utilize the protocol’s privacy features
Bitcoin.com Exchange Lists ESH Token Support Prior to John McAfee’s Ghost Airdrop
21.5.2020
In mid-April, news.Bitcoin.com reported John McAfee’s new privacy token called Ghost, as the former anti-virus tycoon detailed “governments will be unable to shut it down.” Ghost won’t be distributed in the usual fashion by leveraging an initial coin offering (ICO), as...
Citizen App’s New Contact Tracing Feature Raises Privacy Red Flags
20.5.2020
The Citizen app, which normally fights crime, is now tracing coronavirus cases. Is your data safe with a powerful private company?
John McAfee Admits Ghost 'Copy-Pasted' From PIVX, Threatens Lawsuits
20.5.2020
The British-American entrepreneur admitted his privacy-oriented project Ghost borrowed from open-source anonymity coin PIVX, but apparently wants to sue it nonetheless
Decentralized Big Data Platform Gives Users Control and Compensation
20.5.2020
Peer-to-peer decentralized big data sharing platform GeoDB gives users control and transparency over their generated data, and rewards them for sharing it
Ukraine Arrests Hacker Accused of Selling Personal Data, Crypto Wallet Info
19.5.2020
Ukrainian police have arrested a hacker who allegedly sold 773 million email addresses, along with passwords, bank PIN codes and cryptocurrency wallets
Developers of Ethereum Privacy Tool Tornado Cash Smash Their Keys
19.5.2020
Developers of ether mixer Tornado Cash have destroyed their admin keys, turning the privacy tool into permissionless code
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
18 Months In, Few People Use, Mine or Buy Privacy Coin Grin
18.5.2020
Despite launching with considerable fanfare in early 2019, grin, the first cryptocurrency to test privacy protocol MimbleWimble, is showing no signs of life
Basket Currency Could Be the Answer to Hyperinflation, Says Founder of Saga
17.5.2020
Hyperinflation is inevitable and a basket currency together with Bitcoin might be the remedy, says founder of Saga
Money Reimagined: No, Secretary Summers, Money Privacy Is a Vital Freedom
15.5.2020
Responding to Larry Summers at Consensus: Distributed this week, Michael Casey argues that money needs more privacy, not less, and that, ultimately, our rights as financial citizens are at stake
Debate Over Digital Privacy Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Remains ‘Archaic’
15.5.2020
Cointelegraph interviewed Alogrand founder and Turing Award recipient Professor Silvio Micali to discuss blockchain-based solutions to contact-tracing amid the coronavirus crisis
Why Privacy Is the Main Issue in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic
15.5.2020
Losing privacy may be a big concern in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new class of technology is positioning us well for a more anonymous future