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Zcash Fully Shielded Transactions Jump 70% to New Record in April
4.5.2020
The Zcash network has recorded a 70% jump in fully shielded transactions, marking a new record for April of over 8,700. This compounds gains of 100% made in March
Eric Hughes: A Cypherpunk’s Manifesto
3.5.2020
Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn’t want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn’t want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to...
Matic Announces a Privacy-Centric Coronavirus Tracking App
30.4.2020
Blockchain scalability solution Matic launched a privacy-focused coronavirus tracking mobile application
A BTC 6 Contest to Create a Privacy-Focused Bitcoin Sidechain is On
30.4.2020
Ten days were not enough for blockchain developers to win a new Bitcoin (BTC) contest, launched by Paul Sztorc, an independent BTC researcher, and tap into a BTC 6.1 (USD 53,600) prize fund. However, contestants still have at least 12 days to go.
The contest started last week and includes potential...
Props Project Moves From Private Blockchain Over to Algorand
30.4.2020
The Props Project, which includes popular dating app Dating.com, is moving over to the Algorand blockchain
Brave Browser Reports That EU Governments Are Failing at Privacy Protection
30.4.2020
Underfinanced EU regulators can’t afford to challenge tech giants on privacy violations according to Brave browser
Andreas Antonopoulos: "EARN IT Act Could Be Called: 'F*ck You Zuckerberg'"
29.4.2020
Andreas Antonopoulos believes that a proposed bill will f*ck Mark Zuckerberg and violate civil rights under the guise of protecting children
Drawbacks of Cryptocurrency Exchanges – How Non-Custodial Services Are the Solution
29.4.2020
Cryptocurrency exchanges are online platforms where one can buy, sell, or trade cryptocurrencies. The aim of crypto exchanges is to connect buyers and sellers by creating a cycle of supply and demand in one place. Centralized vs Decentralized Exchanges However, almost every exchange is prone...
New App for COVID-19 Combines Blockchain With Web Inventor's Privacy Tech
29.4.2020
U.K. researchers are testing a COVID-19 proof-of-immunity app that combines blockchain with Tim Berners-Lee’s solid pod technology
Antonopoulos: Chainalysis Is Helping World’s Worst Dictators & Regimes
27.4.2020
Andreas Antonopoulos believes that companies like Chainalysis violate the civil rights of millions of individuals
The Incognito Project Will Give Ethereum DeFi Monero-Like Privacy
27.4.2020
The Incognito project wants to make every other coin as private as Monero and is already integrating with Ethereum DeFi
Is Liquid Sidechain a Path for Better Bitcoin Privacy?
26.4.2020
Although Bitcoin (BTC) first hit the mainstream as a sort of anonymous Internet currency that allowed people to order drugs via darknet markets like Silk Road, the reality is transactions made on the network are completely public. Indeed, the current level of privacy offered by Bitcoin and many...
Public Opinion Shifts on Big Tech and Privacy During Pandemic
24.4.2020
In good news for contact tracing, attitudes to big tech companies are softening. But the shift may not be good for "privacy tech."
For Contact Tracing That Preserves Privacy, Focus on Incentives
24.4.2020
Even the best technologies are useless if no one uses them, says our columnist. And that's especially true for contact tracing
After a Decade of Promises, Blockchain Still Fails to Deliver Privacy
24.4.2020
In over 10 years, blockchain went from the FBI’s nightmare to one of the easiest ways to track down criminals. So how private is it, exactly?
COVID-19 Tracing Apps Have to Go Viral to Work. That’s a Big Ask
24.4.2020
How do you make it so people actually want to download a contact tracing app?
Money Reimagined: A World Where Privacy and Saving Lives Can Coexist
24.4.2020
We don't need to trade our privacy for a better response to the COVID-19 crisis. We need to embrace the full power of cryptography
Bitcoin Messenger Explores Censorship Resistance During Coronavirus Crisis
23.4.2020
A new bitcoin privacy technology was born this week, using the Lightning Network and inspired by the politics of the COVID-19 crisis
LG’s IT Subsidiary Uses Facial Recognition Tech for Payments With Digital Currency
23.4.2020
LG CNS has implemented a facial recognition tech to enable its employees automatic payments with a digital currency
Road to Consensus: Harry Halpin Talks Holistic Privacy, Mixnets and COVID-19 (of Course)
23.4.2020
Harry Halpin, a speaker at Consensus: Distributed, talks about his lockdown, and how Crypto Twitter was right, for once