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Spain Thwarts Bitcoin ATM Scam, Prompting Regulatory Debate Worldwide
16.7.2019
Bitcoin ATMs are not currently governed by EU money laundering regulations, and arrests coordinated by Spanish police and Europol in May are bringing new focus to this loophole. A group of eight Spanish and Latin American individuals have been arrested, along with several of their associates,...
Top Republican Touts Blockchain Privacy as Alternative to Regulating Big Tech
16.7.2019
U.S. House minority leader Kevin McCarthy has argued for the use of blockchain networks in protecting users' data from "exploitation."
John McAfee: This Year Belongs to Privacy and Medical Tokens
16.7.2019
Computer scientist and crypto advocate John McAfee tweeted last night that the current year belongs to privacy-focused tokens like Apollo, ZCash, Monero, etc., and medical tokens like Docademic, Solve, etc. These predictions are in line with his earlier market commentaries. This will be the year...
Facebook to Senators: Libra Crypto Will Respect Consumer Privacy
9.7.2019
Facebook's David Marcus told lawmakers its new libra cryptocurrency will not store or share personal financial information – with a few caveats
How to Encrypt Messages With PGP When Using Darknet Markets
8.7.2019
If you’re capable of shopping on the darknet, you’re capable of encrypting your order. PGP provides protection for both parties, thwarting man in the middle attacks and keeping busybodies at bay. The following guide explains how to install PGP and then use it to place an encrypted order...
‘Not Everyone Is Happy but We Have to Move on,’ Some Challenges to the FATF’s New Guidance
2.7.2019
Not everyone is happy about the FATF’s new rule. Cointelegraph investigates some challenges from both technical and philosophical standpoints
Tip Twitch Livestreamers With BCH Using the New Tipbitcoin.cash App
30.6.2019
Last week the pseudonymous developer who created the Crescent Cash wallet, Pokkst, announced the launch of a new tipping service called Tipbitcoin.cash. The tool gives anyone the ability to tip their favorite streamer on Twitch using bitcoin cash. Also Read: Iranians Defy Warning and Share Pictures...
Zcash Price Analysis: Zcash (ZEC) Moderate Improvement In Price; Plans To Implement Privacy
30.6.2019
Zcash is presently moving with a slow speed, and hence the hike in the price is moderate. In the coming time, the coin is planning to implement an automated privacy factor to increase its popularity. The company believes that in some years, the coin would have $10 million market cap. Yesterday,...
Monero and Zcash Conferences Showcase Their Differences (And Links)
30.6.2019
The future of privacy coins relies on technologists getting the governance setup right. Here's both sides of the zcash debate
Satoshi Comparisons Surface After Grin Founder Exits in Similar Circumstances
29.6.2019
Pseudonymous Grin founder Ignotus Peverell has stepped away from the project, reassuring the privacy coin’s community that it is in “safe hands.” The move has sparked inevitable Satoshi Nakamoto comparisons. Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator used almost identical language eight...
Edward Snowden Used Bitcoin to Pay for Servers Used in NSA Leak
28.6.2019
The servers Edward Snowden used to leak thousands of documents to journalists were paid for using bitcoin, the NSA whistleblower has revealed
Keep Your Money and Passport Safe With Products You Can Buy With BCH
28.6.2019
In this day and age, carrying your wallet, passport and mobile phone inside the inner pocket of your jacket is simply not enough to protect your assets. Thankfully, there’s a company called Tarriss which offers products designed to secure both your digital cash and personal data. It sells...
How to Keep Bitcoin Cash Transactions Private
28.6.2019
There are many reasons to keep bitcoin cash transactions private and the top six ways to make them anonymous are outlined in a new video by Bitcoin.com. Meanwhile, the Financial Action Task Force has just released its global guidance for crypto assets, effectively calling on countries and crypto...
Grin Developers Agree to Alter Technical Development Roadmap
27.6.2019
The public turnaround may have positive effects for chip manufacturers' bottom line, but what about mass-market miners?
Snowden: ‘The Most Important Thing Bitcoin Is Missing Right Now Is Privacy’
27.6.2019
Snowden used bitcoin to buy encrypted services to talk with journalists in 2013
Singapore Central Bank: Concerns Over Facebook’s Libra ‘Not Trivial’
27.6.2019
Singapore’s central bank held discussions with Facebook about its upcoming libra cryptocurrency
Samourai Wallet Releases Privacy-Enhancing CoinJoin Feature
25.6.2019
The new feature is easy to activate but may be difficult to execute at scale
Chainalysis Whistleblower Shares Company Secrets in Explosive AMA
25.6.2019
A current or former Chainalysis employee has gone rogue and conducted an AMA on r/Bitcoin in which he disclosed sensitive information about the company’s blockchain forensics capabilities. The whistleblower then appears to have had a change of heart and deleted all their comments. Thankfully...
Enforcement of Updated Crypto Guidelines From FATF Has Far-Reaching Implications
25.6.2019
The FATF (Financial Action Task Force) has revealed updated guidelines that would require cryptocurrency and digital asset exchanges—and potentially independent business owners and crypto holders—to share sensitive customer information as VASPs (Virtual Asset Service Providers)...
Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency: Bad for Privacy, Bad for Competition
25.6.2019
Allowing Facebook to mint its own coin would turn it into the greatest monopoly in history, argues Signature Bank's chairman