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Blockchain Association files support in suit to lift Tornado Cash sanctions
21.11.2023
The crypto advocacy group said OFAC must act within its statutory authority by sanctioning bad actors, not open-source software tools
The Pokimane Cookie Apology Tour Has Officially Begun
20.11.2023
Following some intense controversy surrounding her new snack brand, popular Twitch streamer Pokimane has apologized for an insensitive comment she made to a “rude chatter” during a November 18 livestream.Read more
Fading Interest for Privacy Cryptos Leads to $440M Market Dip in 2023
18.11.2023
Throughout 2023, numerous sectors within the cryptocurrency market have experienced gains. However, leading privacy-centric crypto tokens have lagged behind in performance compared to their counterparts. Since January, the market value of the privacy cryptocurrency sector has diminished by $440...
Spate of Robberies Targeting Swedish Bitcoiners Linked to the Country’s Unfit Privacy Laws
15.11.2023
A bitcoin-owning Swedish couple was recently the latest victim of robbers that appear to target prominent bitcoin and crypto personalities. One social media user said the spate of robberies may be linked to Sweden’s antiquated privacy laws which make it easy for criminals to obtain...
IRS 'Raided' by Crypto Investors as Industry Puts Up Fight Against U.S. Tax Proposal
13.11.2023
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is gathering the final words now from a crypto sector that is arguing the agency's proposal for a digital-assets taxation regime is an existential threat to investor privacy and to decentralized crypto projects
Can crypto Privacy Pools help balance privacy and regulation?
9.11.2023
When it comes to privacy and regulation, could Vitalik Buterin’s Privacy Pools be the answer?
Steam Will Soon Let You Hide The Porn Games You Play
8.11.2023
Valve is apparently working on a new Steam feature that will allow users to hide their very not-safe-for-work games from their friends. Or, well, whatever games they may want to hide, for whatever reason.Read more
Telegram Wallet avoided self-custody to ease crypto onboarding, COO says
6.11.2023
As Telegram prepares to roll out Telegram Wallet as a native setting on the messenger in November, it’s important to understand why Wallet opted for custody over self-custody
Moonstone Research Study Etches Doubts on Monero’s Privacy; Crypto Community Reacts
6.11.2023
On September 1, 2023, hackers made off with 2,675.73 monero (XMR), worth over $3 million at the time, from the Monero CCS donation wallet in nine separate transactions. Now, blockchain analysis firm Moonstone Research has traced forward through three of those transactions in a postmortem released...
VERTU Introduces METAVERTU2, a Revolutionary Web3 and AI Smartphone – How Does It Work?
3.11.2023
Manufacturer of luxury handmade mobile phones VERTU has revealed its METAVERTU2: a “highly secure” Web3 smartphone with extensive storage capacity, AI model tagging data, and AI agents managing tasks. It is described as an AI companion called “One More Brain.” The device...
Privacy Technology Firm Nym Plans Early 2024 Rollout of 'Decentralized VPN'
2.11.2023
The privacy-focused infrastructure project says that the new NymVPN will disperse traffic across a network of nodes rather than running data through single servers as centralized VPNs do
Deutsche Telekom Becomes Validator of Privacy-Focused Aleph Zero, More to Come
2.11.2023
Privacy-enhancing layer-1 blockchain Aleph Zero has announced Deutsche Telekom’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Deutsche Telekom MMS, as its newest validator. Talking to Cryptonews, execs from the two companies discussed the relevance of supporting blockchains, what it means when a major company...
Worldcoin claims 4 million app downloads and 1 million active users
1.11.2023
The ‘World App’ for iOS and Android has now been downloaded 4 million times, according to data collected by its development team, Tools for Humanity
Biden administration releases executive order for new AI safety standards
30.10.2023
The U.S. government’s executive order establishes six new standards for AI safety and security and its intentions for ethical AI usage within the government
State Channels ‘Significantly Reduce Congestion and Transaction Fees,’ Ideal for Decentralized Exchanges — Louis Bellet
28.10.2023
According to Louis Bellet, the founder of the Layer-3 peer-to-peer protocol Yellow Network, crypto trading has not scaled largely because it remains unregulated in many places which in turn “greatly slows down its growth and produces tons of scams.” In contrast, traditional finance...
Bain Capital, Polychain, Lead $6M Funding Round For Privacy Protocol Firm Nocturne Labs
25.10.2023
Other investors included Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Bankless Ventures and HackVC
Nocturne Raises $6M From Vitalik Buterin, Polychain, Bankless and Bain Capital Crypto to Enable Private Accounts on Ethereum
25.10.2023
Nocturne, a protocol enabling private accounts on public blockchains, has raised millions from prominent players in the Ethereum ecosystem, aiming to go live on the mainnet in the coming weeks.
Launched earlier this year, Nocturne today announced its $6 million seed funding round co-led by Bain...
'Prove You Are You Without Giving Away Your Personal Info' - Aleo Reveals New Privacy-Preserving Credential System
24.10.2023
Privacy-focused blockchain platform Aleo has revealed its new decentralized digital identity solution that allows users to reveal only the necessary data and only to whom it’s intended in the form of ‘proofs’ – without ever showing actual documents.
The zPass protocol is a novel privacy-preserving...
Privacy firm Nym launches $300M fund, eyes Web3 wallets, RPCs & infrastructure services
24.10.2023
The blockchain security firm will look to support open-source projects building security and privacy tools and services for Web3
Nym Technologies Attracts $300M in Crypto Fund Commitments for Privacy Infrastructure
24.10.2023
The Nym Innovation Fund, with commitments from Polychain, KR1, Huobi Incubator and Eden Block, among others, supports projects aiming to safeguard privacy in the crypto ecosystem