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Brink Renews Grant For Sebastian Falbesoner's Review Of BIP324 To Enhance Bitcoin's Censorship-Resistance
[Jun 20, 2023 9:00 AM] Bitcoin research and development center, Brink, has announced the renewal of a year-long grant for Sebastian Falbesoner, also known as theStack. “As part of his grant renewal application, he emphasized the importance of BIP324 Version 2 P2P…
How I Protect My Bitcoin Privacy And Enjoy True Financial Freedom
[Jun 17, 2023 6:00 AM] This is an opinion editorial by Prasad Prabhakaran, co-founder of self-custody product company BitHyve and one of the organizers of Bitcoin4India.Ever since I delved into the world of Bitcoin, I've been captivated by its promises of…
50 Dormant Bitcoins Worth $1.25 Million Wake Up After 12-Year Slumber
[Jun 15, 2023 11:30 AM] A dormant Bitcoin address holding 50 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $1.25 million, suddenly sprang to life on June 15 after being inactive since June 21, 2010. This month has seen only one 2010 block reward transfer, with the previous two taking…
Israeli crypto entrepreneur joins privacy-focused project amid fraud allegations
[Jun 14, 2023 10:00 AM] Moshe Hogeg said he was a “small” but “significant” part of the Tomi team, handling a network solution that seemed to allow transactions of ERC-20 tokens without an Etherscan record.
Privacy should be considered in ‘potential retail CBDC’ — Treasury official
[Jun 13, 2023 10:12 PM] U.S. Treasury official Graham Steele told an audience at a Texas payments conference that a future CBDC in America should consider anonymity.
Introducing Ark: An Alternative Bitcoin Scaling Solution Focused On Preserving Privacy
[Jun 11, 2023 6:00 AM] This is an opinion editorial by Kudzai Kutukwa, a financial inclusion advocate and Mandela Washington fellow.“When use of strong cryptography becomes popular, it's harder for the government to criminalize it. Therefore, using PGP is good for…
Ethereum’s Buterin Releases Roadmap Addressing Scaling, Privacy, Wallet Security
[Jun 9, 2023 9:51 AM] In his blog post, Buterin shares that the network needs to address these components simultaneously, otherwise the blockchain fails.
Crypto Needs to Be Private by Default, Some Consensus 2023 Guests Say
[Jun 7, 2023 7:01 AM] Participants at Consensus 2023 describe the tension between the need for privacy, transparency and regulation in crypto and DeFi in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report.
Privacy Concerns Dominate CBDC Discussion at Consensus 2023
[Jun 5, 2023 8:16 AM] Some Consensus 2023 participants argue that the economic benefits of CBDCs are not worth the threats to privacy in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report.
Privacy-focused Aleo blockchain gets new wallet as mainnet launch approaches
[Jun 2, 2023 2:10 PM] The wallet developer also raised $4.5 million from Hack VC and other firms to further advance ZK-based enterprise solutions.
Binance to delist privacy tokens in France, Italy, Spain and Poland
[May 31, 2023 7:14 AM] Binance users in France, Italy, Poland and Spain will no longer be able to buy or sell 12 privacy tokens starting from June 26.
Researchers propose new scheme to help courts test deanonymized blockchain data
[May 30, 2023 3:30 PM] A team of researchers proposed five “argumentative schemes” designed to protect the rights of crypto crime suspects while also helping investigators.
Blockchain-Based Re-Usable KYC ‘Particularly Valuable in Web3’ — Cheqd CEO Fraser Edward
[May 28, 2023 4:00 AM] According to Fraser Edward, the CEO and co-founder of the public permissionless network, Cheqd, one of the main hurdles faced when attempting to move data stored on Web2 servers to Web3 is “establishing a clear and scalable revenue…
Financial surveillance, privacy and CBDCs: Why are governments going cashless?
[May 24, 2023 6:20 AM] Attorney Marta Belcher joins The Agenda podcast to unpack financial surveillance’s vast infrastructure and warn of the potential ramifications of central bank digital currencies.
Dormant Bitcoin Wallet From 2010 Makes Rare Transaction on 13th Anniversary of Bitcoin Pizza Day
[May 22, 2023 1:30 PM] As bitcoin enthusiasts commemorate Bitcoin Pizza Day, marking the 13th anniversary of Laszlo Hanyecz’s acquisition of two pizzas for 10,000 BTC on May 22, a dormant sleeping bitcoin wallet from July 2010 has made a transaction of 50 BTC…
Seeking Grants Deal with Osmosis, Privacy Blockchain Namada Proposes Airdrop
[May 22, 2023 10:30 AM] Ahead of its mainnet launch Namada’s builders are trying to ink an array of tech and token partnerships.
Monero community lashes out against ‘Mordinals’ amid privacy concerns
[May 20, 2023 8:24 AM] It’s always been possible to store arbitrary data alongside blockchain transactions, but NFTs on Monero introduce a slew of new concerns.
Privacy Project Railgun DAO Adopts Chainway’s ‘Proof of Innocence’ Tool
[May 8, 2023 7:58 AM] Railgun DAO’s new functionality – initially developed by the developer Chainway for use on Tornado Cash – could allow users to mathematically demonstrate that coins involved in transactions did not come from blacklisted addresses. Digital Currency
Will compromise on anonymous crypto appease US regulators, spur adoption?
[May 3, 2023 7:47 AM] Asking exchanges to identify users might seem like a minor inconvenience, but could it drive DeFi firms overseas, and would crypto users even care?
Coinbase Sued For Illegal Harvesting Of Biometric Data
[May 2, 2023 1:04 PM] The lawsuit alleges the company collected detailed face maps and fingerprints of customers without consent.Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc. is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly collecting face templates and fingerprints of its…
Chelsea Manning: 'I'm Trying to Put the Cryptography Back in Crypto'
[Apr 27, 2023 3:35 PM] The whistleblower turned security consultant also says the internet's basic infrastructure is not suited to privacy.
BCH Bull Launches Production Release, While Cashfusion Fuses Over $2 Billion in BCH
[Apr 27, 2023 12:00 PM] As the Bitcoin Cash enthusiasts brace themselves for the much-awaited upgrade that vows to unleash decentralized applications, General Protocols revealed a complete production release of its decentralized hedging application, boasting a doubled…
The U.S. Should Lead the Digital Future of Money
[Apr 27, 2023 8:52 AM] In his speech to CoinDesk’s Consensus festival yesterday, the head of the non-profit Digital Dollar Project says a U.S. central bank digital currency is too important to be left to central bankers to design. Money is a social issue requiring…
Why anonymity is key to self-autonomy — And how crypto helps freedom movements win
[Apr 26, 2023 6:20 AM] The Agenda podcast chats with DarkFi to explore how Rojava is experimenting with cryptocurrency and why encryption and anonymous spaces are critical for building self-autonomy.
Solana Labs’ ChatGPT plugin allows AI to fetch blockchain data
[Apr 25, 2023 10:48 PM] The plugin will allow the AI chatbot to check wallet balances, transfer tokens and purchase NFTs when OpenAI makes plugins more widely available.
CFTC proposes reducing anonymity to manage risks
[Apr 25, 2023 4:00 AM] Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero has urged crypto companies to verify the digital identity of users, saying that Congress is considering new laws addressing anonymity and digital identity.
Former US Secret Service Asst. Director: Keep personal info of FTX users private
[Apr 21, 2023 3:40 PM] Jeremy Sheridan claimed FTX users could become the targets of physical harm as well as attacks through online scams if their information was disclosed.
TransUnion to begin providing identity-protected credit scoring for DeFi lending
[Apr 20, 2023 2:00 PM] The American credit reporting agency is teaming up with Spring Labs and Quadrata for a new service that should make DeFi borrowing easier and less risky.
Trezor Enables Coinjoin for Trezor T Model to Bolster a ‘New Era of Privacy’
[Apr 19, 2023 11:30 PM] According to Trezor, the crypto hardware wallet manufacturer, owners of the Trezor T model can now use a Coinjoin feature to preserve their privacy. Trezor had announced the Coinjoin feature’s impending arrival on the hardware wallet seven…