Privacy News

Privacy-focused innovations, protocols, and debates surrounding surveillance and decentralization.

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Cardano rocket on a rain-soaked launch pad as ADA shorts surge after a 71% drop ahead of the Midnight launch risk

Crypto

Traders bet against Cardano as its biggest new network launches this week

As Cardano faces negative sentiment, Midnight's privacy focus presents a novel approach to institutional engagement.

1 week ago

Technology

Osmosis co-founder reveals cross staking through mesh security in chainmail armor at Cosmoverse

Sunny Aggarwal argued that recreating a Polkadot-like consensus protocol would be a 'waste of time' for Cosmos

4 years ago

Privacy

Op-ed: Bitcoin layer 2 Statechains gaining recognition as the reality of privacy erosion sets in

Developer Nicholas Gregory is hopeful that Bitcoin privacy solutions, including Mercury Wallet, can combat the encroachment on personal freedoms.

4 years ago

Crime

Dutch police arrest suspected Bitcoin thief by tracing transactions on blockchain

Dutch authorities' investigations revealed that the alleged thief laundered Bitcoin with the use of malicious software from the open-source Electrum wallet.

4 years ago

Exchanges

Binance KYC Soulbound Tokens go live as users receive airdrop

Binance Account Bound token (BAB) has gone live and users can now use the token as proof of KYC verification through Binance

4 years ago

Regulation

US Congressman urges Treasury to provide further clarity related to Tornado Cash sanctions

In a letter sent to the Treasury on August 23, Congressman Tom Emmer said that sanctions have traditionally only applied to individuals or entities, not open-source software like Tornado Cash.

4 years ago

Censorship

Aztec responds to claims FTX froze user funds for interacting with the protocol

Also documented by Wu Blockchain, the accusations of FTX users having their accounts frozen came from a series of tweets from a handful of accounts.

4 years ago

Privacy

FTX users complain about fund freezes after interacting with privacy protocol Aztec Network

Privacy protocols might be under increased scrutiny, as some users have reported that FTX allegedly froze funds of those who interacted with the Aztec Network.

4 years ago