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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

Crime

US vows to ‘aggressively pursue’ crypto mixers following Tornado Cash sanctions

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the government will continue clampdowns against crypto mixers that are laundering money for criminals.

4 years ago

Culture

Erik Voorhees urges MakerDAO community to exit USDC positions after Tornado Cash sanctions

Shapeshift CEO Erik Vorhees urged the MakerDAO community to unwind USDC collateral and move it to a stablecoin more "resistant" to censorship.

4 years ago

Privacy

Circle ‘blacklists’ all Tornado Cash ETH addresses effectively freezing USDC

Circle's USDC has "blacklisted" all Ethereum addresses owned by Tornado Cash listed in the US Treasury Department's sanction against the protocol.

4 years ago

NFTs

Vitalik proposes private NFTs using ‘stealth addresses’ to hide owner’s identity

Vitalik Buterin suggests an idea to use stealth addresses to hide the identity of NFT owners without the need for ZK-SNARKs or Merkle trees

4 years ago

Layer-2

Polygon launches Nightfall to provide enterprise solutions via ZKP tech

Polygon's Head of Enterprise Antoni Martin introduced Nightfall, Polygon's new scalability solution with enhanced privacy.

4 years ago

Crime

Mixer usage sees all-time high thanks to nation-affiliated cybercriminals

Chainalysis' recent report revealed that crypto mixer platforms reached an all-time high of $51.8 million, with the majority of the volume coming from criminals with known nation-state affiliations and sanctioned entities.

4 years ago

Web3

Start-ups turn to crypto-native messaging platforms

Prominent entrepreneurs say there is a need for web3 messaging platforms. A handful of startups are already working on a solution.

4 years ago

Privacy

Apple doubles down on protecting user privacy with new Lockdown Mode

The new Lockdown Mode will provide "extreme" protection to high-risk individuals like human rights activists, journalists, and dissidents against spyware attacks.

4 years ago