Privacy News

Updated April 12, 2026 · 1:38 PM UTC

Read crypto privacy news, privacy coins, zero-knowledge tech, wallet protections, and debates over surveillance and financial freedom.

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Privacy

Ethereum doubles down on privacy with new ‘Kohaku’ wallet ahead of Devcon

As governments tighten surveillance and AI reshapes data risk, Ethereum is rolling out Kohaku, a privacy-first wallet, alongside a 47-member research cluster aiming to make confidentiality a native property of the blockchain.

7 months ago

A bright, cinematic Berlin scene with the Reichstag and Brandenburg Gate under a vivid blue sky, where oversized surveillance cameras and drones watch as colorful chat bubbles and location icons stream into a glowing EU-star cube, symbolizing Germany’s shift toward EU-wide chat scanning and the alarm over privacy.

Privacy

The end of privacy in Europe? Germany’s shift on EU Chat Control raises alarm

Germany’s possible U-turn on the EU Chat Control proposal is alarming privacy advocates. Signal messaging app warns this could mark the end of encrypted privacy rights in Europe.

7 months ago

Privacy

Ethereum developers set sight on introducing end-to-end privacy

The newly branded ‘Privacy Stewards of Ethereum’ team will focus on making privacy “the norm rather than the exception.”

7 months ago

Aerial Southeast Asia map shows chained border compounds and neon stablecoin flows freezing under a U.S. crackdown spotlight.

Crime

Washington sanctions 19 entities while $16.6B in US losses intensifies pressure

FBI tallies heavy victim losses as FinCEN’s Huione finding targets $4B in laundering linked to Cambodia and Myanmar networks.

8 months ago

Privacy

Does digital ID have risks even if it’s ZK-wrapped?

Embracing decentralization and pluralism can protect digital identity from coercion risks.

8 months ago

Privacy

Solana Policy Institute grants $500K to defend Tornado Cash developers

By aiding Tornado Cash's creators, SPI aligns with the crypto community's call for reevaluating protocol liability.

8 months ago

Technology

Monero hit by critical 51% attack as Qubic gains control of network

Monero's XMR tumbles 9% as Qubic's network control alarms investors and challenges blockchain security.

8 months ago

Privacy

Prove, don’t show: Why Zero-Knowledge proofs are TradFi’s next security layer

Zero-knowledge technology offers financial institutions a way to prove compliance and privacy without data exposure, addressing the trust paradox in modern finance.

9 months ago