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News about Privacy

Zooko Wilcox Ends Eight-Year Association With Company Behind Privacy Coin Zcash

Zooko Wilcox, the CEO of Electric Coin Co., revealed on Dec. 18 that he is ending his eight-year association with the entity which is behind the privacy coin zcash. Despite leaving his role as the company’s top executive, Wilcox said he remains...

Samourai Wallet Calls out Ocean Pool for Censoring Whirlpool Privacy Transactions

Samourai, a privacy-focused bitcoin wallet, revealed the changes in the recent Bitcoin Knots software used by Ocean, a Bitcoin mining pool, censor Whirlpool transactions, a kind of coinjoin operation. The wallet explained that Ocean is pursuing a &am...

Bitcoin community clashes over censorship and privacy tools - Crypto Briefing

Bitcoin community clashes over censorship and privacy tools& & Crypto Briefing

Privacy and UTXO management tips

I have a few questions... I currently pocess a few UTXO's in a cold wallet protected with a passphrase, connected to my fullnode, with a tor proxy. I plan on moving these UTXO's to a hot wallet wich will allow me to do a coinjoin (I tought o...

Privacy vs. Regulation: The Central Bank Digital Currency Conundrum

As central banks globally tread into the realm of digital currencies, the European Central Bank (ECB) is at the center of a heated debate over the potential issuance of a digital euro. The European Parliament recently held a hearing that left lawmake...

Web3 Can Become the Future of Advertising With Privacy in Place

There is no doubt digital marketing is integral to web2 or as we know it the modern traditional internet. Can web3 or the decentralized internet have a part to play in redefining the scope and potential of advertising? Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong se...

Ethereum Creator Advocates for Open-Source AI Development, Privacy Protection, and Network Redesign

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MuSig2 Is Ready Pending Two New BIPs: Introducing A New Era Of Multisig Privacy

Traditionally, creating an n-of-n multisig using CHECKMULTISIG means you’ll publish a proportional number of signatures and public keys on the blockchain to signers in the transaction. This approach not only reveals the total number of participants i...

Bitcoin privacy and anonimity explained for newcomers with quick guide on best practice

A while ago I wrote a post on basics of Bitcoin anonimity for newbies and I deleted it by mistake. A few of you have reached out and asked me to reupload it, so here it goes. I also updated where contents were a bit obsolete: *** Whenever the Bitcoin...

Bit.Store Introduces Privacy-First Virtual Crypto Mastercard and Unveils Website’s New Look

PRESS RELEASE. Bit.Store, a pioneer in the Web3 revolution, is delighted to introduce its freshly redesigned website and the official release of the Bit.Store Virtual Crypto Card. With an unwavering commitment to facilitating seamless crypto transact...

Central Bank Digital Currency and Privacy: A Randomized Survey Experiment

Perhaps unsurprising, but interesting none-the-less. This study considers designs of central bank digital currency (CBDC) concerning privacy protection and data governance. We conduct a randomised survey experiment and find that privacy protec...

Fading Interest for Privacy Cryptos Leads to $440M Market Dip in 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...

Bitcoin and Privacy maxis, what’s an analogy for how you view KYC and cold-storaged bitcoin? I’m genuinely curious

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What are the best privacy-focused apps or protocols in Ethereum?

I have been a long-term supporter of ZCash and was hoping that someday they would figure out how to build apps but the project is stagnant. I am hopeful for Aztec (privacy using zk) and Inco Network (privacy using FHE). Any other projects with legit...

Spate of Robberies Targeting Swedish Bitcoiners Linked to the Country’s Unfit Privacy Laws

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 whic...

Privacy matters! The disappearance of a programmer, bitcoin and the lost code

Nikos Klidonis, a 46 years old programmer from Greece, disappeared on Monday 28 August, from Koropi where he lived alone. It seems that something suddenly took him out of his house because all his personal belongings were found on the table along wit...

My case for why data privacy-oriented projects are going to be the big thing this cycle.

Made quite some data privacy posts in the past, because I really think that it is the next big addition to existing DeFi, GameFi, etc. Protecting your data in a transaction is needed in every corner of the current internet. Ever seen a site that stil...

Can crypto Privacy Pools help balance privacy and regulation?

When it comes to privacy and regulation, could Vitalik Buterin’s Privacy Pools be the answer? Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently authored a research paper,...

A New Generation of Hybrid Crypto Exchanges, Merges Privacy with Functionality

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What privacy benefits am I forfeiting by running my Bitcoin over clearnet instead of Tor?

Long time accumulator (2015) and fan, first time poster. I downloaded and installed Bitcoin Core on an AWS server today. At the current rate, it'll take me twenty-five hours to get sync'd up. I'd like to understand the privacy vulnerabil...

tech talk: Mutator Sets offer a new zero-knowledge approach to scalable, decentralized layer 1 privacy

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Moonstone Research Study Etches Doubts on Monero’s Privacy; Crypto Community Reacts

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...

Remember Remember The 5th of November: Privacy Tools Are Your Right. Take It.

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