“Bitcoin is digital gold,” SkyBridge says in its pitch to investors. “It is better at being gold than gold.”
Japanese Internet Giant Licensed to Issue First JPY-Pegged Stablecoin in New York
The charter makes GMO one of only 27 companies licensed in New York to engage in virtual currency activities.
From SIM Swaps to Home-Invasion Threats, Ledger Leak Has Cascading Consequences
The incident shows the variety of ways data can be used to hurt people, and raises questions about how and if certain data should be retained at all.
Google Down: The Perils of Centralization
It was a jarring reminder of the hidden costs of the easy-to-use, centralized systems that permeate the web, and just how taxing or debilitating they can be.
FinCEN Encourages Banks to Share Customer Information With Each Other
The guidance is apt to chafe privacy advocates, inside and outside the crypto space, who are already uneasy about the honeypot that FinCEN’s suspicious activity report database has become.
Privacy Coin Advocates Persevere Amid Multiple Crypto Exchange Delistings
As delisting for privacy coins spreads, advocates argue that not only should regulators want them on exchanges but they should tell exchanges what they need to do to be compliant.
How FinCEN Became a Honeypot for Sensitive Personal Data
Financial data records collected by FinCEN are a valuable tool for law enforcement. They’re also a trove of personal data on people who have not committed a crime.
Blockchain-Based Immunity Passports Don’t Resolve Core Privacy Issues: Report
Proposals for immunity or vaccine passes have resurfaced with promising news about vaccines, but the web standards they’re based on contain flaws.
Duality Technologies Launches Platform for Analyzing Big Data While Keeping It Private
The platform is a step forward in practical uses for Homomorphic Encryption, letting multiple actors conduct analysis while keeping the data encrypted.
Tor Developers Pursuing ‘Anonymous Tokens’ to Stop Hacks and DoS Attacks
Tokens could be included in a users traffic request, which would allow websites accessible through the Tor network to “intelligently prioritize which requests it answers.”
Cory Doctorow: The Monopoly Web Is Already Here
The science fiction writer on how monopolies came to dominate today’s economy and why the orthodoxy of tech criticism is wrong.
New MIT Paper Roundly Rejects Blockchain Voting as Solution to Election Woes
Encryption inventor and head of MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative are among authors of a new paper that points out why blockchain and voting are a bad pairing.
New MIT Paper Roundly Rejects Blockchain Voting as Solution to Election Woes
Encryption inventor and head of MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative are among authors of a new paper that points out why blockchain and voting are a bad pairing.
Hackers, Scammers Have Stolen $7.6B in Crypto Since 2011
Billions of dollars have been stolen through exchange hacks and scams, according to a new report from blockchain analytics firm Crystal Blockchain.
California’s Prop. 24 Could Be a ‘Silver Lining’ for Crypto Exchanges Looking to Comply With GDPR
Chair of the Prop. 24 advisory board and crypto advocate, Andrew Yang, thinks it could set a new bar for data privacy rights across the U.S.
California’s Prop. 24 Could Be a ‘Silver Lining’ for Crypto Exchanges Looking to Comply With GDPR
Chair of the Prop. 24 advisory board and crypto advocate, Andrew Yang, thinks it could set a new bar for data privacy rights across the U.S.
Wasabi Wallet 2.0 Will Offer Automatic CoinJoins by Default to Boost Privacy
One of the main Wasabi Wallet 2.0 improvements is not just to the CoinJoin design through WabiSabi, but also its usability. We could see it debut in about nine months.
‘Digital Mercenaries’: Why Blockchain Analytics Firms Have Privacy Advocates Worried
Blockchain surveillance highlights the tension between further crypto transparency that encourages wider adoption and its cypherpunk roots.
Decentralized VPN Sees Increased Use in Nigeria Amid #EndSars Protests
Nigerians are protesting police corruption and concerns about a possible internet shutdown have driven some to adopt decentralized VPNs like Mysterium.
‘Convincing’ Phishing Attack Targets Ledger Hardware Wallet Users
Ledger confirmed that for the last week some customers have been the target of a phishing attack.