Attorney Marta Belcher joins The Agenda podcast to unpack financial surveillance’s vast infrastructure and warn of the potential ramifications of central bank digital currencies.
Privacy-Preserving Payments Shouldn’t Be ‘Niche’, Monero Contributor Justin Ehrenhofer Says
New Privacy Blockchain Namada Proposes First Ever Shielded Airdrop to Zcash
Namada is a layer 1 blockchain for multichain privacy, according to a release provided to CoinDesk.
EU Money Laundering Law Won’t Prevent Crypto Payments, Lead Lawmaker Says
The new legislation, which will be put to vote on Tuesday, is set to impose new restrictions on transactions from self-hosted wallets.
Haven Protocol (XHV) shows strong signs of bottoming out after crashing 90%
The Monero blockchain fork has surged by nearly 100% in the past five days against a rising appetite for privacy-focused cryptocurrencies.
Coinbase launches open-source cryptography library Kryptology
The library will aid in building complex cryptographic techniques to match the needs of the bourgeoning DeFi sector.
We Have Entered the Age of Anonymous Crypto
Spurred by an information crisis and compounding global unrest, privacy has entered public consciousness.
Bittrex Won’t Disclose Why It Withdrew Support for Dash, Zcash, Monero
As of today, zcash, monero and dash won’t be included among Bittrex’s tradable assets.
Privacy Coin Firo Launches ‘Privacy by Default’ Protocol on Mainnet
Lelantus introduces “on-by-default” privacy while also allowing partial redemptions of Firo’s burn-and-redeem model.
Bittrex to Delist Privacy Coins Monero, Dash and Zcash
While Bittrex gave no reason for the removals, exchanges around the world have been moving to delist coins that seek to hide the activity of their users.
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.
ShapeShift Delists Privacy Coin Zcash Over Regulatory Concerns
XMR, DASH and ZEC “were delisted at the same time for the same reason – to further derisk the company from a regulatory standpoint.”
Monero Leads Rally in Privacy Coins, Rising to Two-Year Highs
Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies jumped on Monday after several countries called for access to encryption software.
Zcash Latest Hard Fork ‘Heartwood’ Makes Mining Private
Privacy coin Zcash has successfully hard forked at block height 903,00 in a planned network update known as “Heartwood.”
Crypto Forensics Firm Chainalysis Adds Tracing Support for Zcash, Dash
The blockchain intelligence firm says it has added zcash and dash to its transaction-tracing products.
18 Months In, Few People Use, Mine or Buy Privacy Coin Grin
Despite launching with considerable fanfare in early 2019, grin, the first cryptocurrency to test privacy protocol MimbleWimble, is showing no signs of life.
What’s Really Private in Crypto? Research on Grin Raises Questions
Following a report last week on the anonymity features of grin, one big question emerged: What is privacy in crypto, anyways?
Grin Developers Agree to Alter Technical Development Roadmap
Developers behind the cryptocurrency Grin agreed to hold off on changes to planned proof-of-work updates for the foreseeable future.
First Grin Block Mined as Mimblewimble Privacy Crypto Goes Live
Grin, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency built on “mimblewimble” tech, has gone live on mainnet.
US Government Is Interested in Tracking Privacy Coins, New Document Shows
A pre-solicitation published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security asks about conducting forensic analysis on privacy coins like zcash and monero.