A developer known for working on enhancing Bitcoin privacy has set his sights on a new project he hopes will “massively improve” how we keep our transactions private. Chris…
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Bitcoin Privacy Wallet Wasabi Making Cops’ Jobs Harder: Europol Briefing – CoinDesk
Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, has its eyes on the popular bitcoin privacy tool Wasabi Wallet, documents verified by CoinDesk show. Marked for “law enforcement only,” a…
Bitcoin’s Privacy and Scaling Tech Upgrade ‘Taproot’ Just Took a Big Step Forward – CoinDesk
A privacy and scalability upgrade that could turn out to be one of bitcoin‘s largest to date has passed a couple of milestones that were little noticed outside technical…
Mimblewimble Attack is ‘Factually Inaccurate’, Grin Team Responds
The claim that hired computing power could “break” the Mimblewimble privacy tool for Litecoin (LTC) is inaccurate, according to a response from the Grin development team. Weakness Did Not…
Brave Browser Hits 8 Million Monthly Users For Crypto Powered Browsing
The web browser platform Brave has reached a milestone in terms of users and privacy advertising campaigns. Powered by the BAT crypto-token, the innovative platform is growing fast and…
Privacy Coins Must Change to Survive as Delistings Loom – Bitcoinist.com
Privacy coins are facing a threat over the latest regulatory requirements for transparency. Relatively well-accepted assets like Dash (DASH), Monero (XMR), and ZCash (ZEC) will have to comply with…
Snowden: ‘The Most Important Thing Bitcoin Is Missing Right Now Is Privacy’ – CoinDesk
Bitcoin’s biggest flaw is its lack of privacy, said Edward Snowden at the Bitcoin 2019 conference. The cybersecurity expert noted the importance of privacy as a source of liberty….
Wanxiang City Partners with Blockchain Privacy Startup on Tracking Infrastructure – CoinDesk
Wianxiang, prominent Chinese car manufacturer, has partnered with PlatON, a blockchain privacy startup, to develop the underlying infrastructure for China’s largest smart city project, slated for completion by 2025….
Enigma Launches Second Testnet for ‘Secret Contract’ Blockchain – CoinDesk
Data privacy startup Enigma is officially launching its second test network for ethereum developers. While the code for the second testnet developer release has been up on GitHub since…
Encrypted Email Service Launches on Blockstack With Bitcoin Features – CoinDesk
An encrypted email service that uses Blockstack IDs is hoping to make online privacy tools more accessible, especially in the Middle East. A product of Egyptian web firm Intelli…