Privacy


Markets

Key Reasons Monero Surge Continues Even as Bitcoin Bulls Take a Breather

XMR has rallied over 100% since the early April panic selling.

Monero's price surge. (CoinDesk)

Technology

'Everything Is Encrypted': Aztec’s Privacy Rollup Hits Testnet Amid Growing Demand

The solution comes after 8 years of development and as institutions seek transaction confidentiality.

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Policy

Coinbase Leaps Into Supreme Court Case in Defense of User Data Going to IRS

The U.S. crypto exchange filed a brief in a longstanding privacy battle over records the tax agency sought on customers' crypto transactions.

Coinbase appeared again in the U.S. Supreme Court to make a case on arbitration. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Technology

Can Ethereum Be Truly Private? Developers Push for Encrypted Mempool, Default Privacy

Ethereum developers have begun kicking around a series of ideas that could make the Ethereum network private at its core.

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Markets

Cardano Foundation Targets $1.7B Data Breach Threat With New Privacy Tools

Alongside new platform, the foundation also launching the Veridian Wallet, a tool designed to keep personal info secure and let users prove who they are online without the usual hassles.

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Technology

0xbow's Ethereum Privacy Pools Surpass 200 Deposits as User Interest Grows

The system uses zero-knowledge proofs to ensure privacy while maintaining compliance by screening for illicit funds.

Oxbow's Ethereum privacy pools went live early this week. (ChristophMeinersmann/Pixabay)

Policy

Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Released From Jail to Prepare for Appeal

Last May, Pertsev was sentenced to 64 months in prison for money laundering.

(Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Technology

Privacy Blockchain Project Nillion Raises $25M to Expand 'Blind Computing'

Nillion builds its service around the concept of "blind computing," the processing of data without having to reveal its contents

Nillion CEO Alex Page (Nillion)

Policy

Why Partisia’s Blockchain May Be Uniquely Placed to Solve the Data Privacy Issue

Partisia blockchain has a proven track record of over 16 years, including with the Danish health authorities, global leaders like Bosch and humanitarian institutions like the Red Cross.

16:9 Adrienne Youngman, CEO of Partisia Blockchain Foundation. Courtesy: Partisia Blockchain

Policy

Sam Altman's Worldcoin Violated Data Policies, Colombia Regulator Says

Worldcoin is currently collecting data of individuals with its Orb device in 25 locations of the Latin American country.

Colombia