Privacy Coins


Tecnologia

Crypto Privacy Protocol Monero Is Getting a Major Upgrade

The privacy-focused network is gearing up for a hard fork that has been in the works for months.

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What the Tornado Cash Sanction Means for Privacy Coins

The U.S. government’s sanction of a key Ethereum application shows the need for anonymizing tools in crypto, an advocate says.

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Opinião

As Government Takes on the Tornado Mixer, It May Reap a Whirlwind

Tornado Cash isn’t a company, a service or a person – it’s a series of words, and likely protected by the U.S. First Amendment.

Detail of the tomb of monk Johannes Trithemius, author of one of the first Western works on cryptography - and one of the first to be blacklisted. (Wikimedia)

Tecnologia

Zcash’s NU5 Upgrade Goes Live, Boosting Privacy and Removing ‘Trusted Setups’

The privacy coin now allows transactions that are shielded by default, so users no longer have to opt in to hide payment details on the blockchain.

Zooko Wilcox, creator of Zcash and CEO of Electric Coin Company, in 2019. (CoinDesk archive)

Vídeos

US Officials Add North Korea-Link Bitcoin Mixer to Sanctions List

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned North Korea-linked crypto mixing service Blender.io as part of their ongoing efforts to freeze the flow of capital from the $620 million exploit of Axie Infinity Ronin Network.

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Opinião

Can Crypto Deliver on Private Transactions in Cashless World?

From personal autonomy to zk-Snarks – the tools and actions that might ensure privacy in this increasingly digital age.

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Mercados

Spread of Sanctions Makes Privacy Tokens the Hot Bet in Crypto Markets

Analysts point to the Ukraine war and related financial sanctions as the reason MASK and Monero's XMR, among others, are trading higher.

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‘People Will Get Burned’: Matt Odell on the Long Road to Bitcoin Privacy

Privacy advocate and hardcore bitcoiner Matt Odell discusses CoinJoins, privacy coins and “canaries.”

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4 Reasons Privacy Coins Haven't Taken Off

Privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies come with stigma and added expense, VC Haseeb Qureshi writes for CoinDesk's "Privacy Week."

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