Privacy


Opinion

Privacy-Enabled Crypto Applications Are Coming for Enterprise, but Not Overnight

Corporate-friendly blockchain efforts face several hurdles, including scale, compute capacity and the management of data privacy.

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Opinion

Amazon and Wanda Sykes Think Spying on You Is Hilarious

“Ring Nation” wants to normalize surveillance. But more than 40 civil rights groups and a U.S. senator call it dystopian corporate propaganda.

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Policy

US Treasury Wants Public to Comment on Crypto’s Role in Illicit Finance

The Treasury Department listed a number of questions, asking the general public to weigh in on how it’s approaching cryptocurrencies and their possible role in illegal activities.

The U.S. Treasury Department is seeking public comment on the role of cryptocurrencies in illicit finance, and its own response to this issue. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Tornado Cash Ban Will Aid China’s AI Goals

The U.S. government forcing blockchains to make transaction data public has dangerous geopolitical implications in the tech race against China.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Opinion

How the Ethereum Merge Could Lead to Improved On-Chain Privacy

Privacy was ludicrously expensive on pre-Merge Ethereum, Alex Shipp writes.

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Opinion

OFAC Backtracks but Tornado Cash Sanctions Already Set a Terrifying Precedent

A government, an exchange and a developer: The tragic tale of a strategy to cut off a smart contract.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Huobi to Delist 7 Privacy Coins, Including Zcash, Monero

The company said it is complying with regulations in different countries and regions.

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