Privacy


Finance

BlueYard, Sequoia Invest in Privy to Bring Secure Data to Web 3

The $8.3 million funding round will fuel Privy’s developer tools aimed at securely collecting data to improve the crypto user experience.

Photo of Privy co-founders Asta Li and Henri Stern (Privy)

Tech

Tornado Cash Adds Chainalysis Tool for Blocking OFAC-Sanctioned Wallets From Dapp

The blockade only applies to the Tornado Cash front end, not the underlying smart contract, one of the protocol's founders later tweeted.

Coin mixer Tornado Cash announced a nod toward compliance on Friday. (Espen Bierud/Unsplash)

Markets

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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Policy

Lawmakers Keep Mentioning Privacy in CBDC Discussions

How lawmakers approach privacy with central bank digital currencies differ, but the fact remains they're very frequently now raising the issue.

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Videos

Decentralization and Data Privacy: What a Digital Euro Should Prioritize

HEC Paris Affiliate Professor Marina Niforos discusses the European Union’s plans for a digital euro, addressing user privacy concerns of a centralized digital currency. Plus, a conversation on financial inclusion and why the Russia-Ukraine crisis has affected how Europeans view security and data sovereignty. 

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Videos

EU Digital Euro Designers Wrestle With Privacy Concerns

As the European Central Bank explores the development of a digital euro, designers might favor a centralized system that would inhibit people's transaction privacy. “The Hash” group discusses how user privacy should be protected in digital cash systems, drawing connections to crypto oversight in Canada amid the trucker protests. 

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Policy

Europe's CBDC Designers Wrestle With Privacy Issues

The European Central Bank will likely to opt for a centralized solution for its new digital euro, raising questions about state snooping.

The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany (Holger Leue/Getty Images)

Policy

I’m Not Anti-Crypto, Says Architect of Controversial EU Money Laundering Proposal

In an exclusive interview, Belgium’s Assita Kanko tells CoinDesk she just wants to stop anonymous payments being used for crime. Her claims seem unlikely to impress an industry complaining of privacy violations and stifling innovation.

EU lawmaker Assita Kanko (Assita Kanko's office)