Privacy


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There's a Bigger Scam Than Anything in Crypto, It's Called KYC/AML

Anti-money-laundering and know-your-customer practices have cost many billions more than all ICO scams put together – yet, what they have produced?

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A New Bitcoin Wallet Fulfills an Old Privacy Promise

These cypherpunk crypto wallet projects want to bring fungibility to bitcoin.

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Code Is Speech: Amir Taaki on Crypto's Debt to Phil Zimmerman

Fresh from meeting legendary cryptographer Phil Zimmermann, hacktivist and early bitcoin adopter Amir Taaki reflects on the PGP inventor's legacy.

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Zeroing In: Zcash Sets 2-Year Course for Better Crypto Privacy

Nearly two years after launch, Zcash is entering what could be a crucial period, one that could expand the core features of its technology.

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Overwinter Is Here: Zcash Claims 'Successful' First Hard Fork

Zcash has successfully activated its Overwinter hard fork, setting the privacy-focused cryptocurrency up for its major Sapling upgrade in the autumn.

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Privacy Is Vital to Crypto – And the Global Economy

Privacy is needed to enhance the "moneyness" of cryptocurrency. As it is, our entire global system of money has also seen its fungibility deteriorate.

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Secret Service Calls for 'Congressional Attention' on Privacy Cryptos

An official for the U.S. Secret Service has called on Congress to consider legislative action over privacy-enhancing cryptocurrencies.

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Enigma Protocol to Integrate Smart Contracts Tech With Intel Systems

Smart contracts project Enigma will use Intel tech to help secure one of the first public blockchains utilizing privacy-preserving "secret contracts."

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One Mathematician's Mission to Boost Bitcoin's Privacy (And Soon)

Blockstream researcher Andrew Poelstra's efforts to create a more private bitcoin aren't about extremes, but about protecting the everyman.

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4 Projects Seeking to Solve Ethereum's Privacy Paradox

Ethereum uses transparency as part of its security but potential problems with data exposure are now being addressed.

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