Privacy


Opinion

Transparency for the Whales, Privacy for the Plebs

Identifying the owners of crypto wallets may level the playing field for retail traders. But if taken too far it could be weaponized against the weak.

Color lithographic illustration (by Currier & Ives) titled 'Little White Kitties, Fishing' shows two kittens as they peer into a fishbowl, one dipping its paw in the water where two, orange-colored fish swim, 1871. (Photo by Library of Congress/Interim Archives/Getty Images)

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Arkham CEO Responds to Concerns Surrounding New Crypto Data Marketplace

Crypto data firm Arkham Intelligence is facing scrutiny from privacy-focused crypto advocates after announcing the Arkham Intel Exchange, a new service that incentivizes people to reveal the identities behind otherwise anonymous blockchain addresses. Arkham founder and CEO Miguel Morel addresses the privacy concerns and the implications for transparency in blockchain tech. "Ensuring the trust and safety of the Arkham platform will aways be the number one priority for us," Morel said.

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Tech

Arkham CEO Defends ‘DOX-to-Earn’ Program, Says Public Blockchains ‘Worst’ for Privacy

“Publicly available blockchains are probably the worst possible way of keeping one’s private information private,” said Arkham CEO Miguel Morel.

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic is offering a new tool that can track crypto flows across and between all blockchains simultaneously. (brightstars/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Startup Arkham Has Apparently Been Doxxing Users for Months

The company had already angered the crypto community Monday with a service that unmasks anonymous crypto users. Then came allegations it used an easy-to-decipher method for hiding customers’ email addresses.

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Policy

Payments Platform Nuggets Working With Bank of England on Privacy Layer for Digital Pound

The BofE said in February that a digital pound was likely needed, but that it will not make a decision on issuing one until at least 2025.

The Bank of England is reportedly hiring 30 people to develop a national digital currency. (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Tech

Sam Altman's Worldcoin Integrates With Identity Management Software Okta as It Pushes Into Germany

World ID, which uses biometric data to verify users, helps apps distinguish people from bots and is more private than alternatives like Google sign-in.

An inside view of the Orb, Worldcoin's custom hardware that makes cryptographic IDs based on iris scans. (Worldcoin)

Tech

Arpa Network Goes Live on Ethereum Mainnet

Arpa Network will also initiate the minting of the remaining 500 million arpa (ARPA) tokens that have been reserved for staking rewards out of its max supply.

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Videos

Navigating Crypto: The Ongoing Struggle between Privacy, Transparency, and Enforcement

"Law enforcement is very suspicious about not just Bitcoin but crypto in general," shares CoinDesk Technology Reporter Frederick Munawa, highlighting the inherent tension between crypto's "uncomfortable existence" and regulation. In his latest contribution to CoinDesk's Consensus @ Consensus Report, Munawa unravels the intricacies of balancing privacy, transparency, and the law, especially considering crypto's somewhat "shady" origins.

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Exploring the Intersection Between Privacy, Transparency and Law Enforcement

Could new policies, new technologies, and practical risk-based approaches balance the competing demands of privacy and transparency? As part of CoinDesk's Consensus @ Consensus Report, CoinDesk Technology Reporter Frederick Munawa shares insights into the tension between the need for privacy, transparency, and regulation in crypto and DeFi based on conversations from Consensus 2023.

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Tech

Ethereum’s Buterin Releases Roadmap Addressing Scaling, Privacy, Wallet Security

In his blog post, Buterin says the network needs to address these components simultaneously; otherwise the blockchain could fail.

Vitalik Buterin shares a new blog post on Ethereum's roadmap to address scaling, privacy, and wallet security. (CoinDesk)