Privacy


Tecnología

Secret Blockchain Suffers Departures as Foundation Head's $2M-Plus Dividend Sparks Outcry

Several validators have paused operations on the privacy-focused Secret Network in recent weeks, which could spell trouble for the blockchain’s survival.

The outcry at Secret Network has spilled out into the open. (Willgard Krause/Pixabay)

Opinión

Are There Tech Solutions to the Privacy and Compliance Trade-Offs for CBDCs?

Users will likely demand cash-like privacy protections for central bank digital currencies, which may be thwarted by regulations. However, new technology solutions may enable high degrees of privacy while complying with regulations.

Now is the time to consider more cash-like privacy-focused CBDC solutions, John Kiff, research director at the Sovereign Official Digital Association and Dr. Jonas Gross, chairman of the Digital Euro Association, write. (israel palacio, Unsplash)

Tecnología

Ethereum's Buterin Proposes 'Stealth Addresses' to Enhance Privacy Protections

In a new blog, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlines a stealth address system that can help overcome the blockchain’s lack of privacy protections.

DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 18: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at ETHDenver on February 18, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. ETHDenver is the largest and longest running Ethereum Blockchain event in the world with more than 15,000 cryptocurrency devotees attending the weeklong meetup. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Opinión

Privacy Is a Human Right – and the 118th Congress Must Defend It

U.S. lawmakers must prevent the further erosion of our privacy rights by defending our right to use privacy-preserving tech and passing laws against unreasonable and constant digital surveillance.

U.S. lawmakers must prevent the further erosion of our privacy rights by defending  privacy-preserving tech and passing laws against unreasonable and constant digital surveillance. (Chris Yang, Unsplash)

Regulación

BlockFi Creditors Battle to Keep Their Details Secret

The legal tussle mirrors those already held for collapsed crypto lender Celsius and the FTX exchange.

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Opinión

Zero-Knowledge Cryptography in 2023: The Year Privacy Becomes Practical

Four theories about how these privacy-preserving and blockchain-scaling solutions will change the industry.

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Finanzas

5 Crypto Things That Riled Me Up in 2022

In case you were living in a Wi-Fi-less cave, there was plenty of unsavory stuff to pick from!

An angry mob holding torches in a still from the film, 'Frankenstein,' directed by James Whale, 1931.