Encryption

Major Law Enforcement Operation Busts 300 Crime Rings, Recovers Millions in Crypto

The operation used intelligence gathered from an encrypted service developed by the FBI and Australian police.

News  ·  9 June 2021

Consensus 2021: The Ongoing Fight for Privacy

A conversation with crypto lawyer Marta Belcher about how cryptocurrencies fit into the decades-long battle for online privacy and the coming attacks against it.

People  ·  21 April 2021
Privacy

We Have Entered the Age of Anonymous Crypto

Spurred by an information crisis and compounding global unrest, privacy has entered public consciousness.

People  ·  25 January 2021
Privacy

Duality Technologies Launches Platform for Analyzing Big Data While Keeping It Private

The platform is a step forward in practical uses for Homomorphic Encryption, letting multiple actors conduct analysis while keeping the data encrypted.

Tech  ·  18 November 2020
Twitter

Balaji Srinivasan, HashKey Back $2M Round in Twitter Privacy Tool Mask Network

Mask Network, the protocol that allows users to send encrypted messages and even cryptocurrencies over Twitter, announced a funding round Tuesday.

Business  ·  17 November 2020
Privacy

DOJ’s Crypto Framework Is ‘a Complete Disaster’ for Digital Privacy Rights

The U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement framework may pose a serious threat to the digital privacy rights of crypto users.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 October 2020
Ethereum

Prospective Node Operators Stake $125M in ETH to Participate in NuCypher Encryption Network

Encryption startup NuCypher has finished distributing its network’s native token, NU, to over 2,000 prospective node operators.

Tech  ·  30 September 2020
Privacy

Cryptocurrencies Have ‘No Way’ to Comply With US Anti-Encryption Bills

U.S. Senate bills meant to crack down on encryption could have negative effects for privacy-oriented tech, including cryptocurrencies, entrepreneurs and critics say.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 July 2020
Security

Zoom Seeks to Deflect Privacy, Security Concerns With Keybase Buy

Zoom, the popular-by-necessity video conferencing service, has acquired Keybase in a bid to bring end-to-end encryption to its paying customers.

Tech  ·  7 May 2020
SAFTs

Polychain, Bitmain Back $10.7 Million SAFT for Encryption Startup NuCypher

NuCypher has raised $10.7 million in a SAFT with Polychain, Bitmain and others. It's also launched the testnet for its suite of encryption services.

Markets  ·  7 October 2019
Venture Capital

Data Privacy Startup StrongSalt Raises $3 Million for Encrypted API Service

StrongSalt aims to bring standardized encryption techniques to the blockchain and will showcase its API product later this year.

Markets  ·  26 September 2019
Stellar

Stellar Investment Could Make Crypto as Easy as Chat

Stellar makes a bet that Keybase can port easy end-to-end encryption over to person-to-person payments in cryptocurrency.

Markets  ·  8 March 2018
Cryptography

Quantum Computers Could Jack Your Crypto Private Key in 10 Years, Researchers Say

Bitcoin wallets might be in trouble if quantum computers advance as quickly as some researchers have projected.

Markets  ·  9 November 2017
News

Chain and Thales Interlock for Blockchain Key Security Solution

French cyber-defense and aerospace firm Thales has launched a new integration with blockchain startup Chain aimed to boost blockchain security.

Markets  ·  30 March 2017
Privacy

2016: The Year Zcash Entered Blockchain’s History Books

Researcher Nolan Bauerle looks at Zcash, its privacy-powered blockchain technology and how he believes it could empower economics in the future.

Tech  ·  6 January 2017