Privacy

Bitcoin

Global Protests Reveal Bitcoin’s Limitations

Protesters across the globe are testing out bitcoin and other decentralized technologies – then promptly discovering their limitations.

Tech  ·  21 November 2019
Privacy

Maker of Wasabi Bitcoin Wallet Valued at $7.5M in First Equity Round

The privacy-centric Wasabi Wallet, launched by zkSNACKs in 2018, just raised its first equity investment from Cypherpunk Holdings, a publicly-traded Canadian fund.

Business  ·  21 November 2019
Bitcoin

How Bitcoin’s Lightning Can Be Used for Private Messaging

Bitcoin's lightning network might have a use case beyond faster and more scalable payments, thanks to an experimental version called Whatsat.

Tech  ·  9 November 2019
Exchanges

BitMEX Says Quality Check ‘Failure’ Led to Email Privacy Breach

The crypto-derivatives exchange says poor internal checks caused most of the exchange's clients to be exposed to privacy risks.

Markets  ·  4 November 2019
Privacy

Deloitte Adds Privacy Tech to Its Education-Credentials Blockchain

Professional services giant Deloitte has added zero-knowledge proof privacy tech to its enterprise blockchain offering.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 October 2019
Privacy

Zcash’s Halo Breakthrough Is a Big Deal – Not Just For Cryptocurrencies

CoinDesk's Mike Casey explores a technological breakthrough by the company behind the zcash cryptocurrency.

Tech  ·  14 October 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Dropping Lightning Capacity Might Not Be a Bad Thing

A look at some recent data around usage on bitcoin's lightning network.

Tech  ·  8 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
Bitcoin

Leadership Shakeup at Wasabi Wallet as Bitcoin Business Surges

Adam Ficsor, co-founder of the firm behind the privacy-centric Wasabi Wallet, is stepping down from his role as CTO.

Business  ·  6 September 2019
Europe

US Lawmakers to Discuss Facebook Libra on Swiss Visit: Report

Congresswoman Maxine Waters and other U.S. lawmakers will discuss Facebook's crypto project with the Swiss data privacy chief this week.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 August 2019
Europe

Global Regulators Warn on Privacy Risks of Facebook’s Libra

Data protection chiefs from across the globe have united to express concerns over the privacy risks posed by Facebook's cryptocurrency project.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 August 2019
Europe

Facebook Libra Hasn’t Responded to Information Request: Swiss Watchdog

Facebook hasn't responded to a request by Switzerland’s data privacy regulator for more details on Libra, despite the project being based in Geneva.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 July 2019
Regulation

Top Republican Touts Blockchain Privacy as Alternative to Regulating Big Tech

U.S. House minority leader Kevin McCarthy has argued for the use of blockchain networks in protecting users' data from "exploitation."

Policy & regulation  ·  16 July 2019
Ethereum

Why Ethereum’s Privacy Matters and What’s Being Built to Support It

With the goal of boosting adoption, these four projects are building tools that advance privacy on ethereum.

Tech  ·  23 June 2019