Tor

Brave Browser Was Exposing Addresses in Tor Mode for Months

Not only were .onion domain requests observable but so were all domains in Tor tabs. And they had been for months.

Tech  ·  22 February 2021

Bitcoin Core’s Latest Release Is Out: Here’s What’s in It

These new features don’t grab headlines every day, but the improvements they make to the Bitcoin network’s privacy, tooling and complex transaction logic are building a stronger foundation.

Tech  ·  14 January 2021
Hacks

Tor Developers Pursuing ‘Anonymous Tokens’ to Stop Hacks and DoS Attacks

Tokens could be included in a users traffic request, which would allow websites accessible through the Tor network to “intelligently prioritize which requests it answers.”

Tech  ·  18 November 2020
Funding

Tor Project Launches Membership Program to Boost Agility, Funds

After laying off a third of its staff in April, the project is looking for ways to increase the “diversity of funds" in its budget.

Business  ·  31 August 2020
Orchid

Binance Labs Leads $1M Seed Round in Crypto Tor Alternative HOPR

Binance Labs, the seed funding arm of the world’s largest crypto exchange, has made its first investment of 2020, backing privacy startup HOPR.

Business  ·  9 July 2020
Bitcoin

Start9 Labs Pitches a Private At-Home Server. And It Works

Start9 Labs’ Embassy server sets up its own private internet network and comes with its own operating system. We tried it.

Tech  ·  8 July 2020
Hacking

Fake Tor Browser Has Been Spying, Stealing Bitcoin ‘For Years’

Hackers have been distributing a compromised version of the official Tor Browser that's packed with malware designed to steal bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 October 2019
Bitcoin

Tor Makes Launching Bitcoin Lightning Nodes Easier for Users, Casa Finds

Casa CTO Jameson Lopp explained how Tor leapfrogs some of the thorny networking hurdles that come with setting up a node.

Tech  ·  13 May 2019
Binance

This Binance Labs-Backed Crypto Startup Wants to Anonymize Everything

Nym Technologies, a stealth startup sporting a roster of privacy activists and cryptography experts, plans "to anonymize the world."

Tech  ·  14 December 2018
Monero

A Small Crypto Coin Is Making Big Claims About a Private Proof-of-Stake

Even though it's yet to gain much notoriety, token project Spectre is innovating in a trending area – private staking for proof-of-stake blockchains.

Tech  ·  29 July 2018
Privacy

Tor and More: Bitcoin Market OpenBazaar Adds Features in 2.0 Beta Release

The new version of the the P2P e-commerce network can be accessed via the anonymous Tor browser and can facilitate purchases when stores are offline.

Business  ·  11 September 2017
Startups

Coinkite Tor Release Lets Developers Bypass Bitcoin Bans

Bitcoin wallet and technology provider Coinkite has announced Bitkit, its bitcoin wallet API, is now available on Tor.

Business  ·  25 March 2015
Privacy

New Tool TorBan Helps Monitor Bitcoin-Over-Tor Attacks

A privacy researcher has created a monitoring tool called TorBan to check for attacks on bitcoin users over Tor.

Markets  ·  11 November 2014
Bitcoin

Bitcoin-Over-Tor Anonymity ‘Can Be Busted for $2,500 a Month’

Researchers at the University of Luxembourg have found that using bitcoin over Tor leaves users open to privacy-busting attacks.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 October 2014
Bitcoin

Could Eroding Net Neutrality Hurt Bitcoin?

If the FCC lets ISPs control which traffic travels most efficiently over the Internet, could bitcoin be in danger?

Policy & regulation  ·  25 June 2014