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24.04 / 13:49

Trading privacy Monero Monero 'falling wedge' breakout positions XMR price for 75% rally

Monero (XMR) price dropped by nearly 10% three days after establishing a week-to-date high around $290 on April 24. Nonetheless, several technical indicators suggest that the XMR/USD pair is poised to resume its uptrend over the next few months.

23.04 / 08:17

Blockchain Adoption privacy data mistakes The Metaverse needs to keep an eye on privacy to avoid Meta’s mistakes

Metaverse skeptics fear the prospect of unprotected data and large-scale user surveillance on a scale never seen before. Ironically, the largest company pushing the Metaverse, Meta (previously known as Facebook), has faced its own fair share of privacy scandals in the internet’s current iteration, culminating in Mark Zuckerberg being infamously hauled before the United States Congress to answer for Facebook's inability to combat hate speech and data privacy violations.

22.04 / 16:33

Binance privacy Exchange Binance Regional Head Agreed to Hand Client Data to Russia After Meeting – Reuters

A local representative for the major crypto exchange Binance has reportedly met with Russia’s financial intelligence unit, Rosfin, with officials asking the exchange to hand over client data to “help them fight crime.” Permission to hand over data was granted by a regional head of the exchange, Reuters reported today.

20.04 / 12:55

Google privacy Privacy-Focused Brave Browser Aims to 'Cut Out' Google With De-AMP

The popular crypto-native browser Brave has taken another step toward improving user privacy by announcing the "De-AMP" feature, which would "cut out" Google and enable users to visit publishers' websites directly.

15.04 / 21:17

Blockchain Technology regulation privacy Tornado Cash OFAC Tornado Cash says it's using Chainalysis oracles to block access from OFAC sanctioned addresses

On Friday, Tornado Cash announced that it was using oracle contracts from Chainalysis to block wallet addresses sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC. The move comes after the U.S. Department of the Treasury linked North Korean cybercriminal Lazarus Group as an alleged perpetrator for the recent $600 million+ Ronin Bridge exploit. As told by blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, the hackers have sent approximately $80.3 million worth of Ether (ETH) through Tornado Cash. "Maintaining financial privacy is essential to preserving our freedom; however, it should not come at the cost of non-compliance," said the Tornado Cash team.

13.04 / 15:47

regulation privacy Central Bank Central Banks Struggle With Privacy-related CBDC Headaches

As a number of countries across the globe are working on developing their respective central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), ensuring a separation between identity and transaction data could produce a better environment for privacy protection and could lead to public confidence and trust in using CBDCs, according to a recent paper released by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

10.04 / 12:19

markets Investments privacy Monero Monero defies crypto market slump with 10% XMR price rally — what's next?

Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero (XMR) rallied by nearly 9.5% in the past week compared with the crypto market's decline of 8.5% in the same period. What's more, the XMR/USD pair has broken above a strong, multi-month resistance trendline, hinting at more upside ahead.

07.04 / 02:37

Altcoins regulation privacy security More Problems Building up for Iris-Scanning Crypto Firm Worldcoin

The eyeball-scanning crypto startup Worldcoin has been hit with another setback – with a report alleging user anger with the company, and some accusing its architects of being “thieves.”

06.04 / 18:25

privacy Central Bank European Commission digital euro Here's How You Can Help Shape Digital Euro

Amid an intensification in the European Union’s crypto-focused legislative efforts, the European Commission has launched a new consultation on its digital euro central bank digital currency (CBDC) project. The procedure will allow interested stakeholders who want to help shape a digital euro to voice their opinion to Brussels, with privacy concerns likely to rank as one of the leading topics.

01.04 / 13:25

cryptocurrency privacy NOT EU Draft Regulation Threatens Crypto Industry But the Fight Is Not Over Yet

Yesterday’s decision by lawmakersto approve controversial amendmentsto the Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) could put many crypto exchanges in jeopardy in the European Union. However, the crypto sector is determined to keep fighting against the looming clampdown, as indicated by recent statements by industry representatives.

31.03 / 18:31

cryptocurrency privacy committee European Parliament Committee Passes Controversial Crypto Regulation of 'Unhosted Wallets'

In another installment of the European Union’s discussions on the controversial Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR), theEuropean Parliament’s Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)haspassed a controversial draft that could exert a negative impact on the industry.

30.03 / 22:01

Blockchain Polygon privacy identity Agency Polygon ID platform seeks to enhance self-agency and privacy in the Web3 space

Layer-two Ethereum scaling solution, Polygon has announced the establishment of Polygon ID, an identity platform designed to complement the decentralized finance and decentralized application (dApp) economies by providing users greater privacy and sovereignty within Web3.

30.03 / 19:01

cryptocurrency privacy community Crypto Industry Rallies Ahead of Vote on Controversial EU Crypto Regulation

As the European Union institutions are advancing their discussions on the controversial Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR), crypto industry representatives are looking to hamper the proposal’s potentially harmful impact on the sector’s future development.

28.03 / 13:37

cryptocurrency regulation privacy Crypto Industry Fights Back Against EU 'Unhosted Wallet' Propaganda

The global crypto industry is increasingly fighting back in response to regulatory proposals they consider harmful to the sector’s future development.

27.03 / 17:05

privacy Zcash AML Monero privacy coins regulatory Privacy coins are surging. Will regulatory pressure stall their stellar run?

Recent weeks saw a massive surge of the so-called privacy coins’ prices — namely Monero (XMR), Dash (DASH), Zcash (ZEC) and Haven Protocol (XHV). As many other cryptocurrencies and the industry at large faced immense regulatory pressure amid the war in Ukraine, one narrative that began taking hold in the crypto space was the potential of such privacy-enhancing assets to provide investors a greater level of financial anonymity. But, can privacy coins deliver on Bitcoin’s (BTC) original promise?

26.03 / 16:21

Adoption regulation privacy Exchange FATF Travel Rule Now Law in Sout Korea – But Crypto Exchanges Are Still Struggling with it

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s Travel Rule is now compulsory in South Korea – but critics have decried the nation’s lack of preparedness for the measure.

23.03 / 14:03

Altcoins privacy security Investment valuation Crypto Project Worldcoin to Raise USD 100M at USD 3B Valuation - Report

Major crypto exchange Coinbase-backed startup Worldcoin is reportedly set to raise USD 100m through the sale of its tokens, valuing the total supply of the tokens at USD 3bn.

17.03 / 17:25

Adoption privacy security Investment data privacy Worldcoin Pulls Out Of Numerous Countries Amid Data Privacy Concerns, Technological Challenges

Major crypto exchange Coinbase-backed startup Worldcoin has decided to stop operations in at least seven countries as a result of intensifying logistics challenges that are impacting the company’s launch plans.

17.03 / 00:59

regulation privacy Blockchain Association policy head: US shouldn't compete with China's CBDC using surveillance tools

Jake Chervinsky, head of policy at crypto advocacy group the Blockchain Association, said the United States should be careful to avoid a “totalitarian nightmare” in its potential launch of a central bank digital currency, or CBDC.

16.03 / 16:29

Blockchain regulation privacy Bitcoin Bitcoin Transactions Samourai Wallet Defends Need for CoinJoin While Wasabi Already Moved to Bar Some Bitcoin Transactions

Samourai Wallet, a mobile software wallet for Bitcoin (BTC), has defended the need for CoinJoins, insisting that they are not the same as coin mixers, but rather that they provide users with "basic financial privacy" that is not offered by public blockchains.

16.03 / 12:47

cryptocurrency privacy Legal Elliptic Claims Breakthrough in Search for Russian Crypto Sanctions Evaders

“Crypto forensics firms” such as Elliptic and Chainalysis appear to be making a name for themselves in the international media – with their blockchain analysis tools allowing them to allegedly make key advances in Western governments’ search for crypto-using Russian sanction evaders.

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