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11.01 / 01:31

Blockchain Digital regulation privacy rights Blockchain privacy groups urge new US Congresspeople to protect privacy rights

Fight for the Future, a digital rights advocacy group, has posted an open letter on its website encouraging the new class of United States congresspeople to protect privacy. The letter has attracted dozens of companies and organizations as cosigners.

10.01 / 20:15

Altcoin privacy Cryptography network manta Manta Network conducts record-breaking Trusted Setup ceremony, 4,000+ contribute

Manta Network has recently completed the largest trusted setup ceremony ever, with over 4,000 people participating, according to a press release provided to Cointelegraph. The setup was done in order to help create MantaPay, an app that intends to allow for private payments between individuals.

05.01 / 11:09

Twitter Hackers privacy data information Twitter data breach: Hacker put 200M users' private information up for grabs

200 million Twitter users’ private information, including their email addresses, was put for sale after a breach exposed 400M users’ private information in the last week of December 2022.

24.12 / 02:15

Mining regulation Trading privacy Broker U.S. delays crypto tax reporting rules, as it still can’t define what a 'broker' is

A key set of crypto tax reporting rules is being delayed until further notice under a decision made by the United States Treasury Department. The rules were supposed to be effective in the 2023 tax filing year, in accordance with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in November, 2021.

07.12 / 13:15

privacy ConsenSys MetaMask Customer Developer of Popular MetaMask Wallet Reduces Customer Data Retention to 7 Days After Backlash From Community

ConsenSys, the developer of the popular crypto wallet MetaMask, has reduced the retention of MetaMask user data to 7 days following massive community backlash.

30.11 / 17:01

Blockchain Technology privacy data zkSync Digital identity platform integrates with zkSync for on-chain KYC

RNS.id, a digital Web3 identity platform developed to support the application and issuance of sovereignty-backed IDs, announced on Nov. 30 that it is integrating with zkSync for on-chain KYC. RNS.ID indicated in a release shared with Cointelegraph that its on-chain KYC solution is designed on a “privacy engine” to encrypt users' identity attributes or properties into different “hashed slices” with multiple signature verifications.

30.11 / 09:23

business Blockchain privacy IBM Blockchain-based supply chain platform canned by IBM and Maersk

United States technology company IBM and Danish logistics firm Maersk have decided to discontinue their co-developed blockchain-backed supply chain platform, TradeLens, citing a lack of “global industry collaboration” as a key reason behind the decision.

24.11 / 13:51

wallet privacy community MetaMask user data Leading Crypto Wallet MetaMask Reveals it Collects User Data, Faces Backlash From Community

Major Ethereum (ETH)-focused blockchain company ConsenSys updated its privacy policy on Wednesday, stating that the popular crypto wallet MetaMask will be collecting certain user data - much to the dissatisfaction of the privacy-loving community. The wallet co-founder, however, said that this can be "fixed soon."

22.11 / 15:23

defi privacy Uniswap user data Uniswap Decentralized Exchange New Privacy Policy Says Platform Will Collect User Data – Here’s What’s Included

Major decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap has upgraded its privacy policy and now collects certain on-chain and off-chain data from users, a move that has attracted the ire of some members of the crypto community.

11.10 / 14:17

Ethereum regulation privacy European Commission European Authorities Want Automated Software to Monitor DeFi Activity on Ethereum Blockchain

23.09 / 04:23

business privacy Developers Test testing Many NFT projects lack adequate smart contract testing, says nameless founder

Jimmy McNelis, the founder of Web3 tech firm nameless, says there are too many NFT projects rushing to market without proper smart contract testing — potentially leading to millions lost.

19.09 / 07:13

Blockchain Adoption Binance privacy 3 barriers preventing Web3 mass adoption — Trust Wallet CEO

Widespread adoption of Web3 mayeventually become a reality but Trust Wallet CEO Eowyn Chen foresees three main barriers standing in the way of mass adoption.

18.09 / 01:57

Law SEC privacy Coinbase is fighting back as the SEC closes in on Tornado Cash

On Sept. 8, Coinbase announced it was bankrolling a lawsuit against the United States Treasury Department. The cryptocurrency exchange is funding a lawsuit brought by six people that challenges the sanctions on Tornado Cash. And on Sept. 9, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler announced he was working hard with Congress to create legislation to increase cryptocurrency regulations.

17.09 / 23:59

markets privacy avalanche Binance Coin Here’s why Binance Chain (BNB) will face an important price test on September 30

BNB, the native token of Binance’s BNB Chain, entered a symmetrical triangle formation on Aug. 10, when it first faced the descending trendline at the $335 resistance. The following five weeks have been a struggle around $280, the exact intersection between the two conflicting ascending and descending patterns.

09.09 / 12:03

Blockchain privacy fees MetaMask How to add Arbitrum to MetaMask?

Arbitrum is one of Ethereum’s layer-2 scaling solutions designed to improve smart contracts’ efficiency and transaction execution on the network while reducing fees drastically and adding extra privacy features. L2 networks are software that sit on top of the base layer of a blockchain like Bitcoin or Ethereum to boost the platform’s efficiency and offer inexpensive transactions.

02.09 / 09:13

Blockchain Twitter DEX privacy dYdX ends contentious promo claiming 'overwhelming demand'

Decentralized crypto derivatives exchange dYdX says it has ended its short-lived and contentious $25 first deposit bonus promo, amid a wave of backlash over its facial recognition requirements for new users.

01.09 / 23:15

business privacy security Decentralized Exchange Crypto users Crypto users push back against dYdX promotion requiring face scan

Many users on social media have been lambasting decentralized exchange dYdX over the identification verification process to receive a sign up and deposit bonus of $25.

28.08 / 18:13

privacy security identity Coronavirus Soulbound Tokens vs Self-Sovereign Identity: Web3’s Search for a Digital ID Solution

20.08 / 01:43

regulation privacy network FTX blocks Aztec Network privacy DApp, calling it a ‘high risk’ mixer

FTX has reportedly begun blocking accounts that have sent coins through zk.money, a private layer-2 chain provided by the Aztec Network on Ethereum. According to Twitter users, FTX has identified the DApp as a mixer — a service it deems a “high-risk activity” prohibited by the exchange.

19.08 / 05:35

Government Ethereum privacy Wife of arrested Tornado Cash dev forbidden to speak with him — Rally organized

Ksenia Malik, the wife of Tornado Cash creator Alexey Pertsev Wife has lashed out at Dutch authorities for treating her husband like a "dangerous criminal" following his arrest last week.

18.08 / 11:57

Blockchain Law regulation privacy Law enforcement should give up trying to access everyone's data, says legal expert

While some think the Tornado Cash ban may negatively impact other projects focusing on privacy, others believe that these projects will keep pushing forward and keeping their commitments to anti-censorship and decentralization.

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