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17.08 / 21:15

Government Law regulation privacy Tornado Cash sanctions will ultimately undermine the US and strengthen crypto

The United States' move to sanction the open-source code that makes up the Tornado Cash privacy protocol may be shocking, but it’s not surprising. America has been tightening her grip over the global financial system for decades, ostensibly to cut down on bad behavior, but also to project power abroad.

17.08 / 07:51

Blockchain Adoption regulation privacy Disaster manta Tornado Cash ban could spell disaster for other privacy protocols — Manta co-founder

There are mounting concerns that recent United States government sanctions against Tornado Cash will become a “slippery slope” for Web3 privacy that could eventually make the entire space “meaningless.”

16.08 / 17:53

Government Law regulation privacy Tornado Cash shows that DeFi can’t escape regulation

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued sanctions against Tornado Cash this month, marking its first action against a decentralized finance (DeFi) mixer in what may prove to be a watershed moment for DeFi regulation.

16.08 / 13:17

regulation privacy community Tornado Cash Latest: Community Fights Back Against Sanctions, TVL Dropped 26% Since US Treasury Decision

12.08 / 22:13

regulation Latin America privacy Mixers Crypto mixers Panamanian Regulator May ‘Swing the Ax’ after Bitcoin-friendly Bank Bans Use of Crypto Mixers

09.08 / 23:31

business Blockchain regulation privacy Anonymous user sends ETH from Tornado Cash to prominent figures following sanctions

On Tuesday, one day after the U.S. Treasury sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash for its alleged role in cryptocurrency money laundering operations, intervals of 0.1 Ether (ETH) transactions began materializing from the smart contract to prominent figures such as Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and American television host Jimmy Fallon. It is not possible to trace the source of the transactions per Tornado Cash design, and as a result, either one individual or multiple individuals or entities could be involved in the operation.

09.08 / 20:25

Blockchain regulation privacy debate Alchemy and Infura block access to Tornado Cash as Vitalik Buterin weighs in on debate

According to Twitter user @0xdev0, on Monday, Web 3.0 development platform Alchemy and Infura.io blocked remote procedure call (RPC) requests to cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, preventing users from accessing the applications. The day prior, the U.S. Treasury placed 44 smart contract addresses linked to Tornado Cash in the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list. U.S. persons and entities are prohibited with blockchain or business interactions with Tornado Cash under such sanctions, with the possibility of criminal liabilities for violations.

09.08 / 20:07

Blockchain Ethereum privacy security Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Lists 'Worthwhile' Ideas for Developers to Work On

08.08 / 21:01

business privacy Vitalik Buterin proposes stealth addresses for anonymous NFT ownership

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has suggested there may be a “low-tech approach” to incorporating privacy features ito nonfungible token, or NFT, transactions.

08.08 / 13:21

CBDC privacy Society Central Bank end How Central Banks and CBDCs Could End Democracy

26.07 / 15:27

privacy Central Bank Cash China CBDC NOT Official explains why China CBDC should not be as anonymous as cash

China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) should not be as anonymous as cash, the head of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) digital currency institute declared.

18.07 / 16:05

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15.07 / 12:03

Blockchain defi privacy transactions Mixers Crypto mixers ATH Crypto mixers' popularity booms as illicit addresses push volumes to ATH: Report

As on-chain activities slow down during the crypto winter, usage of cryptocurrency mixers has doubled in 2022, with addresses classified as "illicit" being the top contributor.

11.07 / 13:53

Blockchain privacy Decentralization Dapps Want a compelling use case for privacy blockchains? Look no further than dating

The excitement surrounding Web3 is palpable — and undeniable. Projects are flooding into the space to build cutting-edge versions of the sites and apps served up by centralized Web2 rivals, covering every sector imaginable.

07.07 / 21:03

Blockchain defi privacy open Controversial mixer Tornado Cash open-sources UI code

Popular cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash has fully open-sourced its user interface (UI) code — a move its developers say fulfills their mandate of complete decentralization and transparency.

06.07 / 03:27

cryptocurrency Crime privacy Smuggling Spanish Police Spends USD 115K on Crypto Monitoring Technology to Fight Drug Smuggling

The Spanish police force has announced that it will invest in tech platforms that will help officers catch drug traffickers who make use of cryptoassets.

01.07 / 20:39

cryptocurrency regulation privacy Exchange Anti-money laundering Global Anti-Money Laundering Watchdog Presses Countries, Crypto Exchanges to Implement Key Requirement Faster

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is intensifying its pressure on virtual asset service providers (VASPs) and countries to accelerate the implementation of its rules on digital assets, as only a quarter of responding jurisdictions are currently making efforts to pass legislation to implement the organization’s key requirement, indicates the organization’s recent report.

30.06 / 13:21

regulation Europe privacy EU Institutions Reach Provision Agreement On Controversial 'Unhosted Wallets' Regulation

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached a provisional agreement on the Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) that is to ensure crypto transfers can be traced and that transactions considered suspicious are blocked, potentially paving the way for tougher enforcement by the European Union.

30.06 / 07:59

NFT privacy security phishing recommendations NFT Giant OpenSea Shares 5 Safety Recommendations as Users' Emails Leaked

Major NFT marketplace OpenSea warned their users that their emails have most likely been leaked and reminded them of 5 recommendations on how to protect yourself from email phishing attempts.

28.06 / 18:36

Blockchain Adoption privacy CBDCs ‘An Investment’ to Protect the Fiat System, Cash Will Disappear, Swedish Central Banker Says

A central bank digital currency (CBDC) is “an investment” to protect the current fiat monetary system, according to a central banker from Sweden, who also argued that cash will soon be history.

23.06 / 14:31

Blockchain Adoption defi privacy Financial Transparent financial systems won't get real traction, blockchain exec argues

As the conversation around privacy intensified with the recent Litecoin (LTC) upgrade called Mimblewimble and regulators’ reaction to the feature, Adrian Brink, the founder of blockchain protocol Anoma, weighed in on the topic and shared his perspectives to Cointelegraph.

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