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Whether out of concern for personal security or a desire to preserve privacy, many Bitcoin developers are known to the world only by their pseudonyms.

By Alyssa Hertig

Jun 29, 2020 at 9:01 a.m. UTC

Jun 29, 2020

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Policy

Privacy

Human Rights Foundation Funds Bitcoin Privacy Tools Despite 'Coin Mixing' Legal Stigma

The Human Rights Foundation took a strong stance on bitcoin privacy tech Wednesday by announcing its new Bitcoin Developer Fund.

By Leigh Cuen

Jun 10, 2020 at 6:08 p.m. UTC

Jun 10, 2020

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Technology

Privacy

Developers of Ethereum Privacy Tool Tornado Cash Smash Their Keys

Developers of ether mixer Tornado Cash have destroyed their admin keys, turning the privacy tool into permissionless code.

By William Foxley

May 18, 2020 at 10:05 p.m. UTC

May 18, 2020

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A Battle Between Bitcoin Wallets Has Big Implications for Privacy

Bitcoin privacy wallet Samourai announced last Thursday that its primary competitor, Wasabi Wallet, is the target of an ongoing network attack.

By Christine Kim

Aug 6, 2019 at 4:00 a.m. UTC

Aug 6, 2019

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Coinjoin

Samourai Wallet Releases Privacy-Enhancing CoinJoin Feature

The new feature is easy to activate but may be difficult to execute at scale.

By Daniel Kuhn

Jun 25, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 25, 2019

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Privacy

Samourai, Nodl to Launch Bitcoin Lightning Node With Mixing Features

A new hardware partnership is helping the team behind Samourai Wallet extend their obsession with privacy to the world of bitcoin nodes.

By Leigh Cuen

Jun 10, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. UTC

Jun 10, 2019

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Privacy

Samourai Wallet Raises First Funding Round in Fight Against Bitcoin Surveillance

The team behind the privacy-centric Samourai Wallet has received a $100,000 investment to expand its offerings.

By Brady Dale

Jun 3, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 3, 2019

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Privacy

Google Policy Change Forces Bitcoin Wallet to Remove Security Features

Privacy-focused bitcoin wallet Samourai said Google's "extremely restrictive policies" forced exclusion of key security and privacy focused features from its application.

By Christine Kim

Jan 11, 2019 at 7:00 a.m. UTC

Jan 11, 2019

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