Encryption

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FluffyPony on Encryption, Clearview and How Coronavirus Could Impact Privacy

Nathaniel WhittemoreMar 6, 2020

The former lead maintainer of Monero and co-founder of Tari speaks about the state of global privacy

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Polychain, Bitmain Back $10.7 Million SAFT for Encryption Startup NuCypher

Brady DaleOct 7, 2019

NuCypher has raised $10.7 million in a SAFT with Polychain, Bitmain and others. It's also launched the testnet for its suite of encryption services.

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Zoom Seeks to Deflect Privacy, Security Concerns With Keybase Buy

Benjamin PowersMay 7, 2020

Zoom, the popular-by-necessity video conferencing service, has acquired Keybase in a bid to bring end-to-end encryption to its paying customers.

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Data Privacy Startup StrongSalt Raises $3 Million for Encrypted API Service

William FoxleySep 26, 2019

StrongSalt aims to bring standardized encryption techniques to the blockchain and will showcase its API product later this year.

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Stellar Investment Could Make Crypto as Easy as Chat

Brady DaleMar 8, 2018

Stellar makes a bet that Keybase can port easy end-to-end encryption over to person-to-person payments in cryptocurrency.

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Quantum Computers Could Jack Your Crypto Private Key in 10 Years, Researchers Say

Brady Dale

Bitcoin wallets might be in trouble if quantum computers advance as quickly as some researchers have projected.

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Encryption

Chain and Thales Interlock for Blockchain Key Security Solution

Garrett Keirns

French cyber-defense and aerospace firm Thales has launched a new integration with blockchain startup Chain aimed to boost blockchain security.

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Privacy

2016: The Year Zcash Entered Blockchain’s History Books

Nolan Bauerle

Researcher Nolan Bauerle looks at Zcash, its privacy-powered blockchain technology and how he believes it could empower economics in the future.

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Would an Encryption Ban Kill the UK’s Bitcoin Businesses?

Jon Southurst

What impact, if any, would a UK encryption ban have on bitcoin businesses? A few company representatives have spoken out about the government's plans.

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Crime

Bitcoin Ransomware Now Spreading via Spam Campaigns

Nermin Hajdarbegovic

Security firms McAfee and Symantec have issued warnings on CTB-Locker – bitcoin-demanding ransomware that is now being propagated via spam.

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A Bitcoin-Powered Marketplace Could Change the Future of Secrets

Luis Buenaventura

A decentralized platform for buying and selling secrets is sparking whispers in the industry about the future of transparency.

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Privacy

Popular Encryption Tool TrueCrypt Mysteriously Shuts Down

Joon Ian Wong

A popular open-source encryption program often used to secure desktop bitcoin wallets may have been compromised.

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Privacy

CERN Scientists Launch Encrypted Email Service With a Difference

Nermin Hajdarbegovic

ProtonMail is an encrypted email service that could help end government snooping – with a little help from bitcoin.

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