Privacy Week

Privacy Coin Monero in Focus
Privacy Coin Monero in Focus
As part of CoinDesk’s Privacy Week, Grid News Tech Reporter Benjamin Power shares insights into his latest report on privacy coin monero, which has come under fire for emergin...
Privacy Coin Monero in Focus

Cryptographer David Chaum writes about the founding principles of Web 3. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos - Corbis/Getty Images)
Internet Privacy Is an Inalienable Right
Digicash inventor David Chaum weighs in on the founding principles Web 3 needs. This post is part of CoinDesk's Privacy Week series.
Cryptographer David Chaum writes about the founding principles of Web 3. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos - Corbis/Getty Images)

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Monero: The Privacy Coin Explained
Privacy coins built on their own blockchains have a firm hold within the larger cryptocurrency community, even as regulators and exchanges seek to limit their adoption. This p...
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What If We Get Online Privacy Right? A Glimpse of 2035
Here’s what a day in the life would look like if we nail privacy infrastructure, fix the policy and squash the forces behind that “creepy feeling.” This post is part of CoinDe...
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Illustration: Yunha Lee
How Popular Are Crypto Mixers? Here’s What the Data Tells Us
Volume data suggests crypto coin mixing is not as prevalent as one might think. This article is part of CoinDesk's Privacy Week.
Illustration: Yunha Lee

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The Trojan Horse of Privacy
For privacy to take off, it needs to stop being the value proposition. It's got to be a gift people don't notice. Think apps first, privacy second, futurist Dan Jeffries write...
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The Privacy Boom Is Going to Change Everything
The public is wising up to the harms of surveillance. Investors see opportunity, but activists say fixing privacy requires more than new widgets. This article is part of CoinD...
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CoinDesk Kicks Off Privacy Week
CoinDesk Kicks Off Privacy Week
It’s Privacy Week at CoinDesk, where it will be publishing articles all week on privacy issues ranging from corporate to government surveillance, to sharing of personal inform...
CoinDesk Kicks Off Privacy Week

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Bitcoin Isn’t Private – But Its Recent Taproot Upgrade Will Help
The upgrade could give the network a much-anticipated privacy boost once its effects ripple throughout the ecosystem.
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Chelsea Manning (Illustration by Rachel Sun)
Chelsea Manning on the Sad State of Online Privacy
“I have zero hope at a policy level,” says the whistleblower turned security consultant. “This is a cultural issue.” This interview is part of CoinDesk's Privacy Week.
Chelsea Manning (Illustration by Rachel Sun)