privacy

Consensus Magazine

Aztec network

Regulatory Pressure Did Not Shut Down Privacy Tool, Aztec Founders Say

Despite U.S. efforts to sanction Tornado Cash and other crypto privacy tools, Aztec says it shut down its Ethereum zero-knowledge tools for commercial reasons.

By Anna Baydakova

Sponsored

Mar 24, 2023 at 5:26 p.m. UTC

Mar 24, 2023

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Consensus Magazine

Consensus 2023

Marta Belcher: Reframing Privacy for the Digital Age

Somehow we accept that financial transactions get turned over to the government by default without a warrant, says civil liberties lawyer Marta Belcher, a speaker at this year's Consensus festival.

By Jeff Wilser

Sponsored

Mar 21, 2023 at 6:03 p.m. UTC

Mar 21, 2023

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Technology

Bitcoin

Privacy-Focused Wasabi Wallet Reinstates ‘Coin Control’ Feature in Latest Software Upgrade

The feature was reinstated after advanced users complained about the constraints of Wasabi’s automated version of coin control, called “privacy control,” introduced in a previous upgrade.

By Frederick Munawa

Sponsored

Mar 21, 2023 at 3:12 p.m. UTC

Mar 21, 2023

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Policy

Regulations

India’s Central Bank Seeking Privacy Legislation for Retail CBDC Users

The RBI is seeking a provision that would allow customers to delete transactions to maintain anonymity if they so choose to.

By Amitoj Singh

Sponsored

Mar 21, 2023 at 1:26 p.m. UTC

Mar 21, 2023

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Technology

Tornado cash

Tornado Cash Fork, Privacy Pools, Deployed on Optimism Testnet

Privacy Pools uses zero-knowledge proofs to prove that funds in anonymous transactions are not linked to criminal activity, such as North Korea’s $625 million hack on Axie Infinity.

By Sage D. Young

Sponsored

Mar 6, 2023 at 10:27 p.m. UTC

Mar 6, 2023

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Technology

Ethereum

Flashbots Makes Privacy-Enhanced Block Builder Open Source on Ethereum Testnet Sepolia

Research shared by the team details that block builders will be able to build blocks without accessing private data of users' transactions.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Sponsored

Mar 3, 2023 at 3:55 p.m. UTC

Mar 3, 2023

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Technology

Polygon

Polygon Rolls Out Zero-Knowledge, Privacy-Enhanced Identification Product

Under the design for Polygon ID, a bar owner could theoretically use the credential-verification system to verify a patron is of age, without ever having to look at any identification card.

By Bradley Keoun

Sponsored

Mar 1, 2023 at 6:32 p.m. UTC

Mar 1, 2023

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Consensus Magazine

Opinion

4 Reasons Why US Lawmakers Shouldn’t Back Sen. Warren’s Latest Crypto Bill

The Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act is unworkable and assuredly unconstitutional.

By Bill Hughes

Sponsored

Feb 15, 2023 at 1:52 p.m. UTC

Feb 15, 2023

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Consensus Magazine

Opinion

Blockchain Privacy Is at Risk in the EU

The EU's comprehensive Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation is ambitious and sets a high standard globally. Article 68, however, goes too far and poses a risk to innovation, privacy and security.

By Gary Weinstein

Sponsored

Feb 9, 2023 at 8:01 p.m. UTC

Feb 9, 2023

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Podcasts

Podcasts

Crypto Update Episode 1000 | Code vs. Values: The Crypto Twist on ‘Trust’

With bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies closing a successful January, plus a look at what trustlessness actually means in crypto, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup

By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust

Sponsored

Feb 1, 2023 at 8:03 p.m. UTC

Feb 1, 2023

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