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Wasabi Wallet Is Revamping Its CoinJoin Design to Allow Bitcoin Mixing With Differing Values

Colin HarperAug 27, 2020

Wasabi Wallet's new protocol would allow users to coinjoin with differing values, which could give users greater flexibility when using the privacy feature.

Wasabi Wallet

Twitter Hacker Is Mixing Bitcoin Loot Using a Wasabi Wallet, Elliptic Says

Jaspreet KalraJul 17, 2020

According to the crypto analytics firm, 2.89 bitcoin associated with Wednesday’s security breach was moved to a Wasabi wallet late last night.

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Wasabi Wallet Patches Flaw That Could Have Thwarted Bitcoin Privacy Feature

Colin HarperSep 3, 2020

The flaw’s discovery is an example of cooperation in the open-source community, where devs are constantly tinkering to improve their peers’ software.

Grants

Summer 2020 Is Funding Season for Open-Source Bitcoin Development

Leigh CuenJun 25, 2020

The maker of Wasabi Wallet becomes the latest firm to support crypto coders with a 1 BTC donation to the Human Rights Foundation's Bitcoin Development Fund.

Privacy

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

Leigh CuenJun 10, 2020

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

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Privacy

EU’s Europol: Bitcoin Privacy Wallet ‘Not Looking Good’ For Law Enforcement

Alyssa Hertig

Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency, has its eyes on the popular bitcoin privacy tool Wasabi Wallet, documents verified by CoinDesk show.

Privacy

Developers of Ethereum Privacy Tool Tornado Cash Smash Their Keys

William Foxley

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

Lightning Network

Top Bitcoin Developers Face Off in a Lightning-Powered Boxing Match

Alyssa Hertig

The esports smackdown was meant to highlight the power of bitcoin's lightning network – since the cutting-edge payments system is fast, cheap and lets users send tiny payments, even a fraction of a cent.

Privacy

Maker of Wasabi Bitcoin Wallet Valued at $7.5M in First Equity Round

Leigh Cuen

The privacy-centric Wasabi Wallet, launched by zkSNACKs in 2018, just raised its first equity investment from Cypherpunk Holdings, a publicly-traded Canadian fund.

Privacy

Leadership Shakeup at Wasabi Wallet as Bitcoin Business Surges

Leigh Cuen

Adam Ficsor, co-founder of the firm behind the privacy-centric Wasabi Wallet, is stepping down from his role as CTO.

CoinJoin

A Battle Between Bitcoin Wallets Has Big Implications for Privacy

Christine Kim

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

Privacy

100 Bitcoin Users Perform What Might Be Largest ‘CoinJoin’ Transaction Ever

Alyssa Hertig

The startup behind the privacy-centric bitcoin app Wasabi Wallet recently brought together 100 people to collectively execute a "CoinJoin" transaction.