Polygon Acquires Ethereum Scaling Startup Mir for $400M
The Ethereum scaling network is undertaking another big-budget buy.
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Dec 9, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 9, 2021
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Polygon Merges With Hermez Network in $250M Deal
This is the first complete merger of one blockchain network into another.
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Aug 13, 2021 at 2:36 p.m. UTC
Aug 13, 2021
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US Financial Surveillance Agency Wants to Know More About Privacy Tech
The Treasury Dept. agency is asking privacy focused companies to participate in a virtual event aimed at boosting its understanding of privacy tech.
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May 27, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
May 27, 2021
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How Zero-Knowledge Proofs Provide Privacy on the Blockchain
Despite being a foundational reason for the creation of cryptocurrencies, the blockchain is not as private as many expected. Privacy coins are rising in popularity, and privac...
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Apr 26, 2021 at 3:40 p.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2021
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Fireblocks, Celsius Back Zero-Knowledge Credit Scoring for Institutional Crypto Traders
X-Margin’s real-time risk solution is working with crypto hedge fund Dunamis Trading.
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Apr 22, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 22, 2021
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Why Data Privacy Platforms Are Attracting Big Money and Attention from VC Firms
Venture-capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) led a $28M funding round for data privacy startup Aleo, which aims to launch a platform for programmable data privacy that lev...
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Apr 21, 2021 at 8:03 p.m. UTC
Apr 21, 2021
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A16z Leads $28M Funding Round for Data Privacy Platform Aleo
Aleo’s pitch is about building out a web platform that leverages zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs).
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Apr 20, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 20, 2021
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Ethereum's Top Dapps Are Increasingly Turning to 'Rollups': Here's Why
A majority of the top Ethereum-based decentralized applications (dapps) are switching to rollups, a layer 2 for increasing throughput.
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Oct 13, 2020 at 6:21 p.m. UTC
Oct 13, 2020
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Startup Aleo Wants to Help You Use the Internet Without Sacrificing Data Privacy
Aleo co-founder Howard Wu says a better data privacy model for both companies and consumers can be built using zero-knowledge proofs.
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Sep 24, 2020 at 7:50 p.m. UTC
Sep 24, 2020
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Fireblocks, X-Margin Partner to Offer Institutions Cross Margin Trading in Crypto Derivatives
The firms will leverage privacy enhancing zero-knowledge proof technology to enable institutional trading firms to cross margin and bilaterally trade derivatives from a single...
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Sep 8, 2020 at 1:02 p.m. UTC
Sep 8, 2020