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Profiting from a crypto mixer is likely illegal, experts say. (Wikimedia Commons)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Tech
Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet.
Profiting from a crypto mixer is likely illegal, experts say. (Wikimedia Commons)
By Daniel Kuhn
Apr 25, 2024 at 3:26 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2024
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersPrivacyMixersBitcoin FogTornado CashSamourai WalletMoney Transmitters
Death and the Devil Surprising Two Women by Daniel Hopfer ca. 1515 (Metropolitan Museum of Art/Creative Commons)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Reddit Is Making a Deal With the AI Devil
The social media giant's $60 million real-time data deal with Google is latest example of internet companies selling out their users who have nominally "consented" to share th...
Death and the Devil Surprising Two Women by Daniel Hopfer ca. 1515 (Metropolitan Museum of Art/Creative Commons)
By Harry Halpin
Mar 14, 2024 at 3:39 p.m. UTC
Mar 14, 2024
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(Tom S/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
How a Bitcoin Mixer Laundering Conviction Might Be Appealed
Roman Sterlingov was convicted on four charges related to operating the crypto mixer Bitcoin Fog, a decision noted defense attorney Tor Ekeland intends to challenge.
(Tom S/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Mar 13, 2024 at 5:31 p.m. UTC
Mar 13, 2024
OpinionThe NodeNewslettersBitcoin FogBitcoinPrivacyMixers
Rand Hindi, CEO of Zama (Zama)
Finance
Fully homomorphic encryption
Cryptography Firm Zama Raises $73M for 'Fully Homomorphic Encryption' Apps
The funding found was led by Multicoin Capital and Protocol Labs and included participation from Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko and Ethereum and Polkadot co-founder Gavin...
Rand Hindi, CEO of Zama (Zama)
By Jamie Crawley
Mar 7, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. UTC
Mar 7, 2024
Fully Homomorphic EncryptionFundraiseEncryptionCryptographyPrivacy
Shiba inu dog
Markets
Shiba inu
Shiba Inu Adopts Tech to Bring More Privacy to SHIB Token Holders
Shiba Inu ecosystem token TREAT will power a "new privacy layer" for the Shibarium blockchain.
Shiba inu dog
By Shaurya Malwa
Feb 29, 2024 at 4:21 a.m. UTC
Feb 29, 2024
Shiba InuMarketsPrivacy
(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)
Policy
Regulations
India CBDC Insider Reveals Current Stance of Country's Central Bank
India’s central bank is weighing CBDC privacy technology and crypto tax is not part of its domain, a senior official told CoinDesk.
(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)
By Amitoj Singh
Feb 2, 2024 at 12:30 a.m. UTC
Feb 2, 2024
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Privacy was a central concern for those responding to the Bank of England's ideas on a digital pound, but experts are hopeful. (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)
Policy
Analysis
UK's Digital Pound Approach Should Help Manage Privacy Concerns, Experts Say
The Bank of England's recent consultation saw 50,000 responses, many welcoming the digital pound's design but sharing concerns about privacy.
Privacy was a central concern for those responding to the Bank of England's ideas on a digital pound, but experts are hopeful. (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)
By Camomile Shumba
Jan 31, 2024 at 8:55 a.m. UTC
Jan 31, 2024
AnalysisDigital poundUKBank of EnglandHM TreasuryPrivacy
Zooko Wilcox (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)
Technology
Zcash
Zcash Developer Electric Coin CEO Zooko Wilcox Steps Down, Swihart Named to Role
The overseeing board of Zcash, known for its privacy-oriented "shielded" addresses or "z-addresses," credited Wilcox with delivery of "the first real-world application of zero...
Zooko Wilcox (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)
By Bradley Keoun
Dec 18, 2023 at 7:25 p.m. UTC
Dec 18, 2023
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Senator Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Warren’s Crypto Bill Is Likely Unconstitutional. It’s Also Unlikely to Pass
Democratic lawmakers signed on to sponsor the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act. The bill is bad for crypto in the U.S., even if it never gets through Congress.
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Dec 12, 2023 at 7:54 p.m. UTC
Dec 12, 2023
OpinionElizabeth WarrenCongressSenateHouseSurveillanceUnhosted WalletsAMLBank Secrecy ActPrivacyConstitutionRegulation
(Pixabay)
Policy
Bsn
China to Verify Citizens' Identities With New Blockchain-Based Platform
The announcement follows a government rule change to require social media influencers to display their real names.
(Pixabay)
By Sam Reynolds
Dec 12, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
Dec 12, 2023
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