Privacy

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

In a new blog, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlines a stealth address system that can help overcome the blockchain’s lack of privacy protections.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Jan 23, 2023 at 5:12 p.m. UTC

Jan 23, 2023

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Opinion

Privacy

Privacy Is a Human Right – and the 118th Congress Must Defend It

U.S. lawmakers must prevent the further erosion of our privacy rights by defending our right to use privacy-preserving tech and passing laws against unreasonable and constant...

By Lia Holland Eseohe Ojo

Jan 23, 2023 at 1:40 p.m. UTC

Jan 23, 2023

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Policy

Regulations

BlockFi Creditors Battle to Keep Their Details Secret

The legal tussle mirrors those already held for collapsed crypto lender Celsius and the FTX exchange.

By Jack Schickler

Jan 11, 2023 at 9:54 a.m. UTC

Jan 11, 2023

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Opinion

Zero-knowledge proofs

Zero-Knowledge Cryptography in 2023: The Year Privacy Becomes Practical

Four theories about how these privacy-preserving and blockchain-scaling solutions will change the industry.

By Alex Pruden

Dec 29, 2022 at 2:51 p.m. UTC

Dec 29, 2022

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Finance

Crypto long & short

5 Crypto Things That Riled Me Up in 2022

In case you were living in a Wi-Fi-less cave, there was plenty of unsavory stuff to pick from!

By George Kaloudis

Dec 25, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. UTC

Dec 25, 2022

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Podcasts

Zcash Doesn’t Need Your Trust - Most Influential 2022

On today’s show we look at the story behind the CEO who designed a protocol that radically improved privacy, courtesy of CoinDesk’s features reporter and assistant opinion edi...

By Adam B. Levine Adrian Blust

Dec 23, 2022 at 9:36 p.m. UTC

Dec 23, 2022

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Opinion

Elizabeth Warren's New Financial Surveillance Bill Is a Disaster for Privacy and Civil Liberties

The proposal would turn blockchains into permissioned ledgers surveilled by centralized gatekeepers.

By Marta Belcher

Dec 20, 2022 at 2:52 p.m. UTC

Dec 20, 2022

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Tech

Chelsea manning

Chelsea Manning: Crypto’s Privacy Problem Depends on Improving Its Technology

The whistleblower turned security consultant at blockchain startup Nym discusses why the issue of privacy is rooted in the underlying technology of crypto and why regulation i...

By Fran Velasquez

Dec 13, 2022 at 8:41 p.m. UTC

Dec 13, 2022

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