The Bank for International Settlement’s Project Tourbillon features two eCash prototypes, the first providing “unconditional payer anonymity” and the second being “more resilient” in security terms.
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Trezor Enables Coinjoin for Trezor T Model to Bolster a ‘New Era of Privacy’
According to Trezor, the crypto hardware wallet manufacturer, owners of the Trezor T model can now use a Coinjoin feature to preserve their privacy. Trezor had announced the Coinjoin feature’s impending arrival on the hardware wallet seven months ago, and the feature went live on April 19. Trezor Adds Coinjoin to Software Suite Owners of […]Powered by WPeMatico
Btcpay Introduces New Coinjoin Plugin for Enhanced Bitcoin Privacy for Merchants
On Monday, Wasabi Wallet and the open-source bitcoin payment processor Btcpay announced a new plugin for the Btcpay server. The plugin implements Wasabi’s Wabisabi coinjoin coordination protocol, allowing merchants to benefit from privacy enhancement. By activating the newly launched plugin, all the funds that merchants receive and send will be coinjoined, or mixed together with […]Powered by WPeMatico
Ethereum Could Benefit From Stealth Addresses Implementation, Says Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a research post that suggests using stealth addresses to enhance privacy-preserving transfers. Buterin detailed that stealth addresses can be implemented fairly quickly today on Ethereum and would significantly boost user privacy on the blockchain network. Buterin Suggests Stealth Addresses as a Solution to the Privacy Challenges in Ethereum Ecosystem Three […]Powered by WPeMatico
Blockchain could help anonymously document war crimes
Blockchain combined with decentralized storage could ensure data preservation and anonymity when reporting war crimes.
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Australian state police sets up crypto division to trace transactions
The use of crypto in criminal activity has reportedly significantly increased since the AFP made its first crypto seizure in early 2018.
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Can the government track Bitcoin?
The law enforcers like the IRS and FBI track Bitcoin with blockchain data and collaborate with private companies in an attempt to trace criminals and taxes.
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Are Bitcoin transactions anonymous and traceable?
Bitcoin transactions are easily traceable through blockchain explorers but do not directly reveal the identities behind Bitcoin wallet addresses.
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Crypto Community Responds to Tornado Cash Sanctions, Privacy Advocates Say ‘There Are Many Legitimate Reasons to Seek Financial Anonymity’
The U.S. government banning the ethereum mixing service Tornado Cash and the enforcement that has followed has the crypto community in an uproar about the event. A large number of crypto and privacy advocates have spoken out against the actions the government has taken so far, and the nonprofit advocacy group Fight for the Future […]Powered by WPeMatico
Official explains why China CBDC should not be as anonymous as cash
While cash is associated with more anonymity, it’s still less mobile and easy to use in large amounts than a digital currency, China’s CBDC project lead Mu Changchun said.
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