Transaction Batching: Good for Fees, Bad for Privacy

Over the past few weeks, many people have noticed that bitcoin core network fees and transactions times have been a lot better than two months ago when fees reached highs of 1,000 satoshis per byte or $30-40 per transaction. Many people are wondering why these issues have subsided, and some people believe it is due … Read more

What Is Particl (PART)?

Bringing more privacy to the cryptocurrency ecosystem is not easy by any means. Several currencies focus on this area, yet only a few of them will succeed in the long term. Particl is a decentralized privacy platform designed to work with any cryptocurrency. It also packs a lot of additional functionality which is well worth looking … Read more

Wendy McElroy: Privacy Is the Virtue That Sparked the American Revolution

The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Section 2: The Moral Imperative of Privacy Chapter 6: Privacy is a Prerequisite of Human Rights Privacy is the Virtue that Sparked the American Revolution, Chapter 6, Segment 2 A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole … Read more

The Satoshi Revolution – Chapter 6: (Crypto) Privacy Prevents Violence and Crime (Segment 1)

The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Section 2 : The Moral Imperative of Privacy Chapter 6: Privacy is a Prerequisite of Human Rights by Wendy McElroy (Crypto) Privacy Prevents Violence and Crime (Chapter 6, Segment 1) Unlike the communities traditionally associated with the word “anarchy”, in a crypto-anarchy the government is not temporarily … Read more

What Is DigitalNote?

There is no shortage of cryptocurrency projects in the marketplace right now, even though most altcoins have no clear use cases or purposes. DigitalNote is an exception in this regard, as it focuses on providing untraceable encrypted messages, ASIC-resistant mining, and blockchain deposits with interest. Although some of these concepts can be found in other cryptocurrencies … Read more

Bitcoin Private Fork Aiming to Make Bitcoin Anonymous

Bitcoin’s latest fork is just weeks away and this one’s a little different from the rest. Rather than simply tinkering with Segwit or adjusting block sizes, Bitcoin private (BTCP) is adding zk-Snarks. The privacy enhancing feature is best known for its use in the Z family of coins including zcash, zclassic, and zencash. That’s not … Read more

What Is SmartCash?

With thousands of cryptocurrency projects in existence today, it is difficult to distinguish between individual concepts. We have seen an increase in the number of projects focusing on privacy and anonymity these days. SmartCash is one of the more recent cryptocurrencies to appear on people’s radars. Creating an incentivized, decentralized community capable of supporting SmartCash will not be … Read more

What Is PIVX?

Competition in the cryptocurrency ecosystem can only be considered a good thing. There is nothing wrong with taking an existing project, forking the code, and exploring different options down the line. That is exactly what happened with PIVX, as it is an original fork of Dash, another popular privacy-oriented cryptocurrency. PIVX stands for Private Instant Verified … Read more

The Satoshi Revolution – Chapter 5: Privacy, Anonymity, and Pseudonymity (Part 1)

The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Section 2 : The Moral Imperative of Privacy Chapter 5: Implementing Crypto Privacy by Wendy McElroy Privacy, Anonymity, and Pseudonymity (Chapter 5, Part 1) It is often said that there is a tradeoff between privacy and security…. Security is defined as the state of being free from … Read more