Law Decoded: The guard changes, and with it, the tweets, Jan. 8–15
Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s…
Bittrex Won’t Disclose Why It Withdrew Support for Dash, Zcash, Monero – CoinDesk
Numerous exchanges, like Bittrex, have delisted coins that have features to protect user privacy. Explanations of why they’ve done so…
Tor-enabled Bitcoin nodes are back after bug on network
According to the latest data from node monitoring resource Bitnodes, Tor-enabled Bitcoin (BTC) nodes are back to normal following almost a…
Privacy Coin Firo Launches ‘Privacy by Default’ on Mainnet – CoinDesk
Privacy coin Firo, previously known as Zcoin, has launched the new protocol Lelantus on its mainnet. The implementation introduces “on-by-default”…
Treasury backs down: Crypto monitoring rule will wait until new administration
In response to a deluge of comments, the Treasury’s anti-money laundering office is slowing its roll on a rushed proposal…
IOTA blockchain used to track COVID-19 test results at Frankfurt Airport
Early on in the pandemic, the heightened need for various biosurveillance measures sparked interest in the relevance of privacy-enhancing technologies…
Regulators dial up the heat: Dash, ZEC and Monero reach boiling point?
On New Year’s Day, the U.S.-based crypto exchange Bittrex announced via Twitter that it was delisting three leading privacy coins:…
Wrapped Monero launches as exchanges crack down on privacy coins
Crypto custodian BTSE has launched an ERC-20 token that represents Monero (XMR) on the Ethereum blockchain, giving investors new exposure…
Trump bans Chinese payment apps, including AliPay and WeChat Pay
With just two weeks left in office, President Donald Trump has sent out a new executive order targeting Chinese payment…
Exploring the Particularities of Crypto Anonymity | CoinCodex
Jan 04, 2021 | Aaron Watts The On-Going Demand for Internet Privacy The last couple of years have led to…