Privacy


Finance

Privacy Will 'Become a More Popular Investing Theme': Barry Silbert

In an appearance this morning on CoinDesk TV’s "First Mover," Silbert said he believes privacy tech will be a draw for investors.

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Tech

Zcash Announces 'Halo Arc' and Timeline for Protocol Privacy Update

Halo Arc includes updates to Zcashd, an ECC Wallet prototype and the ECC wallet SDKs.

Zooko Wilcox, CEO of the Electric Coin Company (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

Tech

Signal Messaging App Launches MobileCoin Payments Feature in Beta

Yes, but: The feature will only be available to users in the U.K., and only on iOS and Android.

Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt 2017.

Tech

New Privacy Coin Iron Fish Launches Testnet With $5.3M in Funding

Iron Fish is betting there is still a demand for privacy coins in a crowded market.

Iron Fish

Videos

Massive Facebook Data Breach Leaks Personal Info of 500M Users

The phone numbers, email addresses and other personal data belonging to 533 million Facebook users have been found online following a massive data breach. "The Hash" panel discusses what happened and the risks people take with keeping their info on giant centralized social media networks.

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Tech

Sentinel’s Decentralized VPN Protocol Launches on Cosmos Mainnet

App developers can use the Sentinel Network to access Sentinel’s bandwidth marketplace for dVPN applications.

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Videos

What Chainalysis' Latest $100M Raise Says About the Demand for Blockchain Surveillance

Chainalysis just raised $100M in its latest funding round and now has a valuation of $2B. The firm provides blockchain analytical services to buyers, including government agencies, who want to uncover the owners of anonymous blockchain wallets. "The Hash" panel discusses where companies like Chainalysis fit into the blockchain ecosystem.

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Policy

People's Bank of China Official Says Fully Anonymous Digital Yuan ‘Not Feasible’

The central bank needs to balance privacy for users with "international consensus" on risk control, the director of the PBoC's Digital Currency Research Institute said

People's Bank of China's headquarters in Beijing

Videos

Google’s New Privacy Push Is Drawing Scrutiny From the Feds

Google’s plan to block third-party cookies and replace them with a group profiling system has reportedly drawn the attention of federal authorities because of antitrust concerns. “The Hash” panel discusses Google’s privacy push and what comes after cookies.

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Markets

Encrypted Messaging App Signal Now Accepts Crypto Donations

The nonprofit behind the popular messaging app is accepting donations in 12 cryptocurrencies through The Giving Block.

Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt 2017.