Ethereum gets private on-chain voting tool through a16z’s ‘Cicada’

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Zero-knowledge proofs now live on Bitcoin

Competition in zero-knowledge technology is heating up ZeroSync is joined by others in what is an increasingly crowded field of developers interested in privacy, security and access to the world’s largest and most important blockchains. Others like StarkWare, having first tested on Ethereum, have also started to migrate to Bitcoin. With ZK rollups now overhauling…

Blender coin mixer may have rebranded, likely remains in use by Lazarus Group

Ad The coin mixer Blender has likely rebranded and could still be in use among North Korean groups, according to a report from analytics firm Elliptic on Feb. 13. Elliptic says that although Blender stopped operating in April 2022, it has likely rebranded as “Sinbad” based on several facts and patterns it has observed. Blender’s…

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin describes his vision for stealth addresses

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has put forward a general approach to stealth addresses, as seen on his personal blog on Jan. 20. Stealth addresses, as described by Buterin, circumvent the fact that public blockchains like Ethereum reveal a significant amount of transaction data. Stealth addresses essentially conceal the recipient of certain transactions. Stealth addresses also…

SEC allegedly leaked crypto miner names, emails

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegedly leaked the personal data of crypto miners, according to a Jan. 17 report by the Washington Examiner. The right-wing news outlet said that the SEC leaked that data during its investigation of Green, a blockchain project that is building a decentralized power grid. The project’s user base consists…

TOR network DDOS attacks lead to I2P solution for Bitcoin Privacy apps

Bitcoin privacy apps and lightning nodes have been struggling with DDOS issues for most of this year, as TOR, the network used by many of these applications, has been under attack. In response, the team behind the MercuryWallet application decided to make their wallet work with both TOR and I2P, a decentralized network that provides…

LiquidFactory.io to launch privacy network auction-style NFT marketplace

Kucoin Exchange Company in Africa KuCoin is a global cryptocurrency exchange for numerous digital assets and cryptocurrencies which was launched in September 2017, KuCoin has grown into one of the most popular crypto exchanges and already has over 8 million registered users across 207 countries and regions around the world.​ Known as the “People’s Exchange”, KuCoin operates in Seychelles, providing users with 24/7 multi-language customer services. Learn More…

MetaMask privacy concerns, ConsenSys responds to the backlash

On Dec. 5, CryptoSlate ran an article on privacy concerns related to the use of MetaMask wallet, specifically how a recent public disclosure revealed the logging of user IP addresses. In response to the backlash, MetaMask’s parent company ConsenSys released a statement addressing the concerns raised. Crypto community uneasy over data collection policy An updated…

Infura co-founder: MetaMask IP collection backlash is blown out of proportion

The co-founder of endpoint provider Infura, Michael Wuehler, said the fuss about MetaMask collecting IPs is “vastly blown out of proportion.” Agree.. it’s also incredible for millions to install MM and instantly witness and participate in web3. Our knowledge of IP address data and somehow exploiting that is vastly blown out of proportion. Simple solution,…

Coin Center sues US Treasury over Tornado Cash sanctions

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Another Spot Bitcoin ETF gets rejected by SEC; Google, Coinbase partner for crypto payments The SEC rejects WisdomTree’s Spot Bitcoin ETF, TampleDAO loses over $2.3M to a hack, and much more in this edition of CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily. 21 hours ago · 3 min read