2020-2-26 02:08 |
Remember the director in Valve's Left 4 Dead? One of Sony's latest patents means the PlayStation 5 (PS5) could provide a similar experience. At some point, we have to wonder if an increase in features is worth our privacy. origin »
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Fed Chairman Powell has given financial privacy advocates a glimmer of hope – and hinted at how the U.S. might competitively position a digitized dollar.
2020-2-13 03:15 | |
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Pseudonymous Lightning developer ZmnSCPxj has proposed self-payments as a way of adding more privacy to Lightning Network transactions. The post Paying Yourself? Self-Payments Could Be a Key to Lightning Privacy appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
2020-2-10 16:00 | |
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Artificial Intelligence [AI] and blockchain are two technologies that could reshape the way the world works in a few years. The question of 'what might happen if the two technologies are merged', is sThe post Blockchain and AI integration could help 'tackle privacy issues' appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-2-1 11:00 | |
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A privacy and scalability upgrade that could turn out to be one of bitcoin's largest to date has passed a couple of milestones that were little noticed outside technical circles.
2020-1-24 03:45 | |
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Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, has been the leading light of the crypto-market ever since its inception. The coin known for solving the double-spend dilemma, however, has been entangled The post Bitcoin's privacy war could be worse than the scaling war appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-1-21 17:00 | |
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Anonymity in crypto faces extinction after new EU law: “Only true privacy coins like Monero might stand the test of time and resist de-anonymization”
2020-1-18 05:02 | |
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Monero researchers have outlined a new system called “Triptych,” which could enhance Monero’s privacy and scalability. Triptych may or may not be introduced to future versions of Monero, but it has been described in full in a Jan.
2020-1-9 12:17 | |
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Mass surveillance can come in many different ways. Few people would expect balloons in the stratosphere to post a massive threat to consumer privacy. The concept of launching balloons into the stratosphere is not novel by any means.
2019-12-23 07:00 | |
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A new Bluetooth-based tech could snowball into a way to create truly private transactions, its creator says.
2019-12-19 13:00 | |
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Europe's central bankers have developed an "anonymity voucher" to give prospective CBDC users limited privacy in their retail transactions.
2019-12-18 20:45 | |
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Over the weekend, Ethereum went through a significant software upgrade, dubbed Istanbul. The hardfork brought several improvements to the network. And, it allowed the integration of a second layer scaling solution that promises to enable more than 3,000 transactions per second (TPS) while maintaining decentralization and privacy.
2019-12-9 16:57 | |
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As developers continue to improve Bitcoin security and scalability, one area that isn't receiving as much love is privacy. Cryptocurrency regulations have been an issue the space has been struggling wThe post Bitcoin's privacy could benefit from Litecoin's EB on MimbleWimble proposal appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-12-5 12:30 | |
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The claim that hired computing power could “break” the Mimblewimble privacy tool for Litecoin (LTC) is inaccurate, according to a response from the Grin development team. Weakness Did Not Reveal Final Senders or Receivers The Grin team admitted that the protocol held a known weakness, but directing hired computing power from AWS did not constitute an ‘attack’.
2019-11-20 20:47 | |
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Privacy-centric Verge (XVG) is preparing to conduct a hard fork that would change the way its halving is structured. As the amount of XVG that can be mined over time is limited, its price could be significantly impacted.
2019-11-18 15:00 | |
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Almost 200 developers are reviewing bitcoin improvement proposals that could usher in enhanced privacy and scalability for the premier cryptocurrency.
2019-11-18 22:20 | |
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Brave releases a new browser version. With Brave 1. 0, iPhone and iPad users will in future also be able to access the browser that promises data protection and privacy. Brave’s approach could fundamentally change the Internet: With their own token (BAT), users can donate rewards for content via the Brave platform – and in return […]The post Brave 1.
2019-11-14 16:51 | |
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Evidenced by growing initiatives such as Lightning Network, the crypto-community has made more efforts towards improving the Bitcoin ecosystem. A recent Longhash report highlighted two currently-in-review Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIP) known as Schnorr and Taproot, which could push the needle further in the right direction, if they gain consensus among the nodes on the network.
2019-10-31 00:30 | |
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The Litecoin Summit is unfolding in Las Vegas, and MimbleWimble is center stage. Litecoin is on its way to becoming a privacy coin, which for Charlie Lee is about fungibility. The privacy push is a risky one that could cost the coin exchange listings in some countries.
2019-10-31 03:17 | |
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If MimbleWimble is implemented on Litecoin, regulators could in fact, classify the cryptocurrency in the same bracket as privacy coins like Monero, ZCash, and Dash. This sentiment was echoed by LTC dev ‘ecurrencyhodler‘ shortly after the draft proposal was dropped by Litecoin Foundation, a draft which expanded on its implementation specs.
2019-10-25 16:00 | |
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Monero, the privacy centered cryptocurrency has been struggling to make some ground as its price continued to move sideways ever since the massive fall on 24th September. The altcoin was trading at $54.
2019-10-20 07:59 | |
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Zk-STARKs have been long hyped up as a replacement for Zcash’s Zk-SNARK system, for one simple reason: they don’t require the trusted setup, which (if compromised) could allow an attacker to mint unlimited coins.
2019-10-19 20:22 | |
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An experimental application could help decentralized exchanges comply with regulations without compromising user privacy. Announced jointly today by DeversiFI and the identity management platform, Iden3, the TrustCommunity experiment application allows anyone to create sovereign identities that could be used across multiple applications and protocols.
2019-10-2 17:09 | |
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The debate over the police using machine learning is intensifying – it is considered in some quarters as controversial as stop and search. Stop and search is one of the most contentious areas of how the police interact with the public.
2019-9-21 12:00 | |
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The delisting of privacy coins like monero, zcash, and dash is becoming something of a trend in Asia, and could soon expand elsewhere. In the wake of the intra-governmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issuing new global standards, Korean exchanges Okex and Upbit have announced they will delist and put warnings on several privacy coins […] The post FATF-Driven Delistings Capture the Criminalization of Privacy appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2019-9-17 11:30 | |
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Facebook’s popularity among masses drove it to venture into crypto ecosystem, releasing the whitepaper of Libra. But the project has faced my bumps since its very announcement. Before the project could even take off, it faced backlash from policymakers from across the globe citing privacy concerns looming over Facebook.
2019-9-15 10:31 | |
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Google released Android 10 last night to all Pixel phones. The update brings some nifty features like system-wide dark mode, a new gesture navigation system, and smart replies in notifications.
2019-9-4 11:11 | |
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What if you could use everyday computer hardware to make money while you slept? Wouldn’t you start right away? I caught the cryptocurrency bug shortly after the launch of Bitcoin and became very passionate about mining after that.
2019-9-3 19:39 | |
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Facebook is offering thousands of dollars as a reward for those testers who find bugs in its upcoming Libra cryptocurrency. Libra Invites Your Security and Privacy Review of its Architecture and Design Facebook envisages empowering billions of people all over the world through its single global ‘cryptocurrency’, Libra.
2019-8-29 01:00 | |
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For traders who regularly use multiple exchanges, keeping track of open positions and market fluctuations can be a daunting task, requiring a high level of diligence to monitor all of their positions.
2019-8-23 14:55 | |
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By CCN Markets: Monero has been trapped in range accumulation for over a year now. Since August 2018, the cryptocurrency has been range trading in a wide range between $40 and $120 with a midpoint at $80.
2019-8-21 21:30 | |
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As our computing power increases, we edge ever closer to “quantum” computers, machines capable of solving complex problems using quantum mechanics, which traditional “bit” based computers can’t effectively process.
2019-8-20 12:43 | |
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Centralized companies leaking data has become somewhat commonplace in recent years, and that is only slated to only get worse. With more and more of our lives online, we need systems in place to protect our digital information.
2019-8-19 00:22 | |
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Privacy coins provide a discreet alternative to Bitcoin and other popular cryptocurrencies. By hiding the details of your transactions, they ensure that nobody can see how much crypto you’ve transacted – or, at least, that nobody can see where you’ve sent your crypto.
2019-8-14 19:37 | |
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The Economic Times reports that India is gearing up to seek ‘adequacy’ status with the European Union‘s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a set of privacy laws adopted by the region in 2016 and enforced from last year.
2019-7-30 09:57 | |
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U. S. telecom giant Verizon appears ready to join the blockchain space as its website currently lists 35 vacancies requiring ‘blockchain technology knowledge’. Verizon Joins the Fray A recent LinkedIn post for blockchain-engineers indicates that telecom giant, Verizon, could be in the process of building a blockchain-based product focused on privacy, payments, and security.
2019-7-29 08:25 | |
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Researchers from Boston University (BU) have discovered a flaw in the Bluetooth communication protocol that could expose most devices to third-party tracking and leak identifiable data. According to the research paper — Tracking Anonymized Bluetooth Devices — detailed by Johannes K.
2019-7-18 10:19 | |
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Ever since Facebook released Libra’s whitepaper, governments across the world, including the U. S. government, have got their knickers in a knot. This could be due to Facebook’s history with user privacy, and its record of mistakes and mishaps over the years.
2019-7-17 19:30 | |
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The co-founder of Ethereum (ETH) Mihai Alisie considers that Facebook could erode users’ privacy with the new digital currency called Libra. As reported by Bloomberg, Mihai Alisie fears the erosion of privacy and corporate control of the network.
2019-7-13 18:55 | |
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One of the most concerning things to come from Facebook’s cryptocurrency reveal is the number of traditional finance players who are supporting it. These are many of the same people who shunned Bitcoin, and other cryptos, and still shun them.
2019-6-19 21:52 | |
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Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions.
2019-6-14 04:03 | |
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Hong Kong is waking up to the benefits of financial privacy using cash, reports claim, as protesters seek to hide their movements and identity. Hong Kong Pays Cash To ‘Avoid Tracking’ According to various reports surfacing on social media this week, participants in the ongoing rallies against the Hong Kong government are choosing to abandon payment methods which could track them.
2019-6-12 12:00 | |
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According to the nonprofit research and advocacy center called Coin Center, the proposed anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) regulations violate users’ privacy rights. Coin Center has urged Her Majesty’s Treasury not to implement these regulations.
2019-6-11 02:50 | |
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Yesterday, the Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto asset community woke up to a harrowing tidbit of news from Bloomberg Quint. An article, which cited a “draft bill”, revealed that regulators in India, from multiple financial and judiciary agencies, revealed that those who involve themselves in the “sale, purchase and issuance of all types” of crypto assets,.
2019-6-9 00:00 | |
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There is evidence that the second largest Zcash mining pool is censoring shielded (private) transactions. If more pools begin censoring shielded transactions it would make the privacy coin “mostly unusable,” according to one analysis.
2019-6-7 21:00 | |
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“The Eye of Sauron casts its gaze upon the Lightning Network. ”This is how Lightning Labs CTO Olaoluwa Osuntokun (aka, roasbeef) has heralded the coming of Watchtowers to the Lightning Network.
2019-6-3 17:43 | |
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Google is expanding its privacy audit to make third-party developer access to Chrome and Google Drive more secure. To that effect, developers must rework their Chrome extensions to request only minimum permissions without compromising their functionality “We’re requiring extensions to only request access to the appropriate data needed to implement their features,” Google outlined on its Safety and Security page.
2019-5-31 11:41 | |
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A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value.
2019-6-4 23:41 | |
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A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value.
2019-5-31 23:41 | |
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October 1, 2018, marked five years since I was imprisoned. My physical surroundings today are ironically similar to what they were after my arrest back in 2013. I’m in the SHU again (Special Housing Unit, aka “the hole”).
2019-5-29 22:50 | |
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Scam Sniffer uncovered the ad on Google, directing users to a phishing website The blockchain security company searched for the word ‘someium’ Soneium, a L2 blockchain, went live in August with the aim of boosting Web3 adoption A sponsored Google advert allegedly connected to Sony’s new blockchain project, Soneium, is a crypto wallet drainer.
Soneium's integration with Chainlink could significantly enhance blockchain interoperability and scalability, driving broader adoption and innovation. The post Chainlink Data Feeds go live on Soneium’s Minato testnet appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Sony Block Solutions Labs, a subsidiary of Sony Group, has unveiled plans to develop Soneium, an Ethereum Layer-2 network designed to accelerate blockchain technology adoption, according to an Aug.
Quick Take Bitcoin Bitcoin ETFs continued their positive momentum, recording their sixth consecutive trading day of inflows on Aug. 22, with a total inflow of $64. 8 million. BlackRock’s IBIT led the surge, attracting $75.
Sony Group has taken its first step into the crypto exchange industry by acquiring Amber Japan, a Japanese crypto exchange previously known as DeCurret. Tokyo-based Amber Japan, previously known as DeCurret, has announced a rebranding to S.BLOX following its acquisition…
Amber Japan was renamed S.BLOX. The firm is set to expand its services in collaboration with various Sony Group businesses. The post Sony Group expands crypto trading with Amber Japan’s rebranding appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Sony Bank starts a stablecoin proof-of-concept on the Polygon blockchain to assess legal issues around transferring fiat currency-pegged tokens.