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Tech

Top privacy token Zcash falls 14% after key developer team quits over governance clash

ECC's CEO, Josh Swihart, claims the team was forced to leave because of changes that made their work untenable.

Zcash Founder Zooko Wilcox (CoinDesk)

CoinDesk Indices

Crypto Long & Short: Investors Are Hunting for Countercyclical Value in Privacy Coins

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Carter Feldman writes that the bear market makes this a prime moment for privacy coins, signaling growing user demand for true financial autonomy. Then, we dive into Ethereum with Andy Baehr’s “vibe check” – when ETH rallies, it may signal something larger is afoot.

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Markets

Binance to Delist Monero Privacy Token; XMR Slides

The crypto exchange will stop listing the token along with Aragon, Multichain and Vai as of Feb. 20.

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Tech

Zcash Developer Electric Coin CEO Zooko Wilcox Steps Down, Swihart Named to Role

The overseeing board of Zcash, known for its privacy-oriented "shielded" addresses or "z-addresses," credited Wilcox with delivery of "the first real-world application of zero-knowledge proofs."

Zooko Wilcox (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Finance

Horizen Scraps Privacy Coin Moniker Amid Regulatory Scrutiny

Horizen says it's now simply a layer 0 blockchain after deprecating the shielded pools on its main chain.

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Policy

Dubai Prohibits Privacy Coins Like Monero Under New Crypto Rules

The issuance of anonymity-enhancing crypto are banned under the Emirate's new regulations for digital assets.

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Tech

Secret Blockchain Suffers Departures as Foundation Head's $2M-Plus Dividend Sparks Outcry

Several validators have paused operations on the privacy-focused Secret Network in recent weeks, which could spell trouble for the blockchain’s survival.

The outcry at Secret Network has spilled out into the open. (Willgard Krause/Pixabay)

Policy

Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins Could Be Banned Under Leaked EU Plans

Crypto providers would be forbidden from touching the likes of monero or dash under proposed government amendments to anti-money laundering rules.

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Tech

¿Qué son las monedas de privacidad y qué tan legales son?

Regular las monedas de privacidad continúa siendo una de las principales prioridades para las autoridades financieras en su intento de evitar actividades ilegales de trading de criptomonedas.

Monedas de privacidad y cómo funcionan. (Getty)

Opinion

Hodling Shielded Assets Is the Best Way to Maintain Privacy

The best way to gain privacy in crypto is to hold funds in a shielded asset. The longer you hold your funds, the stronger your anonymity set becomes.

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