Privacy
Why crypto's privacy problem is a total dealbreaker for mainstream users
Without privacy, the industry is fundamentally mismatched with its audience and stalling mass adoption, argues Gruell.
Canton’s Yuval Rooz says smart contract blockchains face a reckoning over value gap
The network's co-founder says many blockchains pitching financial rails lack the activity to justify their valuations, and stablecoins still lack true product-market fit.
Charles Hoskinson and Ding X on Predict.Fun, privacy and building in public
In this interview from CoinDesk Live at Consensus Hong Kong, Input Output Founder and CEO, and Cardano creator Charles Hoskinson sits down with Ding X, the former-anonymous founder of PancakeSwap, to discuss the intersection of DeFi, NFTs, and the future of prediction markets. Ding, who recently went public after a decade of building in the shadows, shares the reality of transitioning from a pseudonymous whale to a public-facing CEO. The two dive into why the NFT ecosystem shifted toward meme coins and how Ding’s new project, Predict.fun, is re-architecting prediction markets by turning wagers into yield-bearing NFTs.
Binance's CZ echoes Consensus panelists on lack of privacy blocking crypto adoption
Lack of privacy is a barrier to both everyday and institutional use of crypto and blockchain technology, CZ and institutions argue.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says Midnight won't chase Monero, ZCash users
Midnight will target "billions who don't know they need privacy" rather than privacy maxis as mainnet launch nears in March, he said.
Privacy-focused Miden, Korea Digital Asset agree to build crypto infrastructure for institutional adoption
The partnership focuses on privacy, compliance and standards for regulated digital-asset adoption in South Korea.
How to stay safe after the Ledger customer data leak: experts urge privacy first
Security researchers spoke to CoinDesk about how users can protect themselves after Monday’s breach saw yet more Ledger customer data leaked to malicious actors.
4 predictions for privacy in 2026
Led by Zcash, the privacy space had a breakout year in 2025. What’s coming next?
Cardano Ecosystem Gets a Privacy Boost as Midnight’s NIGHT Goes Live
The network uses a dual-state architecture that separates public and private data while allowing controlled disclosure to auditors, institutions or counterparties.
