Privacy Coins


Videos

New Privacy Coin Iron Fish Launches with Key Funders

“The Hash” panel discusses the launch of a new privacy coin called Iron Fish, which has received financial backing from some big influential crypto figures. What are privacy coins and do we really need more?

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Markets

We Have Entered the Age of Anonymous Crypto

Spurred by an information crisis and compounding global unrest, privacy has entered public consciousness.

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Finance

Bittrex Won't Disclose Why It Withdrew Support for Dash, Zcash, Monero

As of today, zcash, monero and dash won’t be included among Bittrex’s tradable assets.

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Tech

Privacy Coin Firo Launches 'Privacy by Default' Protocol on Mainnet

Lelantus introduces “on-by-default” privacy while also allowing partial redemptions of Firo’s burn-and-redeem model.

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Markets

Bittrex to Delist 'Privacy Coins' Monero, Dash and Zcash

While Bittrex gave no reason for the removals, exchanges around the world have been moving to delist coins that seek to hide the activity of their users.

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Policy

Privacy Coin Advocates Persevere Amid Multiple Crypto Exchange Delistings

As delisting for privacy coins spreads, advocates argue that not only should regulators want them on exchanges but they should tell exchanges what they need to do to be compliant.

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Finance

ShapeShift Delists Privacy Coin Zcash Over Regulatory Concerns

XMR, DASH and ZEC "were delisted at the same time for the same reason – to further derisk the company from a regulatory standpoint."

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Podcasts

‘Privacy Is Undervalued by the Market’: Cypherpunk Capital CIO

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Markets

Monero Leads Rally in Privacy Coins, Rising to Two-Year Highs

Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies jumped on Monday after several countries called for access to encryption software.

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Tech

Zcash Latest Hard Fork 'Heartwood' Makes Mining Private

Privacy coin zcash has successfully hard forked at block height 903,000 in a planned network update known as “Heartwood.”

Zcash Foundation Executive Director Josh Cincinnati speaks at ETHDenver 2020. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk)