Privacy
Increased Hashrate Forces Premature Monero Hard Fork
The date of a planned hard fork of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency monero has been brought forward by an increase in its hashrate.
Ex-LG Security Officer Targets Ad Privacy with Blockchain Search Engine
A startup founded by a former chief security officer at LG is launching a blockchain-based advertising system that rewards users for their data.
Financial Stability Board: Blockchain Could Raise Cross-Border Data Issues
The Financial Stability Board has published a new report on fintech raising questions about data privacy and smart contracts.
Bitcoin Developers Publish BIP For 'Dandelion' Privacy Project
Researchers looking to beef up bitcoin’s privacy features have released a new proposal on GitHub.
Consensus 2017 Recap: Panels Cast Wide Net for Blockchain Discussions
A look back at some of the fascinating and diverse panels that took place at Consensus 2017 this week.
Consensus 2017: Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Puts Blockchain Privacy Into Focus
Privacy and confidentiality are big-ticket priorities for the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, ethereum-focused consortium launched in February.
Litecoin is Giving New Life to Bitcoin's Most Experimental Tech
An upgrade to the litecoin codebase is inspiring new strategies from blockchain developers seeking eventually to build on bitcoin.
A Decentralized Mixer For Ethereum? Zcoin Is Working on It
A new project is seeking to combine ethereum's smart contract capabilities with the privacy afforded to the zcash blockchain.
MimbleWimble: Silly Sounding Tech Could Seriously Reform Bitcoin
BlockCypher's CEO speaks out about the dysfunction in bitcoin's community and why she believes new tech could help save it.
You Can Link Monero Transactions – But Which? And What's the Impact?
A new paper provides a technique to link transactions from the privacy-centric cryptocurrency. Should users be worried?
