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TEN Protocol redefines Ethereum’s privacy with ‘compute in confidence’ approach

To create financial opportunities for users, TEN Protocol sets to redefine the landscape with its innovative technology and partnerships.

1 hour ago

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Layer-2

Ethereum Foundation refocuses to security over speed – sets strict 128-bit rule for 2026

Speed is no longer enough: The Foundation warns that without formally verified soundness, attackers could rewrite state, rendering high-speed proving a critical liability.

3 days ago

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Privacy

Zcash is discreetly sitting in US government wallets, creating a bizarre conflict for the regulators attacking privacy

Tension mounts as Zcash's traceability claims coincide with federal asset disclosure and regulatory discussions.

2 weeks ago

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Payments

Bitcoin’s new “self-bribe” code lets you build sobriety wallets that pay your enemies if you break a promise

Using Taproot updates, these wallets automatically route your locked funds to an anti-charity the moment a digital oracle detects a trigger.

2 weeks ago

A hooded man furiously types on a laptop as a hand holds a Bitcoin coin with the US Capitol behind him, illustrating the provocative claim of adding Bitcoin to America’s arsenal of weapons.

Analysis

Has Congress quietly forced the Department of War to use Bitcoin to bankrupt Chinese hackers?

The new defense bill avoids the word "crypto" entirely, yet Section 1543 creates a stealth mandate that could make Jason Lowery’s controversial SoftWar thesis the law of the land.

2 weeks ago

A dramatic scene showing an eagle symbolizing the SEC looming over Zcash as storm clouds gather, highlighting the high-stakes meeting that could determine personal liability for privacy-protocol developers.

Privacy

Zcash and privacy protocols face a “do-or-die” SEC meeting that determines if developers are personally liable for code

With Samourai’s November sentencing and Tornado Cash’s mixed verdict, the SEC’s Dec. 15 privacy roundtable lands in a new phase for wallet privacy and exchange compliance.

2 weeks ago

Privacy

Inside Vitalik’s 256 ETH grants: When Ethereum falls, privacy rises

The grants point to a simple idea: privacy begins with how messages move and how identities are avoided.

3 weeks ago

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In Focus

Grayscale’s Zcash ETF: Regulated privacy, or privacy in name only?

Wall Street is about to price privacy without practicing it.

3 weeks ago

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Privacy

Chainlink says it finally solved crypto’s $3.4 trillion problem: The privacy fix Wall Street has been waiting for

What privacy-preserving compute would unlock for institutions, and how it competes with L2 rollups and TEEs.

1 month ago

A Ledger hardware wallet with a glowing red padlock icon stands in front of London’s skyline at sunset, surrounded by yellow caution tape and watched by a CCTV camera, symbolizing digital restrictions and surveillance.

Censorship

Ledger pages blocked as UK’s crypto crackdown hits education, advertising, banking

Due to new UK financial promotion rules in 2025, Ledger has blocked access to certain educational blog pages for UK users, highlighting a wider crackdown on crypto education, advertising, and banking.

1 month ago

a gleaming silver Zcash (ZEC) coin standing upright on a mossy rock surrounded by lush greenery

Privacy

Zcash soars 1,486% in 3 months and reaches highest price since 2018

The token now ranks as the 18th-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, at $11.2 billion, positioning it near Hyperliquid.

1 month ago

Privacy

Privacy on trial as Samourai Wallet cofounder lands in jail for writing code

Samourai Wallet cofounder Keonne Rodriguez received the maximum sentence of five years in a landmark crypto privacy case.

1 month ago

Name	Price	24H %	Mcap
XMR Monero	$452.839	-5.24%	$8.35B
ZEC Zcash	$421.153	-6.17%	$6.93B
CC Canton Network	$0.08403	-11.13%	$3.06B
WLD Worldcoin	$0.49861	-2.76%	$1.23B
BDX Beldex	$0.09744	+0.08%	$728.36M

Bitcoin on-chain data just confirmed a “demand vacuum” that threatens to drag prices down to this uncomfortable range

TEN Protocol redefines Ethereum’s privacy with ‘compute in confidence’ approach

XRP ETFs are booming, but a quiet $15 billion payment layer matters more than the price

Bitcoin ETF outflows look terrifying, but a hidden derivatives pattern proves the smart money isn’t actually fleeing

These two financial giants just set Ethereum’s on-chain schedule, but Wall Street relies on a controversial “undo” button

Charles Hoskinson argues the TRUMP token cost crypto a 70-vote Senate win and sparked the Bitcoin-only crisis

Elizabeth Warren is using PancakeSwap to force Trump’s regulators into a conflict trap they can’t escape

Solana Mobile ended Saga security patches, exposing owners to a critical wallet risk you can’t ignore

Google is secretly bankrolling a $5 billion Bitcoin pivot using a shadow credit mechanism

Privacy News

TEN Protocol redefines Ethereum’s privacy with ‘compute in confidence’ approach

Ethereum Foundation refocuses to security over speed – sets strict 128-bit rule for 2026

Zcash is discreetly sitting in US government wallets, creating a bizarre conflict for the regulators attacking privacy

Bitcoin’s new “self-bribe” code lets you build sobriety wallets that pay your enemies if you break a promise

Has Congress quietly forced the Department of War to use Bitcoin to bankrupt Chinese hackers?

Zcash and privacy protocols face a “do-or-die” SEC meeting that determines if developers are personally liable for code

Inside Vitalik’s 256 ETH grants: When Ethereum falls, privacy rises

Grayscale’s Zcash ETF: Regulated privacy, or privacy in name only?

Chainlink says it finally solved crypto’s $3.4 trillion problem: The privacy fix Wall Street has been waiting for

Ledger pages blocked as UK’s crypto crackdown hits education, advertising, banking

Zcash soars 1,486% in 3 months and reaches highest price since 2018

Privacy on trial as Samourai Wallet cofounder lands in jail for writing code

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TEN Protocol redefines Ethereum’s privacy with ‘compute in confidence’ approach

Ethereum Foundation refocuses to security over speed – sets strict 128-bit rule for 2026

Zcash is discreetly sitting in US government wallets, creating a bizarre conflict for the regulators attacking privacy

Bitcoin’s new “self-bribe” code lets you build sobriety wallets that pay your enemies if you break a promise

Has Congress quietly forced the Department of War to use Bitcoin to bankrupt Chinese hackers?

Zcash and privacy protocols face a “do-or-die” SEC meeting that determines if developers are personally liable for code

Inside Vitalik’s 256 ETH grants: When Ethereum falls, privacy rises

Grayscale’s Zcash ETF: Regulated privacy, or privacy in name only?

Chainlink says it finally solved crypto’s $3.4 trillion problem: The privacy fix Wall Street has been waiting for

Ledger pages blocked as UK’s crypto crackdown hits education, advertising, banking

Zcash soars 1,486% in 3 months and reaches highest price since 2018

Privacy on trial as Samourai Wallet cofounder lands in jail for writing code