Zcash Developer Electric Coin CEO Zooko Wilcox Steps Down, Swihart Named to Role
Zooko Wilcox (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)
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Warren’s Crypto Bill Is Likely Unconstitutional. It’s Also Unlikely to Pass
Democratic lawmakers signed on to sponsor the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act. The bill is bad for crypto in the U.S., even if it never gets through Congress.
China to Verify Citizens’ Identities With New Blockchain-Based Platform
The announcement follows a government rule change to require social media influencers to display their real names.
Privacy Technology Firm Nym Plans Early 2024 Rollout of ‘Decentralized VPN’
The privacy-focused infrastructure project says that the new NymVPN will disperse traffic across a network of nodes rather than running data through single servers as centralized VPNs do.
Vitalik Buterin Wants a Better Crypto Mixer
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Reject CBDCs, Embrace the Right to Transact
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When Did Privacy Become a Bad Word?
The U.S. government has cabined privacy tech well before taking aim at the Tornado Cash privacy mixer. (Marco Bianchetti/Unsplash)
Tornado Cash Devs Are Caught in a U.S. Dragnet
Is there any justice in the U.S. government’s legal battle with Tornadoo Cash and its developers? (Steve Barker/Unsplash)
Worldcoin Being Probed by French Privacy Regulator for ‘Questionable’ Practices
Sam Altman’s latest eyeball-scanning initiative is attracting attention from data protection regulators.
Worldcoin Could Enable Wider Distribution of Crypto Than Even Bitcoin, Says CoinFund
Worldcoin could onboard “billions of users” into crypto, said CoinFund.