How Our Smartphones Spy On Us, And What You Can Do To Avoid It
As a Bitcoiner, being aware of all the ways technology is used to spy on you is paramount to good opsec. This is an opinion editorial by Anthony Feliciano, a…
The Top Privacy Coins Saw Fewer Percentage Losses Than Most Tokens This Week
The privacy coins monero and zcash managed to see fewer percentage losses against the U.S. dollar this week, in contrast to crypto assets like bitcoin, ethereum, and solana. Seven-day statistics…
Reports Say FTX Warns Customers Not to Interact With Aztec Network, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Responds
According to reports on social media, a number of users have complained that FTX has blocked a transaction that was associated with the Aztec Network’s zkmoney privacy technology. Following the…
Now That Authorities Have Shut Down Tornado Cash, Is Bitcoin Next?
Crypto privacy advocates were appalled when U.S. authorities sanctioned and shut down Tornado Cash. Could Bitcoin survive a similar attack? Despite being an automated, decentralized version of a typical cryptocurrency…
Coin Center Says OFAC’s Tornado Cash Ban ‘Exceeds Statutory Authority,’ Plans to ‘Engage’ With US Watchdog
On August 15, the non-profit that focuses on policy issues facing crypto assets, Coin Center, published a blog post that says the organization is looking at the legality of the…
Bitcoin Fedimints Offer Privacy In Exchange For Trust And Custody
Ben Carman and Tony Ronning break down how the Lightning Network functions and what to expect in the coming years from Bitcoin and Lightning. Watch This Episode On YouTube Or…
The War On Financial Privacy Is Escalating
The stakes have never been higher. The state is losing its grasp of control over the people and it is doubling down on utter incompetence and nefariousness. The below is…
An Argument Against KYC Bitcoin That Everyone Can Understand
The reasons that KYC should never be the default are obvious when examined from a lens of security and privacy. This is an opinion editorial by Heady Wook, privacy advocate…
How To Maintain Privacy When Spending Mixed Bitcoin
Mixing bitcoin using Whirpool can achieve anonymity. Here are a few tools to help maintain that privacy benefit when spending. Considerations should be made when spending Whirlpool unspent transaction outputs…