Vitalik Buterin unveils roadmap for Ethereum privacy

Vitalik Buterin unveils roadmap for Ethereum privacy

Vitalik Buterin’s proposed roadmap addresses privacy enhancements for wallets, decentralized finance applications and infrastructure. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined an extensive plan to enhance the privacy of the network he helped create. In an April 11 roadmap, Buterin argued for incorporating privacy tools into Ether (ETH) wallets and implementing privacy-enhancing norms and features in the…

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# Decentralization meant sanctions couldn’t ‘pull the plug’ on Tornado Cash: Chainalysis

# Decentralization meant sanctions couldn’t ‘pull the plug’ on Tornado Cash: Chainalysis

” Decentralization meant sanctions couldn’t ‘pull the plug’ on Tornado Cash: Chainalysis “ Sanctions aimed at decentralized crypto mixer Tornado Cash weren’t able to completely cut off its usage, though it has hamstrung the service, a blockchain analytics firm has shared. On Aug. 8, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against the…

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# Blockchain could help anonymously document war crimes

# Blockchain could help anonymously document war crimes

” Blockchain could help anonymously document war crimes “ Human rights investigators appointed by the United Nations (UN) have confirmed war crimes have been committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. A report developed by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine was created in March 2022 to provide a framework for UN human rights…

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# Australian state police sets up crypto division to trace transactions

# Australian state police sets up crypto division to trace transactions

” Australian state police sets up crypto division to trace transactions “ Law enforcement in Australia is working to boost cryptocurrency expertise and trace crypto transactions by setting up a dedicated police group. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has established a new cryptocurrency unit to focus on monitoring crypto-related transactions, The Australian Financial Review reported…

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# Law enforcement should give up trying to access everyone’s data, says legal expert

# Law enforcement should give up trying to access everyone’s data, says legal expert

” Law enforcement should give up trying to access everyone’s data, says legal expert “ While some think the Tornado Cash ban may negatively impact other projects focusing on privacy, others believe that these projects will keep pushing forward and keeping their commitments to anti-censorship and decentralization.  In an interview with Cointelegraph, Ahmed Ghappour, the…

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# Controversial mixer Tornado Cash open-sources UI code

# Controversial mixer Tornado Cash open-sources UI code

” Controversial mixer Tornado Cash open-sources UI code “ Popular cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash has fully open-sourced its user interface (UI) code — a move its developers say fulfills their mandate of complete decentralization and transparency.  Tornado Cash Classic UI became fully open-sourced on Thursday, the protocol’s anonymous developers announced in a Medium blog post….

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