Supreme Court opened crypto wallets to surveillance; privacy must go onchain

Supreme Court opened crypto wallets to surveillance; privacy must go onchain

Crypto transactions are vulnerable to warrant-free surveillance, making privacy-enhancing tools essential for blockchain’s future. Opinion by: Vikrant Sharma, CEO of Cake Labs When the United States Supreme Court refused to hear Harper v. Faulkender on June 30, 2025, the court essentially endorsed the Internal Revenue Service’s sweeping “John Doe” summonses for cryptocurrency records. By letting…

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Supreme Court opened crypto wallets to surveillance; privacy must go onchain

Supreme Court opened crypto wallets to surveillance; privacy must go onchain

Crypto transactions are vulnerable to warrant-free surveillance, making privacy-enhancing tools essential for blockchain’s future. Opinion by: Vikrant Sharma, CEO of Cake Labs When the United States Supreme Court refused to hear Harper v. Faulkender on June 30, 2025, the court essentially endorsed the Internal Revenue Service’s sweeping “John Doe” summonses for cryptocurrency records. By letting…

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#Ledger breach possibly affecting whole EVM ecosystem — Linea

#Ledger breach possibly affecting whole EVM ecosystem — Linea

Wallet provider MetaMask was also affected by the incident. Ledger released a patch to resolve the issue but warned users to wait 24 hours before using its connector library again. <p>The attack on Ledger’s connector library may be impacting the whole Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) ecosystem, <a rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” href=”https://twitter.com/LineaBuild/status/1735302830888567049″>according</a> to the Linea team,…

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# BIS head describes ideal ‘unified ledger’ for central banks and other financial users

# BIS head describes ideal ‘unified ledger’ for central banks and other financial users

” BIS head describes ideal ‘unified ledger’ for central banks and other financial users “ General manager of the Bank for International Settlements Agustín Carstens spoke at the Singapore FinTech Festival on Feb. 22 and described the digital financial infrastructure he believes would best suit central bankers’ needs. He called that infrastructure a “unified ledger.”…

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# Industry execs confident in DeFi adoption despite security flaws: Finance Redefined

# Industry execs confident in DeFi adoption despite security flaws: Finance Redefined

” Industry execs confident in DeFi adoption despite security flaws: Finance Redefined “ Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week. Industry experts are confident in DeFi and believe the sector would continue to see adoption despite…

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# Ledger hardware wallet adds DeFi tracking feature

# Ledger hardware wallet adds DeFi tracking feature

” Ledger hardware wallet adds DeFi tracking feature “ Users and developers are seeking out ways to stay both safe and informed after a year of volatility and uncertainty. During this shift, the hardware wallet developer Ledger announced a new integration for users to track the value of their assets.  Ledger and Merlin, a decentralized…

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