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# It’s here: Treasury proposes rule to monitor crypto going to self-hosted wallets

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“# It’s here: Treasury proposes rule to monitor crypto going to self-hosted wallets ” The Treasury has released its long-awaited proposal to restrict money services businesses, including U.S.-registered crypto exchanges, from dealing with self-hosted wallets. In a Friday evening announcement, the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, announced proposed rules requiring registered crypto exchanges…

# Immutable Ethereum privacy protocol proposes governance system

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“# Immutable Ethereum privacy protocol proposes governance system ” Tornado.Cash, the Ethereum mixing service that earlier this year implemented completely immutable smart contracts, has proposed a governance system powered by its own TORN tokens. According to a Dec. 18 post, the proposal will put stewardship of the protocol in the hands of its community of…

# Waves Enterprise partners with Ontology to fix blockchain e-voting

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“# Waves Enterprise partners with Ontology to fix blockchain e-voting ” Waves Enterprise, a major technology company specializing in blockchain-based solutions for businesses and governments, has inked a new partner to streamline its e-voting service. According to a Dec. 16 announcement, Waves Enterprise has signed a memorandum of understanding with blockchain platform Ontology to integrate…

# ‘Secret’ bridge turns ERC-20 tokens into privacy coins

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“# ‘Secret’ bridge turns ERC-20 tokens into privacy coins ” An open-source blockchain protocol called the Secret Network is now offering privacy features for the Ethereum blockchain and 14 ERC-20 tokens. According to a Secret Network blog post, the protocol launched its Secret Ethereum Bridge on the mainnet today, which is designed to allow Ether…

# US FTC digs into Big Tech’s centralized reservoirs of user data

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“# US FTC digs into Big Tech’s centralized reservoirs of user data ” The United States Federal Trade Commission is making the giants of social media account for their user data practices. On December 11, the FTC published orders for special reports from unnamed social media companies. The commission’s stated aim for the reports is:…

# Law Decoded: The war of the wallets, 12/4–12/11

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“# Law Decoded: The war of the wallets, 12/4–12/11 ” Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note Last week’s Law Decoded sounded the alarm on threats to self-custodial wallets in the U.S. in particular. While such concerns have continued to take…

# Snowden and human rights advocates talk internet surveillance in the era of BLM

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“# Snowden and human rights advocates talk internet surveillance in the era of BLM ” On Friday, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden led a panel discussion as part of a fundraiser for the Tor Project. Joining Snowden were three experts in internet privacy and human rights. The four focused on global protests over the past year,…

# Oasis will collaborate with BMW Group to build ‘differential privacy’

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“# Oasis will collaborate with BMW Group to build ‘differential privacy’ ” Oasis Labs, the commercial venture closely related to the Oasis Protocol blockchain, announced a new data privacy project built in collaboration with BMW Group. Announced on Wednesday, the collaboration between the two companies aims to build a new method of accessing personal data…

# Illegal Bitcoin use is down, but privacy wallet laundering is up, says analytics firm

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“# Illegal Bitcoin use is down, but privacy wallet laundering is up, says analytics firm ” Elliptic, a leading firm in blockchain analytics, has found major shifts in recent trends in illicit crypto usag Per the firm’s Dec. 9 study, the proportion of Bitcoin transactions that the firm has linked to criminal activity is way…

# 19-year-old Ukrainian politician reports crypto holdings of M in Monero

# 19-year-old Ukrainian politician reports crypto holdings of $24M in Monero

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“# 19-year-old Ukrainian politician reports crypto holdings of $24M in Monero ” A newly appointed official in Ukraine has officially declared his cryptocurrency holdings including a significant amount of privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero (XMR). Rostyslav Solod, a 19-year-old deputy of the Kramatorsk regional department and the son of Ukrainian politicians Natalia Korolevska and Yuriy Solod, reported…