Privacy
Privacy Cash Pauses Deposits After Binance Hack
Elliptic traced about $1.2 million in theft-linked ETH and SOL into its pools; the team says withdrawals remain open.
Wagyu Confirms Data Leak Exposing Monero Swap Records
Hudson Rock found 4,580 orders connecting public-chain deposit transactions, Monero destinations and client IP addresses.
Privacy Pools v2 Brings Shielded Payments and Yield to BNB Chain
The deployment supports BNB and stablecoins including USDT, FDUSD and U, while private spending still requires 0xbow's deposit-screening approval.
Tempo Takes Zones Privacy System Into Production With Deel
Contractor balances and payout history stay out of public view, while Deel retains records for reconciliation and audit.
Treasury Drops Crypto Wallet Surveillance Rules
FinCEN withdrew the 2020 unhosted wallet reporting proposal and its 2023 finding that crypto mixing is a primary money laundering concern. The agency said it will keep monitoring mixers and may act again
Polygon Launches Shielded USDC and USDT Payments
The Polygon wallet now offers a "Privately Send" option that hides sender, receiver, and amount onchain, with KYT screening built into every transfer.
Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Could Face Retrial
A U.S. federal prosecutor has requested to retry the co-founder of the privacy-focused crypto protocol months after he received a mixed verdict.
Starknet Introduces Privacy Framework for ERC-20 Tokens
Starknet has launched the STRK20 token standard, aimed at integrating privacy features into ERC-20 tokens on its platform. This development emphasizes the growing trend of privacy in blockchain transactions.
Spanish Red Cross Taps Ethereum to Protect Privacy of Aid Recipients
The national affiliate of the International Red Cross has rolled out a blockchain-based aid system that uses ZK proofs to protect sensitive data.
