#Privacy and Personal Data

Latest news and articles on privacy: blockchain and cryptography solutions, anonymous cryptocurrencies, decentralized user identification tools, and Web3.

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ForkLog 10 20.11.2020

Survey: 95% of users do not use Bitcoin mixers

95.5% of ForkLog users surveyed do not use mixing services.

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ForkLog 11 19.11.2020

Media: Sales of Russian databases on the darknet have intensified

Databases compiled from various sources are increasingly being sold on hacker forums.

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ForkLog 12 18.11.2020

Zcash network records its first halving as Canopy upgrade activates

On Wednesday, 18 November, the privacy-focused Zcash network saw its first halving. Concurrently at block #1046400, the Canopy upgrade was activated.

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ForkLog 8 11.11.2020

ShapeShift cites regulatory risks in delisting privacy coins

Following Monero (XMR) and Dash (DASH), the instant cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift stopped supporting Zcash (ZEC). The company attributed this decision to potential regulatory concerns.

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ForkLog 20 09.11.2020

2.9×10^50 years to crack: A review of Blender Wallet, a non-custodial wallet with an integrated Bitcoin mixer

According to the Chain.info portal, almost 15% of available bitcoins are stored on five centralized exchanges. If anything happens to exchange servers or key holders, users would lose access to their cryptocurrency. This happened with OKEx: the crypto exchange paused withdrawals when it could not reach one of the private-key holders.

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ForkLog 28 05.11.2020

Wasabi Wallet team to simplify anonymous Bitcoin transactions with 2.0

The Wasabi team announced the development of a 2.0 version focused on Bitcoin wallet anonymity. It is designed to simplify confidential transactions by automating mixing using CoinJoin technology.

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ForkLog 8 04.11.2020

South Korea to ban anonymous cryptocurrencies

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) will ban providers of services related to digital assets from operating domestically with anonymous cryptocurrencies. The restrictions could affect coins such as Zcash, Monero and Dash.

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ForkLog 17 03.11.2020

U.S. court sentences Russian to eight years in prison for theft of personal data

A U.S. court found Russian Alexander Brovko guilty of participating in a criminal scheme to steal and sell personal data, with damages estimated at more than $100 million. This was reported on the U.S. Department of Justice's website.

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ForkLog 19 03.11.2020

KuCoin hacker began laundering Bitcoin through Wasabi mixer

The attacker who hacked the KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange in September moved part of the Bitcoin through the Wasabi Wallet, which offers mixing. This was noted by Ergo from OXT Research.

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ForkLog 11 29.10.2020

Group of central banks says full anonymity for CBDCs is unacceptable

The BIS authors and seven central banks argue that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) should not imply full anonymity due to AML/CFT rules. In the expert community, there are those who strongly disagree, The Block reports.

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ForkLog 14 29.10.2020

Putin: Russia will create its own framework to regulate the Internet

Russia will not follow foreign schemes for regulating the Internet and protecting personal data, but will create its own, President Vladimir Putin said at the 'Russia Is Calling!' forum.

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ForkLog 8 29.10.2020

KuCoin-stolen bitcoins pass through ChipMixer

Hackers began moving bitcoins stolen from the KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange in September. Elliptic analysts reported this, The Block.

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