Privacy

Is there any justice in the U.S. government's legal battle with Tornadoo Cash and its developers? (Steve Barker/Unsplash)
Tornado Cash Devs Are Caught in a U.S. Dragnet
The Treasury and Defense Departments are working to stop North Korean hackers — with little to show for it.
Is there any justice in the U.S. government's legal battle with Tornadoo Cash and its developers? (Steve Barker/Unsplash)

Projects To Watch 2023: Nostr
Some Users May Want an ‘Everything App’, but What We Need Is Digital Sovereignty
Jameson Lopp argues Twitter's recent rebrand falls in line with big tech's obsession with data. Nostr, an increasingly popular social network, is one alternative.
Projects To Watch 2023: Nostr

Sam Altman's Worldcoin app is facing a suspension in Kenya due to privacy concerns. (CoinDesk archives)
Kenya Appears to Have Flip-Flopped on Worldcoin's Data Practices
The country's data watchdog found the project is compliant with its data-protection laws, but has now find different problems with Sam Altman's project.
Sam Altman's Worldcoin app is facing a suspension in Kenya due to privacy concerns. (CoinDesk archives)

Nairobi, Kenya (Amani Nation/Unsplash)
Worldcoin Suspended by Kenya on Financial Security and Privacy Concerns
Kenya is the first country to fully suspend Worldcoin operations. Data protection offices in Europe have started investigations.
Nairobi, Kenya (Amani Nation/Unsplash)

Austin Texas (Cosmic Timetraveler/Unsplash)
Bitcoin Taught Me a Valuable Lesson at Austin’s Airport
Crypto enables people to transact with minimal information. If only we could go through life determining exactly what to share or not, Axelar's Galen Moore writes.
Austin Texas (Cosmic Timetraveler/Unsplash)

Arkham Intel Exchange is a bounty marketplace where people can trade for on-chain intelligence. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Despite Uproar, Crypto Bounties to Unmask Bad Actors Starts to Get Traction
Arkham customers are seeking to identify whomever was behind FTX and Wintermute’s huge hacks as well as an alleged meme-coin rug pull.
Arkham Intel Exchange is a bounty marketplace where people can trade for on-chain intelligence. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Worldcoin Being Probed by French Privacy Regulator for ‘Questionable’ Practices
Sam Altman’s latest eyeball-scanning initiative is attracting attention from data protection regulators.
Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

A user from GCR getting their iris scanned with a Worldcoin Orb in Paris on July 21. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Worldcoin Could Enable Wider Distribution of Crypto Than Even Bitcoin, Says CoinFund
Worldcoin could eventually onboard "billions of users" to crypto markets, said a partner at the venture capital firm.
A user from GCR getting their iris scanned with a Worldcoin Orb in Paris on July 21. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Money Reimagined 1:1
The ‘Perfect Storm’ of WorldCoin and Economic Empowerment Through Bitcoin Mining
A walk through the latest crypto news concerning privacy, security, and Elon’s “everything app” to what’s emerging in bitcoin mining that could be a game changer for lower soc...
Money Reimagined 1:1

The Worldcoin Orb scans a QR code to kick off the iris scan in Paris. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Worldcoin Token Slumps Amid Crypto Community Unease
Concerns around privacy, security and reported connections to Sam Bankman-Fried and Three Arrows Capital have raised eyebrows in the crypto community.
The Worldcoin Orb scans a QR code to kick off the iris scan in Paris. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)