Security should be transparent, auditable, and accessible to everyone building in this space, a Safeheron spokesperson told Cointelegraph.
Privacy News

Privacy, as defined by privacy laws, encompasses the fundamental right to keep one’s personal information and activities confidential and secure. In the digital age, privacy laws are designed to protect individuals from unauthorized access, data breaches, and the misuse of their personal data by governments, organizations or individuals.
Contrary to popular belief, Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies are not entirely private. In fact, they operate on public blockchains, where transaction details, such as sender and receiver addresses and amounts, are publicly accessible. This transparency ensures the integrity of the transaction history and prevents double-spending, a critical aspect of cryptocurrency technology. Financial regulations often require transparency to ensure compliance with Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer laws.
In the digital realm, privacy coins address the need for financial privacy. They empower users to conduct transactions without exposing their financial history to the public, offering a level of confidentiality akin to traditional cash transactions. This privacy is crucial for individuals living in regions with oppressive regimes, protecting them from potential persecution.
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Solana devs and validators have worked together to patch up a critical security issue, but this speedy fix didn’t come without criticism over the network’s centralization.
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Yuga Labs, Magic Eden, Venice.ai and more are supporting a new open-source framework so that AI agents can operate autonomously across networks.
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Europe will ban anonymous crypto accounts and privacy coins starting in 2027 under sweeping new AML regulations targeting service providers and token anonymity.
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The case stems from the US Internal Revenue Service's attempt to obtain Coinbase users' transaction data in 2016.
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Vitalik Buterin outlined his 2025 Ethereum development priorities, including single-slot finality, statelessness, enhanced privacy and decentralized infrastructure.
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The order issued in the High Court of Karnataka stemmed from a complaint alleging that employees of an Indian design firm received offensive emails through Proton Mail.
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Miden, a zk-powered blockchain spun out of Polygon Labs, raised $25 million led by a16z to scale edge execution and support institutional blockchain adoption.
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The Ethereum Foundation has clarified the roles of its board and management as it looks to strengthen the ecosystem’s amid Ether’s price rout.
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Switzerland is on the verge of dramatically increasing surveillance requirements for VPNs, social networks and messaging apps. Are crypto projects at risk?
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A suspected $330 million Bitcoin theft flagged by ZachXBT saw the funds laundered through Monero, triggering a XMR price surge.
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DeepSeek’s rapid ascent highlights vulnerabilities in data privacy and cybersecurity, sparking a global debate on balancing innovation with safety.
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Telegram would rather exit markets like France than allow encryption backdoors to private user messages, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said.
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Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak said the organization’s recent shift allows Vitalik Buterin to spend more time on research and exploration.
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Buterin highlighted the urgent need for stronger privacy solutions, arguing that overreliance on transparency rests on naive assumptions about human nature.
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