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LocalBitcoins’ New KYC Rules Raise Privacy Concerns

Can an exchange with KYC/AML be “decentralized”?

Alex Gladstein and the Moral Case for Lightning

This episode features Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation discussing his recent essay "The Moral Case for Lightning."

QuickBit Confirms Data Leak

Swedish cryptocurrency exchange QuickBit has confirmed a customer data leak following a security upgrade.

We Used Lightning Payments for Private SMS Messaging: Here’s How It Worked

Kriptode’s LNSMS.world and Receive SMS allow for quick and private text messaging through Lightning payments.

Op Ed: As Cash Fades, Will Bitcoin Keep Protest Alive in the Surveillance Age?

In the surveillance age, decentralized and private payments are a crucial innovation for a digital future where we retain our civil liberties and personal freedoms.

Snowden: “Mass Surveillance Isn’t About Public Safety. It’s About Power.”

In conversation with David Bailey, Edward Snowden talks about mass surveillance, privacy and freedom at Bitcoin 2019 in San Francisco.

Regulators Are Already Breathing Down Facebook’s Neck Over Libra

Regulators have begun raising concerns over Facebook’s libra digital currency. How will the social media behemoth react?

LocalBitcoins Stops Cash Trades, Personal Offers on Platform

Multiple users have reported that crypto trading platform LocalBitcoins has stopped allowing customers to make in-person trades of crypto assets for cash in an anonymous fashion.

Percentage of CoinJoin Bitcoin Transactions Triples Over Past Year

According to a study released by Longhash, the relative usage of CoinJoin out of all bitcoin transactions has tripled in one year, currently sitting at 4.09 percent.

Debunking Bitcoin Myths: “It’s Only for Criminals”

Bitcoin can be quite useful for criminals, much like physical cash. However, the permissionless nature of Bitcoin also enables other valuable use cases for this new technology.
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