Bittrex to delist privacy coins Monero, Zcash and Dash
Bittrex announced recently that it was delisting the three, giving users until January 15 to conduct any transactions.
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We told you so! Here are some digital asset regulation highlights
Regulation: it was always going to come to Bitcoin and the digital asset industry, and we've known it for a long time.
Theory of Bitcoin – the White Paper: Combining and splitting value, and privacy
In the latest episode of "Theory of Bitcoin: The White Paper" Dr. Craig Wright and Ryan X. Charles look at several ways Bitcoin is—and isn’t—like the money we use today.
Why criminals are using privacy wallets in place of mixers
Elliptic has released a new report in which it discusses why criminals are opting to use privacy wallets over mixers to launder money.
ShapeShift delists privacy coins Monero, Zcash and DASH over regulatory concerns
ShapeShift has reportedly delisted a number of "privacy coins" from its platform due to regulatory risks associated with the use of Monero, DASH and Zcash.
South Korean regulator to ban privacy coins in 2021
Digital currency service providers in South Korea will no longer be able to support digital assets that present high money laundering risks—notably privacy-centric dark coins—starting March 2021.
Europol includes privacy-enhancing crypto services as ‘top threats’
Privacy-enhanced wallet services using coinjoin concepts have emerged as a top threat besides well-established centralized mixers, according to the IOCTA report.
WikiLeaks accepts criminal coins and tokens
Wikileaks.shop, which sells merchandise to financially support WikiLeaks, accepts BTC, BCH, DASH, ETH, LTC, XMR, and ZEC as payment.
IRS targets privacy coins, Lightning Network and Schnorr signatures
The federal agency is seeking more information about so-called "privacy coins" and other technologies that obfuscate digital asset transactions.
New research finds that criminals prefer BTC
Rand research listed three illicit use-cases for digital currencies: money laundering, trade in illicit goods and services, and terrorism financing.
Rogue regimes embracing crypto to evade sanctions
Unfortunately, not all foreign states are using cryptocurrencies for reputable purposes.
Privacy coins like Monero are the black sheep of crypto
Unlike BTC and BCH, privacy coins make no pretense that they are trying to follow Satoshi's vision of a global peer-to-peer cash system.