Improving Baselayer Privacy with Dandelion++
Every once in a while, someone digs out a long discarded Bitcoin improvement proposal and annoys the fuck out of people much smarter than them. This is that.
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EU
Behind Enemy Lines: An Excursion Into Parallel Societies
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US
Open Source Arrests: US Officials Sour on Biden’s War on Privacy
Biden is waging war on financial privacy, and not everyone is happy. The last several weeks have weighed heavily on those in Bitcoin who use privacy tools and software. Between the ceremonious arrests across two continents, Justice Department press releases, FBI warnings, and souring mood in Washington, many popular services
Stablecoins, Money Laundering, And Other Catastrophes
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Mixer-Ban Rep Received Money From FTX Associates, Has No Concerns Over Aid For Ukraine
When a Representative proposes legislation using words like "integrity", it's usually a good time to look at his own moral compass. On Tuesday, Representative Casten of Illinois introduced the Blockchain Integrity Act, proposing a two year mixer ban – meaning any technology designed to obfuscate the origin
US
Congressmen Introduce Blockchain Integrity Act, Suggest Two Year Mixer Ban
Congressman Sean Casten has introduced the Blockchain Integrity Act, a proposal which would place a two year ban on financial institutions "handling, using, or transacting with funds routed through digital asset mixers". According to a press release issued by Casten's office, “Digital asset mixers are key
Are You A Frying Pan? You May Be A Money Transmitter
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International
Meet FATF: The Financial Bullies Memberclub Trying To KYC The Planet
There's assholes, and then there's FATF. The Financial Action Task Force is an intergovernmental body created in 1989 to "combat money laundering and terrorist financing". In its thirty-plus years of existence, FATF has bullied countless countries into exclusionary financial policies. Now it's