Privacy
Privacy coins and privacy tech — Monero, Zcash and Dash, plus the delistings and regulation around them.
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- 1THORChain privacy coin integration
THORChain is expanding its cross-chain swap protocol to natively support privacy coins like Monero and Zcash.
Latest: THORChain deploys v3.20 — native XMR/ZEC swap support (no wrapped tokens, no accounts), starting shallow on protocol-owned liquidity — while restoring vault rotation after May's $10.7M exploit
- 2Zano HF6 privacy expansion
Zano is rolling out Hard Fork 6, expanding its privacy coin ecosystem through cross-chain bridges, DEX integration, EVM smart contracts, and broader user onboarding.
Latest: Zano Hard Fork 6 targets August 26, unlocking cross-chain interoperability for the privacy coin
2 entriesPrivacy - 3Zcash bug, upgrade, surge
Zcash is navigating a critical counterfeiting vulnerability disclosure while advancing its Ironwood upgrade, driving ZEC price momentum and regulatory scrutiny.
Latest: Pre-disclosure trading around Orchard vulnerability draws regulatory scrutiny for potential insider activity
6 entriesPrivacy - 4Privacy coin global crackdown
Regulators worldwide are banning privacy coins and anonymous crypto tools, pushing users toward alternatives while institutions quietly expand access.
Latest: China bans privacy coins and mixers, extending global regulatory crackdown on anonymous crypto tools
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Zano: the barrier just came down
The upgrade nobody outside crypto will notice is the one that matters most.
Read the take →Silbert's pitch: buy the coin, skip the shield
Grayscale's founder Barry Silbert says if you're going to gamble, "the best choice is to buy ZEC" — and the fund is reportedly putting its entire first-year management fee toward…
Read the take →Zcash vote: the coin decides who holds it
The rally gets the headlines. The vote is the real story.
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- 2026-08-27TakeVerified · 27 Aug 2026
Zano Hard Fork 6 Now Live
The upgrade nobody outside crypto will notice is the one that matters most.
- 2026-08-26Verified · 26 Aug 2026
THORChain Ships Monero and Zcash Swaps
THORChain deployed version 3.20, which the project says enables native swaps of Monero and Zcash against Bitcoin, Ethereum and stablecoins — no wrapped tokens, accounts or custodians — per its press…
- 2026-08-26TakeVerified · 26 Aug 2026
First US Privacy-Coin ETF Trades
Grayscale's founder Barry Silbert says if you're going to gamble, "the best choice is to buy ZEC" — and the fund is reportedly putting its entire first-year management fee toward promoting the coin,…
- 2026-08-25TakeVerified · 25 Aug 2026
Zcash Holders Vote in Private
The rally gets the headlines. The vote is the real story.
- 2026-08-21Verified · 21 Aug 2026
Grayscale Files to Convert Its Zcash Trust
Grayscale filed a fourth amended registration statement on August 18 to convert its Zcash Trust into an exchange-traded fund listed on NYSE Arca under the ticker ZCSH, which would be the first US…
- 2026-08-19Verified · 19 Aug 2026
One Company Now Mines 18% of Zcash
Cypherpunk Technologies launched Cypherpunk Mining on Tuesday, acquiring 4,902 Zcash mining machines from a Winklevoss Capital affiliate in a $33.33 million all-equity deal — paid via a warrant for…
- 2026-08-19TakeVerified · 19 Aug 2026
$700 to Ukraine. Binance Sent Russia the File.
A Russian IT worker sent about $700 — the price of a phone — to Ukrainian fundraisers. Binance sent Russian investigators his transaction history, his address, his phone number and copies of his…
- 2026-08-13Verified · 13 Aug 2026
Circle-Backed Privacy Stablecoin Coming
Miden, the zero-knowledge blockchain spun out of Polygon, announced USDCx — a stablecoin issued natively on its network, backed 1:1 by USDC held in Circle's xReserve smart contract. Transactions…
- 2026-08-07Verified · 7 Aug 2026
A Third of Zcash's Crowd Has Crossed
More than 800,000 ZEC crossed into Zcash's new Ironwood shielded pool over the past week, per Messari, with live migration dashboards showing about 1.33 million ZEC now in Ironwood — roughly a third…
- 2026-07-31TakeVerified · 31 Jul 2026
Gemini Opens Ironwood Withdrawals
When Ironwood sealed Zcash's old privacy pool last week, the replacement opened empty. I wrote then that privacy is a crowd you rebuild. Three days in, the rebuild stands at roughly 40,000 coins,…
- 2026-07-29TakeVerified · 29 Jul 2026
Zcash Seals Its Vault, Starts Over
Ironwood is the fix, and it's carefully scoped. Seal the old pool. Open a new one, its math machine-checked — formally proven incapable of the same class of bug. Then make every coin exit the old…
- 2026-07-25Unverified — not yet reviewed
State Dept Adopts Bitcoin in Policy
The US State Department embedded Bitcoin and digital privacy tools into formal foreign policy through a new Freedom Tech Excellence Program, with the Bitcoin Policy Institute, Palantir, and Anduril…
- 2026-07-25Unverified — not yet reviewed
FBI De-Anonymises Monero User Via OSINT
The FBI identified the funder of Steam malware by combining Google cookie data, approximately 500 food delivery orders, and a Monero seed phrase recovered during investigation, demonstrating law…
- 2026-07-24Unverified — not yet reviewed
Zano Hard Fork 6 Imminent
The countdown to Zano's Hard Fork 6 has begun, with the protocol upgrade scheduled for August 26 and expected to open cross-chain interoperability while preserving the network's privacy architecture.…
- 2026-07-23Unverified — not yet reviewed
ZANO Gains Mistex Listing
Privacy coin ZANO was added for trading on Mistex, a KYC-free exchange accessible via the Tor network, expanding the asset's liquidity and accessibility through a privacy-preserving trading venue.
- 2026-07-22Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ethereum Proposes Staking Privacy
Ethereum Improvement Proposal EIP-8222 proposes adopting a STARK-based cryptographic scheme to provide on-chain privacy for institutional stakers, with commentators noting compliance and cost…
- 2026-07-22Unverified — not yet reviewed
Thorchain Transparent on Privacy Coins
Thorchain publicly stated that its cross-chain exchange protocol maintains full transaction transparency even when handling privacy-focused cryptocurrencies such as Monero, adding a stated policy…
- 2026-07-22Unverified — not yet reviewed
human.tech Launches Privacy SDK
human.tech launched a clean SDK designed to enable private and accountable applications on Web3 infrastructure, adding a named developer toolkit to the privacy technology ecosystem.
- 2026-07-21Unverified — not yet reviewed
Vitalik Demos Aztec Privacy App
Vitalik Buterin published a demonstration of an anonymous message board with built-in moderation functionality, built on the Aztec zero-knowledge privacy network, highlighting Ethereum's privacy…
- 2026-07-19Unverified — not yet reviewed
Zcash Zakura Node, 50K TPS Target
Zcash launched the Zakura full node, targeting throughput of 50,000 transactions per second — Visa-scale capacity. The launch coincides with the official retirement of the original zcashd node…
- 2026-07-19Unverified — not yet reviewed
Midnight Privacy Token Airdrop Launches
OKX launched a 5 million Midnight token airdrop targeting European users, distributing tokens for Cardano's privacy layer project. The airdrop documents active distribution activity within the…
- 2026-07-18Unverified — not yet reviewed
Dash Adopts Zcash Orchard Privacy
Dash activated the Zcash Orchard privacy system on its network following a security incident, adopting the cryptographic technology developed by the Zcash project. The upgrade modifies Dash's privacy…
- 2026-07-18Unverified — not yet reviewed
Houdini Adds Privacy to Pump.fun
Houdini integrated private wallet funding functionality into the Pump.fun trading terminal, allowing users to fund positions without linking wallet history. The tool adds privacy-preserving payment…
- 2026-07-14TakeUnverified — not yet reviewed
China Targets Privacy Coins, Mixers
China's Supreme People's Procuratorate has proposed that simply using a privacy coin or a mixer is enough to presume you intended to launder money — unless you can prove otherwise. The burden flips…