Circle freezes $12.6M of USDC linked to privacy protocol Zama
Stablecoin issuer Circle froze $12.6 million in USDC dollar-pegged tokens linked to privacy protocol Zama’s confidential USDC smart contract on Saturday, according to onchain sleuth...
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SEC Commissioner Peirce defends crypto privacy tools against surveillance push
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce said financial privacy is becoming increasingly undervalued in US regulation, warning against treating privacy-preserving technologies with...
AmericanFortress launches compliant privacy layer on Arbitrum for institutional DeFi
AmericanFortress has launched a beta privacy infrastructure on Arbitrum, promising compliant, mixer-free transaction shielding for institutional and high-volume DeFi users. Summary AmericanFortress debuts Send-to-Name privacy...
Solana privacy layer Umbra targets $97B token unlocks
Solana privacy protocol Umbra has partnered with Streamflow to launch confidential vesting for the $97 billion token unlock market. Summary Umbra and Streamflow launched confidential...
Arkham tracks 53% of Zcash privacy transactions
Zcash privacy claims faced a direct challenge after Arkham Intelligence linked 53% of ZEC transactions to identified entities. Summary Arkham Intelligence labeled over 53% of...
The first privacy coin ETF: inside Grayscale’s Zcash filing
On May 12, 2026, Grayscale filed a Form S-3 with the SEC to convert its existing Zcash Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund trading on...
NEAR Protocol Jumps 28% on Privacy, AI, and Scaling Upgrades
In brief NEAR rose 28% in 24 hours and almost 45% over the past week, leading altcoin gains. The rally follows three protocol upgrades: confidential...
Privacy coins Zcash and QRL surge 25% on quantum fears
Privacy coins including Zcash and QRL jumped up to 25% on May 21 as quantum computing fears intensified. Summary Zcash gained roughly 7% and QRL...
Ethereum Price Coils Tight While Vitalik Targets Privacy and Metadata Overhaul
Ethereum price is being pinned at $2,100 in a deceptively quiet tape for a network making one of its most significant architectural pivots in years....
Ethereum News: Vitalik Buterin ‘Puts Skin in the Game’ with $113K Privacy Pools Transfer
In the latest news, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin transferred 50.25 ETH, approximately $113,000 at current prices, through Privacy Pools, the compliance-aware privacy protocol he co-authored...