Tag: privacy coin

Privacy-centered digital asset Firo, formerly known as Zcoin, has announced the reinstatement of its Lelantus protocol. According to Firo, this move closely follows its recently completed hard fork and the launch of Firo v14.6.0. The reactivation of...

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Lelantus, the privacy protocol that brings “on-by-default” privacy to Firo (previously Zcoin) mainnet activated on 14 January 2021. According to the official blog, the upgrade went live on block 336888. Lelantus introduces a burn-and-redeem model to any number of coins on Firo. Effectively, this ensures the transactions between official Firo wallets remain private by default. According to Firo project steward Reuben Yap, Lelantus...

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bittrex will be delisting three privacy coins in two weeks time No reason has been given for the delisting, with some wondering if regulations are imminent The U.S. has not suggested it will ban privacy coins The news that Bittrex will be...

Reading Time: 2 minutes ShapeShift has delisted the Monero and Dash privacy coins The exchange did not announce the move Privacy coins have been targeted by authorities for their money laundering capabilities ShapeShift has delisted...

Zcoin, the privacy-focused cryptocurrency announced the testnet launch of its next-generation privacy protocol Lelantus on October 20. According to Ruben Yap, Project Steward Zcoin, Lelantus pushes the boundaries of privacy. It employs technology that supports very high practical anonymity and helps make transactions untraceable with a single click. At the core, Zcoin Lelantus allows users to destroy any amounts of coins and partially...

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager has said that privacy coins such as Monero and Zcash have a limited use case in the future Gronager says that they won’t see widespread use and will remain “niche” Chainalysis is a pioneer in blockchain analytics...

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chainalysis has won one of two contracts from the IRS to create tracing tools for Monero The IRS advertised for candidates last month and has selected Chainalsysis and Integra, a Texas-based company Monero transactions have been almost impossible...