Tagged: privacy

March 7, 2023 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nym, a network layer privacy provider, has announced a Nym integration with Ethereum validators and even clients “to provide network-level privacy to the entire ecosystem.” A libp2p module “enables over half a million Ethereum validators worldwide to shield transactions via the Nym mixnet.” The module… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital identity is not the easiest concept to define, according to an update from Juniper Research. It overlaps with other, similar, areas.  The crossover with areas “such as security, privacy and data management can be significant, and in some cases, they are indistinct.” As noted… Read More

February 5, 2023 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Dr. Torsten Stüber, Co-Founder and CTO at Berlin-based Pendulum, an initiative focused on traditional finance infrastructure blockchain solutions, which is “the missing link between fiat and DeFi.” Pendulum is an open-source blockchain built on the “proven” Parity Substrate framework, establishing… Read More

January 8, 2023 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Beam celebrated its 4th anniversary on January 3rd 2023. During that time, Beam claims it has “cemented its place as the top confidential cryptocurrency in terms of features, stability and confidentiality, constantly evolving and improving in all categories.” Launched in 2019, Beam is described as… Read More

January 7, 2023 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With Singapore consumers living their lives online, nearly eight out of 10 (around 77%) would like the option to control their data instead of leaving it up to the discretion of firms and governments, according to Consumer Data Confidence Research shared by Visa (NYSE: V)…. Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 5:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Theresa Le Chief Claims Officer at Cowbell, which claims to be the leader in cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Cowbell is the provider of cyber insurance for SMEs and the “pioneer” of Adaptive Cyber Insurance. Cowbell reportedly “delivers… Read More

November 27, 2022 @ 8:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

1 in 2 Google Chrome Extensions have potential to wreak havoc,” Incogni Research shows. Data removal company Incogni analyzed “the risk profiles of 1,237 Chrome extensions available on the Chrome Web Store.” The study reveals “that 1 in 2 Chrome extensions (48.66%) has a High… Read More

November 24, 2022 @ 9:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Featurespace, which claims to be the leader in machine learning fraud and financial crime prevention technology, has secured funding from UK and US governments “to build a new type of artificial intelligence (AI) system to help banks and payments service providers (PSPs) detect financial crime… Read More

November 6, 2022 @ 5:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Okcoin has successfully completed a security audit. This milestone is just another step in their journey of offering their customers the “safest” crypto experience in the industry, the firm claims. As noted in the update, Okcoin has successfully completed the Service Organization… Read More

October 21, 2022 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Plaid has launched a new data privacy product – Permissions Manager – which enables their financial services partners “to help put consumers in control of their own data from initial account connections to ongoing connection management.” Plaid’s consumer research has shown that today people “generally… Read More

October 3, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regtech Coinfirm has been integrated into Shyft Network’s Veriscope, a Travel Rule product. Shyft Network is “a public protocol designed to power data discoverability and compliance into blockchain while preserving privacy and sovereignty.” Facilitating the transfer of verifiable data between centralized and decentralized ecosystems, Shyft… Read More

July 14, 2022 @ 4:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Primex, a “privacy-first” payments company specializing in secure digital payment solutions for merchants and consumers, announced the launch of its payment platform VLoad in partnership with New York-based Metropolitan Commercial Bank (NYSE: MCB). VLoad is an online payment method that provides privacy and security… Read More

July 12, 2022 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ant Group recently announced that its “privacy-preserving” Computation Framework becomes open source, aiming “to make the technologies more accessible to global developers and speed up the Framework’s application in various scenarios.” The Framework is designed “to address pain points in multi-party collaboration on information flows.”… Read More

July 3, 2022 @ 10:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ShareRing’s purpose is to remove “friction” throughout the world, and digital identities is a vehicle that can “help accomplish this.” Tim Bos, CEO at ShareRing, stated: “Over the years, there’s been a trend for large companies to host more and more data about you in… Read More

June 3, 2022 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fireblocks, the provider of digital asset and crypto technology, announced that they have been certified by the International Organization for Standards (ISO) “in the categories of security (ISO 27001), cloud (ISO 27017) and privacy (ISO 27018).” Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the International Organization for Standardization… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Craig Blitz, Chief Product Officer at Digital Asset, which is building the platform, developer tools, and leveraging the best modern infrastructure providers “to change how businesses interact.” Digital Asset (the company) is the creator of the Daml multi-party application platform. Our… Read More

May 29, 2022 @ 5:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Presearch, the private, “decentralized” search engine with 3.8 million registered users and 150 million monthly searches, has announced its Mainnet launch, “shifting all search traffic to run on its decentralized network of community-run nodes.” Rather than using centralized computing infrastructure that is fully controlled by… Read More

May 19, 2022 @ 3:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Very Good Security (VGS), a firm focused on protecting sensitive data, enabling innovation while ensuring security and privacy, announced an extended partnership with Plaid, a data network that powers the tools “millions of people” rely on to “live healthier financial lives.” VGS will be “a… Read More

May 2, 2022 @ 1:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bolt Labs, which claims to be a “mission-driven” security and privacy startup, has announced a $9 million strategic partnership “with blockchain gaming company, Forte, a …provider of blockchain solutions for game publishers, to support its adoption of cryptographic technologies, including multi-party computation (MPC) and zero-knowledge… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Impervious Technologies Inc. is pleased to confirm the close of their seed financing round, with participation from Bitcoin and privacy-focused investors including CoinShares, NYDIG, Trammell Venture Partners, Fundamental Labs, Strategic Cyber Ventures, TEN-31 and others “to scale the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) internet standard.” As noted in… Read More