Week in the Privacy News

Apr 29 - May 5, 2024

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Research

Releases

Cake Wallet v4.15.5
Prax Wallet for Penumbra v1.0

Ecosystem

The Block: Logos inscribes its manifesto on largest-ever Bitcoin block
Privacy & Scaling Explorations: Core Program has been launched
Electric Coin & Co: ECC Update

Podcasts

Logos: Zama.ai | Fully Homomorphic Encryption with Jason Delabay and Dr. Morten Dahl
Monero Talk: In Defense of the Zcash Development Fund with Ian Sagstetter
LunarDAO: Dark Forest with Rachel-Rose O'Leary x DarkFi, Jaya x Nym
ETHDam 2024: Privacy: Past, Present and the Post Quantum World with Dr. David Chaum x xx network
ETHDam 2024: The Fight for Privacy with Ameen Soleimani x Oxbow
ETHDam 2024: Navigating Privacy & Scaling Explorations with Vivian Plasencia, Tyler AtHeartEngineer, Hendrik Eeckhaut, and Sam Richards
Web3FC: Panel on “Privacy in Web3” with Daniel Lumi x ZkSync, Mykola Siusko x Web3Privacy Now and Ivan FB x Waku
Bitcoin Magazine: Samourai, Tornado Cash & FATF with @alexis_roussel, @LyudaKozlovska, @jardemalie, @sethforprivacy, @J9Roem
What Bitcoin Did: First They Came for Samourai with Seth For Privacy

Governments

Other

Amir Taaki: Samourai Devs Arrested is a Wake Up Call for Crypto

Upcoming events

(new/changes in bold)

May 24-26, ETHBerlin hackathon
May 30, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Prague) conference
Jun 7-9, MoneroKon (Prague) conference & hackathon
Jun 27, Privacy Reunion #3 (Neuchâtel)
Oct 4-6, Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP) (Prague) conference
Oct 4-6, ETHRome hackathon
Oct, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Brno) conference
Oct, ETHBrno privacy hackathon

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Content (HTML)	<!-- ### Research ### Ecosystem ### Grants ### Releases ### Podcasts ### Governments ### Other --> <hr> <h3>Research</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/freedomtech/status/1785637104115953683">Buying and using Monero, privately</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/web3privacy/status/1785072707840639469">Privacy projects fundraising via current Gitcoin round</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Releases</h3> <ul> <li>Cake Wallet <a href="https://github.com/cake-tech/cake_wallet/blob/main/cw_bitcoin/lib/electrum_derivations.dart">v4.15.5</a></li> <li>Prax Wallet for Penumbra <a href="https://praxwallet.com">v1.0</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Ecosystem</h3> <ul> <li>The Block: <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/292403/logos-manifesto-inscription-bitcoin">Logos inscribes its manifesto on largest-ever Bitcoin block</a></li> <li>Privacy & Scaling Explorations: <a href="https://pse-team.notion.site/PSE-Core-Program-2024-64ae61c3d7e74bf4bf9c15914ef22460">Core Program has been launched</a></li> <li>Electric Coin & Co: <a href="https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/today-we-sail-ecc-update-for-may-3/47577">ECC Update</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Podcasts</h3> <ul> <li>Logos: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4F5AAhAYtY">Zama.ai \| Fully Homomorphic Encryption</a> with Jason Delabay and Dr. Morten Dahl</li> <li>Monero Talk: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkTR3QCSSpw">In Defense of the Zcash Development Fund</a> with Ian Sagstetter</li> <li>LunarDAO: <a href="https://twitter.com/lunarpunksquad/status/1786447048750886939">Dark Forest</a> with Rachel-Rose O'Leary x DarkFi, Jaya x Nym</li> <li>ETHDam 2024: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVWCYvKeH14">Privacy: Past, Present and the Post Quantum World</a> with Dr. David Chaum x xx network</li> <li>ETHDam 2024: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN7kZDL6ar4">The Fight for Privacy</a> with Ameen Soleimani x Oxbow</li> <li>ETHDam 2024: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTgfIQBZRf4">Navigating Privacy & Scaling Explorations</a> with Vivian Plasencia, Tyler AtHeartEngineer, Hendrik Eeckhaut, and Sam Richards</li> <li>Web3FC: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUFlQsxoZVI">Panel on “Privacy in Web3”</a> with Daniel Lumi x ZkSync, Mykola Siusko x Web3Privacy Now and Ivan FB x Waku</li> <li>Bitcoin Magazine: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUFlQsxoZVI">Samourai, Tornado Cash & FATF</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/alexis_roussel">@alexis_roussel</a>, @LyudaKozlovska, @jardemalie, @sethforprivacy, @J9Roem</li> <li>What Bitcoin Did: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FlM1WYAWcw">First They Came for Samourai</a> with Seth For Privacy</li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Governments</h3> <ul> <li>Coindesk: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/25/samourai-wallet-charges-raise-existential-questions-for-privacy-tech/">Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Tech</a></li> <li>Coindesk: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/30/distilling-the-tornado-cash-and-samourai-suits/">Distilling the Tornado Cash and Samourai Suits</a></li> <li>Coindesk: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/29/as-wasabi-wallet-and-phoenix-leave-the-us-whats-next-for-non-custodial-crypto/">Wasabi Wallet and Phoenix Leave the U.S.; What’s Next for Non-Custodial Crypto?</a></li> <li>Coindesk: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/29/wasabi-wallet-developer-blocks-us-citizens-and-residents-after-samourai-wallet-arrests/">Wasabi Wallet-Developer Blocks U.S. Citizens and Residents After Samourai Wallet Arrests</a></li> <li>DeCrypt: <a href="https://decrypt.co/229262/bitcoin-privacy-edward-snowden-clock-is-ticking">'Clock is Ticking' on Bitcoin Privacy: Edward Snowden</a></li> <li>The Block: <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/291571/samourai-wallets-keonne-rodriguez-pleads-not-guilty-to-money-laundering-transmitting-charges">Samourai Wallet's Keonne Rodriguez pleads not guilty to money laundering, transmitting charges</a></li> <li>Cointelegraph: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-politicians-arent-opposed-crypto-defi-privacy-railgun-ethereum">US senators, FBI aren’t opposed to crypto privacy: Railgun contributor</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Other</h3> <ul> <li>Amir Taaki: <a href="https://dark.fi/insights/samourai-devs-arrested-is-a-wake-up-call.html">Samourai Devs Arrested is a Wake Up Call for Crypto</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h3>Upcoming events</h3> <p><em>(new/changes in <strong>bold</strong>)</em></p> <ul> <li>May 24-26, <a href="https://ethberlin.org/">ETHBerlin</a> hackathon</li> <li>May 30, <a href="https://web3privacy.info/events/">Web3Privacy Now Summit</a> (Prague) conference</li> <li>Jun 7-9, <a href="https://monerokon.org/">MoneroKon</a> (Prague) conference & hackathon</li> <li>Jun 27, <a href="https://lu.ma/privacyreunion3">Privacy Reunion #3</a> (Neuchâtel)</li> <li>Oct 4-6, <a href="https://hcpp.cz/">Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP)</a> (Prague) conference</li> <li>Oct 4-6, <a href="https://ethrome.org/">ETHRome</a> hackathon</li> <li>Oct, <a href="https://web3privacy.info/events/">Web3Privacy Now Summit</a> (Brno) conference</li> <li>Oct, <a href="https://ethbrno.cz/">ETHBrno</a> privacy hackathon</li> </ul>
Content (Markdown)	<!-- ### Research ### Ecosystem ### Grants ### Releases ### Podcasts ### Governments ### Other --> --- ### Research * [Buying and using Monero, privately](https://twitter.com/freedomtech/status/1785637104115953683) * [Privacy projects fundraising via current Gitcoin round](https://twitter.com/web3privacy/status/1785072707840639469) --- ### Releases * Cake Wallet [v4.15.5](https://github.com/cake-tech/cake_wallet/blob/main/cw_bitcoin/lib/electrum_derivations.dart) * Prax Wallet for Penumbra [v1.0](https://praxwallet.com) --- ### Ecosystem - The Block: [Logos inscribes its manifesto on largest-ever Bitcoin block](https://www.theblock.co/post/292403/logos-manifesto-inscription-bitcoin) - Privacy & Scaling Explorations: [Core Program has been launched](https://pse-team.notion.site/PSE-Core-Program-2024-64ae61c3d7e74bf4bf9c15914ef22460) - Electric Coin & Co: [ECC Update](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/today-we-sail-ecc-update-for-may-3/47577) --- ### Podcasts - Logos: [Zama.ai \| Fully Homomorphic Encryption](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4F5AAhAYtY) with Jason Delabay and Dr. Morten Dahl - Monero Talk: [In Defense of the Zcash Development Fund](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkTR3QCSSpw) with Ian Sagstetter - LunarDAO: [Dark Forest](https://twitter.com/lunarpunksquad/status/1786447048750886939) with Rachel-Rose O'Leary x DarkFi, Jaya x Nym - ETHDam 2024: [Privacy: Past, Present and the Post Quantum World](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVWCYvKeH14) with Dr. David Chaum x xx network - ETHDam 2024: [The Fight for Privacy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN7kZDL6ar4) with Ameen Soleimani x Oxbow - ETHDam 2024: [Navigating Privacy & Scaling Explorations](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTgfIQBZRf4) with Vivian Plasencia, Tyler AtHeartEngineer, Hendrik Eeckhaut, and Sam Richards - Web3FC: [Panel on “Privacy in Web3”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUFlQsxoZVI) with Daniel Lumi x ZkSync, Mykola Siusko x Web3Privacy Now and Ivan FB x Waku - Bitcoin Magazine: [Samourai, Tornado Cash & FATF](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUFlQsxoZVI) with [@alexis_roussel](https://twitter.com/alexis_roussel), @LyudaKozlovska, @jardemalie, @sethforprivacy, @J9Roem - What Bitcoin Did: [First They Came for Samourai](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FlM1WYAWcw) with Seth For Privacy --- ### Governments - Coindesk: [Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Tech](https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/25/samourai-wallet-charges-raise-existential-questions-for-privacy-tech/) - Coindesk: [Distilling the Tornado Cash and Samourai Suits](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/30/distilling-the-tornado-cash-and-samourai-suits/) - Coindesk: [Wasabi Wallet and Phoenix Leave the U.S.; What’s Next for Non-Custodial Crypto?](https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/29/as-wasabi-wallet-and-phoenix-leave-the-us-whats-next-for-non-custodial-crypto/) - Coindesk: [Wasabi Wallet-Developer Blocks U.S. Citizens and Residents After Samourai Wallet Arrests](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/29/wasabi-wallet-developer-blocks-us-citizens-and-residents-after-samourai-wallet-arrests/) - DeCrypt: ['Clock is Ticking' on Bitcoin Privacy: Edward Snowden](https://decrypt.co/229262/bitcoin-privacy-edward-snowden-clock-is-ticking) - The Block: [Samourai Wallet's Keonne Rodriguez pleads not guilty to money laundering, transmitting charges](https://www.theblock.co/post/291571/samourai-wallets-keonne-rodriguez-pleads-not-guilty-to-money-laundering-transmitting-charges) - Cointelegraph: [US senators, FBI aren’t opposed to crypto privacy: Railgun contributor](https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-politicians-arent-opposed-crypto-defi-privacy-railgun-ethereum) --- ### Other - Amir Taaki: [Samourai Devs Arrested is a Wake Up Call for Crypto](https://dark.fi/insights/samourai-devs-arrested-is-a-wake-up-call.html) --- ### Upcoming events (new/changes in bold) * May 24-26, [ETHBerlin](https://ethberlin.org/) hackathon * May 30, [Web3Privacy Now Summit](https://web3privacy.info/events/) (Prague) conference * Jun 7-9, [MoneroKon](https://monerokon.org/) (Prague) conference & hackathon * Jun 27, [Privacy Reunion #3](https://lu.ma/privacyreunion3) (Neuchâtel) * Oct 4-6, [Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP)](https://hcpp.cz/) (Prague) conference * Oct 4-6, [ETHRome](https://ethrome.org/) hackathon * Oct, [Web3Privacy Now Summit](https://web3privacy.info/events/) (Brno) conference * Oct, [ETHBrno](https://ethbrno.cz/) privacy hackathon
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Week in the Privacy News

Week 18/2024

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