The U.S. Department of Justice strongly rejects the claim that the case it brought against the founders of crypto-mixer Tornado Cash is a battle for the "freedom to code."

Founders of another privacy-focused crypto tool face charges for allegedly facilitating $2 billion in illegal transactions, including over $100 million in criminal proceeds. Evidence suggests Samourai Wallet developers knew their service was used for illicit purposes.

There has been growing enthusiasm for privacy-preserving protocols in recent years — driven by a concern that transactions using mainstream coins are broadcast for the world to see on the blockchain.

Ledger goes live with its debated "Ledger Recover" feature, allowing users to back up their recovery phrases. Critics argue this goes against crypto's privacy ethos, raising security concerns.

Ethereum’s founder unveils the Privacy Pools concept in a new paper. These allow users to achieve greater privacy around their financial transactions while minimising the chance of abuse by bad actors.

Blockchain data provider Arkham launched the first on-chain data information marketplace. Are Web2 economics taking over Web3, or are “Intel bounties” going to make it a better place?

Although the European Central Bank is still undertaking its investigative stages concerning a potential Euro-Zone CBDC, it already seems to be tying itself in knots trying to limit potential disruption to the status quo as far as commercial banks are concerned.

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin proposes a mechanism to hide blockchain addresses. The stealth address system will provide privacy for user transactions in decentralized systems.