#Tor

Samourai’s “Dojo” Set to Boost Transaction Privacy on Bitcoin

June 3, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at News, wallet

Wallet users are generally required to rely on the wallet's back end server for transaction functionality. The release of Samourai Dojo marks a new age of wallets where users can bypass centralized wallet servers and run one of their own, June 3, 2019. Samourai runs a Bitcoin Core node as...

TOR Integrated Cryptocurrency DeepOnion Coin Picks up where Bitcoin Left Off

February 9, 2018 by Guest Post at Bitcoin, ICO/IEO, Tech

The privacy-centric PoS/PoW DeepOnion coin is looking to pick up where bitcoin (BTC) left off and ensure security and efficiency along an anonymous network. The coin is natively integrated with TOR (The Onion Router) network, which makes all peer-to-peer transactions secure and anonymous. The project has already offered 30 airdrops...

Bitcoin Transactions Analysis Breaks Tor Anonymity

Bitcoin Transaction Analysis Can Break Tor Anonymity

February 1, 2018 by Evan Sixtin at Bitcoin, Blockchain, News, Tech

Researchers from Qatar University in Doha published a paper on January 23, 2018, detailing their successful attempt to de-anonymize Tor users with bitcoin transaction analysis. In this shocking research paper, a clear and simple method is explained for tracking the real identities of people who sent or received payments for...

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What is Kovri and Why is it Important for Monero?

August 24, 2017 by Jamie Holmes at Altcoins, News, Tech

In a recent OpenHours episode released August 17, several Monero contributors joined the show to talk about the Kovri project. The project aims to further improve the privacy of the Monero network by making it virtually impossible to deduct any information about transactions. Also, Kovri may potentially become the go-to...

Bitmixer’s Exit and Darknet Market Chaos: How Monero Stands to Benefit

July 27, 2017 by Jamie Holmes at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Commentary, News

The swift takedown of the darknet markets (DNMs) AlphaBay and Hansa, an announcement to exit the market from Bitmixer and the arrest of Alexander Vinnik for laundering $4 billion have all shown that fungibility is still an area for improvement for Bitcoin. As bitcoin shakes off its shady image, Monero...

AlphaBay’s Downtime Unnerves Users: Another Exit Scam?

July 10, 2017 by Jamie Holmes at Altcoins, Bitcoin, News, Tech

On July 5, the largest dark net marketplace globally disappeared, with vendors and buyers unable to access their accounts and any bitcoin or cryptocurrency associated with it. Five days later, on July 10, there is no sign of the marketplace coming back. As the largest dark net market, even dwarfing...

Is the Anonymity-Centric Cryptocurrency Verge (XVG) a Good Investment?

July 6, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Cryptocyclopedia, News

2017 was an excellent year for the Cryptocurrency Verge. Verge solves a real issue that is present in many large crypto including Bitcoin, fungibility. Mostly this comes down to the fact that Bitcoin is not anonymous. No matter how much the media likes to make it out to be an...

OpenBazaar Pioneering Open Markets with Tor Integration

March 14, 2017 by Evan Sixtin at Commentary, News, Tech

OpenBazaar announced during February 2017 that the long-awaited feature to improve anonymity and privacy for vendors and buyers was here, the code which would enable Tor anonymity was ready, and Tor would finally be integrated into the decentralized online marketplace. "Tor has always been the most requested feature by far,"...

What’s Really Out There on the Dark Net? Terbium Labs Provides Some Answers

November 26, 2016 by Jamie Holmes at Bitcoin, Commentary, News, Tech

While the Dark Web is perceived to be a paradise for terrorists, drug cartels, and other shady characters, there are few scientific studies available on what is actually out there. To fill the void, Terbium Labs have recently released a scientific study to answer the question, “What is actually out...

Tor Project Launches Secure Encrypted Messenger App

November 2, 2015 by Joseph Young at Entertainment, News, Tech

The Onion Router (Tor) project has released the first beta version of Tor Messenger, an open-source instant messenger client which brings the same level of privacy and security as the network. Tor was initially designed to conceal a user’s location and usage from anyone conducting network surveillance through a volunteer network...

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