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Shiba Inu Lead Joins Elon Musk, Vitalik Buterin, CZ with Over 1M Followers – The Crypto Basic
Shytoshi Kusama, the enigmatic leader of the Shiba Inu ecosystem, has catapulted into the ranks of crypto luminaries on X by surpassing the 1 million follower mark. The latest record confirms that Kusama now boasts over a million followers on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform
Vitalik Buterin Highlights Ethereum DApp Innovations – Crypto Times
The founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin explains several decentralized applications (DApp) that demonstrate principles of privacy and decentralization in the cryptocurrency market, indicating a continued focus on improvement and the core principles of Ethereum even as meme coins gain more attention. Buterin described Farcaster as a social network that relies on the Optimism protocol. Farcaster still enjoys relatively low usage, but the platform still offers relatively high decentralization for users.
Vitalik on Crypto’s Idealist Hippies: We’re Still Here! – DailyCoin
Crypto has come a long way from its extremely niche libertarian roots to becoming a globally recognized industry with assets offered by institutional giants like BlackRock to customers for investment.
Shutter Launches First Threshold Encrypted Mempool for Ethereum-like Networks on Gnosis Chain to Combat US$900 … – Crypto Briefing
Share this article Mainz, Germany, June 19th, 2024, Chainwire Shutter, an open-source protocol initially developed by brainbot and focused on preventing malicious maximal extractable value (MEV) attacks, today announced the launch of a new anti-front running solution using mempool encryption to combat the exploitation of nearly US$900 million taken from crypto trades annually. Partnering with Gnosis, the architects of the fully EVM-compatible Layer-1 Gnosis Chain, Shutter will be integrated into the Gnosis Chain to protect end-user transactions from front running and sandwich attacks, shielding traders from malicious MEV activities that can result in significant monetary loss and unfair influence.
FBI suddenly cancels Capitol Hill briefing on warrant-proof encryption – Just The News
The FBI unexpectedly cancelled two briefings about encryption on Monday, which were scheduled for later this week, without offering any explanation.
Now You Can Have an Encrypted Backup for Your iPhone Photos – Lifewire
Now you can opt to backup your iPhone photos to an encrypted service that can only be accessed by you. iPhones have automatic photo backup to iCloud, but that's not an encrypted service, but if you want to increase the security of those pictures, you can always add a third-party that offers encryption. According to Proton's newest announcement, sent to Lifewire via email, you now have the option to backup your iPhone photos in the encrypted Proton Drive
EU divided over encryption-busting to stop child sexual abuse – The Straits Times
BRUSSELS - Deep divisions within the EU over weakening encryption on messaging apps such as WhatsApp in order to crack down on the sharing of child sexual abuse is putting off a decision on the issue. EU ambassadors were to have tackled the matter in a meeting on June 20, but dropped it from their agenda because of wariness by several countries including Germany over a fear they could be opening the door to disproportionate snooping on Europeans private online communications. It became apparent that the qualified majority needed simply wouldnt be reached, a Belgian diplomat said.
EU plans to scan your messages, including encrypted ones – Android Headlines
The European Union (EU) is seeking to scan your messages, including encrypted ones, to detect and stop child sex abuse material (CSAM). The proposed chat control legislation will undergo a vote in the EU Council later today
Shutter Launches First Threshold Encrypted Mempool for Ethereum-like Networks on Gnosis Chain to Combat US$900 … – Investing.com
Mainz, Germany, June 19th, 2024, Chainwire Shutter, an open-source protocol initially developed by brainbot and focused on preventing malicious maximal extractable value (MEV) attacks, today announced the launch of a new anti-front running solution using mempool encryption to combat the exploitation of nearly US$900 million taken from crypto trades annually. Partnering with Gnosis, the architects of the fully EVM-compatible Layer-1 Gnosis Chain, Shutter will be integrated into the Gnosis Chain to protect end-user transactions from front running and sandwich attacks, shielding traders from malicious MEV activities that can result in significant monetary loss and unfair influence. Setting a New Standard for MEV Protection with Deep Chain Integration MEV attacks are transactions by attackers that manipulate the outcome of the target transaction within a blockchain that maximizes financial gain for malicious actors at the expense of traders and end-users.
EU on the verge of new law that would scan "all your digital messages" on iPhone and beyond, even if they’re encrypted – iMore
The European Union is inching ever closer to adopting a new law proposal that could see every digital message sent on iPhone and beyond in the territory scanned in the name of detecting child sexual abuse material (CSAM). As reported by The Verge on Thursday, The European Union is getting closer to passing new rules that would mandate the bulk scanning of digital messages including encrypted ones. A vote on the proposals, first unveiled in 2022, has been set for Thursday.