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Trezor's Safe 7 Pairs Shamir Backups With Bluetooth and a Battery, Review Finds
Bitcoin Magazine's review praises the 20-word backup system and build quality, but says the wireless features make it more a high-security warm wallet than cold storage.
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[[alloc] init] Proposes Shielded Bitcoin for Private Transactions Without a Soft Fork
The metaprotocol relies on notes, nullifiers and zero-knowledge proofs checked by indexers, with a planned PIPEs-based peg meant to avoid operators or federations.
Zcash Tops $1,000 as Grayscale's ZCSH ETF Passes $400m in Assets
ZEC hit $1,050.70 intraday, nearly doubling in a month, as futures open interest crossed $2bn and the new fund's coin holdings grew.
Americans Are Cheering for the People Taking Down Flock Cameras
Unplugged, smashed, spray-painted, blocked for hours. The licence-plate readers have become a bipartisan flashpoint.
Three UK Airports Breached, With 8.7 Million Customers' Data Accessed
Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands. The hackers took email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes.
Flock Safety CEO Calls for Privacy 'Compromise' as Backlash Over Its Cameras Grows
Garrett Langley likened a ban to outlawing cars, as lawmakers from both parties target Flock's AI plate readers and investigations document police misuse.
TikTok Will Pay $400m Over Children's Privacy
One of the largest COPPA settlements ever, stemming from a 2024 case alleging vast data collection on users under 13.
The Quiet Case for Bitcoin Privacy, Before It's Too Late
Chain analysis has become good enough that every meaningful Bitcoin address is one subpoena from full disclosure. The window to build opt-in privacy tools is closing.