Snowden Discusses Bitcoin’s Lack of Privacy
In a recent interview, Edward Snowden discussed his concerns with Bitcoin privacy, other cryptocurrencies, and the ethics of governance.“Bitcoin is not an anonymous ledger,” said Edward Snowden. “You get chain analysis people and whatnot who are doing fairly devious things with it,” he added, discussing companies focused on on-chain analysis. Speaking on the privacy of Bitcoin, Snowden stated that “it’s really just private to the public, but it’s public to the prominent, shall we say.”Edward Snowden, whistle-blower and president of the Freedom of the Press Foundation – a San....
Related News
Just recently, the film producer and well known Youtuber, Naomi Brockwell, sat down with Edward Snowden and the two discussed a number of subjects including privacy and bitcoin. When Snowden talked about bitcoin, he delved into the protocol’s lack of progressive scaling and privacy. The famous whistleblower said that the biggest question he has is why are developers taking so long to resolve the issues cryptocurrencies have today. The whistleblower and former NSA and CIA contractor, Edward Snowden is well known for his stance toward privacy and freedoms. Snowden recently had a....
The infamous whistleblower and privacy activist Edward Snowden commented on bitcoin on Friday, after the Biden administration said this week it was shooting for 6 trillion dollars in stimulus proposals. Following the $6 trillion in stimulus headlines, Snowden commented on the situation and said it was “good for bitcoin.” Edward Snowden Jabs Biden’s 6 Trillion-Dollar Covid Relief Proposal, Says It’s ‘Good for Bitcoin’ The 37-year old former computer intelligence consultant for the National Security Agency (NSA) and contractor for the Central Intelligence....
The infamous whistleblower and privacy activist Edward Snowden commented on bitcoin on Friday, after the Biden administration said this week it was shooting for 6 trillion dollars in stimulus proposals. Snowden Sees Stimulus Has A Good Boost For Biitcoin Edward Snowden, a 37-year-old former computer intelligence consultant for the National Security Agency (NSA) and contractor […]
Per a Forbes exclusive, activist Edward Snowden revealed his participation in a ceremony that led to the creation of the privacy coin Zcash. Developed by the Electric Coin Company (ECC), the privacy coin was deployed in 2016 in a secret ceremony with the aid of 6 individuals. Related Reading | New York Prosecutors Present Clear Legal […]
Snowden’s advocacy has inspired many of us to seek out better privacy preservation and technologies that are free from government control. The post As A Privacy Pioneer, Edward Snowden Left A Trail For Bitcoin appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.