ChainCatcher news, the privacy public chain Namada announced that the Anoma Foundation is launching the Namada delegation program, with applications now open and a deadline of October 31, 2024. This program will be used to delegate up to 50 validator nodes. Accepted validators will receive a 6-month delegation from the Anoma Foundation to help with the network's decentralization, stability, and security.

ChainCatcher news, the privacy social media network MeWe, based on the Decentralized Social Network Protocol (DSNP), announced the completion of a $6 million Series B funding round, led by McCourt Global. The new funds will be used to further develop new technologies such as AI integration, launch new Web3 product features, strategically acquire users through targeted marketing efforts, and introduce a native token to enhance user growth, platform engagement, and utility.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, the lightweight privacy layer COTI announced a partnership with the on-chain funding solution Gitcoin to launch a $500,000 grant program. The program aims to accelerate the development of privacy solutions to support the broader web3 ecosystem.This collaboration will enable COTI to leverage Gitcoin's grant management tools and services to onboard a group of experienced web3 developers and privacy projects into COTI's privacy ecosystem. Since 2017, Gitcoin has distributed over $60 million to developers of thousands of projects.

ChainCatcher news, 1kx announced the launch of the privacy tool zkSafe, aimed at enhancing the privacy module of Safe multi-signature, providing users with a seamless, backend-free interface and greater customization and debugging capabilities.Safe is a multi-signature wallet provider and digital asset management platform. Its smart contract wallet enables businesses to manage funds with multiple private keys and other access modules through predefined access control schemes. As of Q2 2024, Safe has over $70 billion in assets distributed across more than 10 million smart accounts.zkSafe is a tool that provides better privacy for Safe multi-signatures. With zkSafe, Safe owners can collectively sign transactions without revealing who signed the transaction. The backend-free Safe UI enabled by the zkSafe module also allows developers to seamlessly use Safe on forked chains.Currently, zkSafe has been deployed on Ethereum, Base, BSC, Polygon, Gnosis, Arbitrum One, Optimism Mainnet, Scroll, and Sepolia.

ChainCatcher news, the modular identity and data layer CARV for gaming and AI has integrated with Base and is incubated at Coinbase. This integration will incorporate CARV's data technology into the Base ecosystem, marking a significant advancement in building a secure and scalable data infrastructure for the gaming and artificial intelligence industries.The expansion of CARV to Base will focus on enhanced data security and privacy, future scalability, seamless integration, and the introduction of Web2 gaming giants.According to RootData, CARV is a modular identity and data layer for gaming and AI, designed to change the way data is used and shared. To create a future where data generates value for everyone, CARV has built a modular data layer CARV protocol integrated with over 40 chain ecosystems, along with its flagship game and super app CARV Play.

ChainCatcher message, according to a recent report by Kaiko, privacy coins have experienced nearly 60 delistings on centralized exchanges this year, the highest record since 2021.The report tracks Monero (XMR), Dash (DASH), Decred (DCR), Mask (MASK), Rose (ROSE), and Zcash (ZEC). XMR had the highest number of delistings, increasing sixfold year-on-year, while DASH had the second highest.The report states that these delistings are mainly due to regulatory pressures from various jurisdictions over the past few years.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Telegram founder Pavel Durov confirmed that the privacy policy of Telegram has not changed since 2018. Only in legal cases will the IP addresses and phone numbers of criminals be shared, and the information of other users remains unaffected.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin explained the limitations of ZK-VM (Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machine) in privacy use cases. Some users pointed out that ZK-VM is superior in almost every aspect, but ironically, the only use case it fails to cover is privacy.In response, Vitalik said: "The explanation is simple: privacy use cases require client-side proofs, and currently, client-side provers are not fast enough to handle anything beyond Merkle branches."

ChainCatcher message, Telegram has not removed the chat privacy statement from the FAQ, but has merely relocated the statement to the answer of the question "What should I do if a bot or channel infringes my copyright?" At the same time, it also emphasizes in "Will you handle deletion requests from third parties" that they can delete sticker packs that infringe intellectual property rights or bots related to pornography and terrorism, which does not apply to local restrictions on freedom of speech. For example, if criticizing the government is illegal in a certain country, then Telegram will not be part of such politically motivated censorship.

ChainCatcher news, according to @tier10k's post on the X platform, Telegram has quietly updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by removing "All Telegram chats and groups are private conversations between participants. We do not handle any requests related to them."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Layer-1 blockchain network Aptos has announced that it is integrating Nillion to support the development of privacy-preserving applications.It is reported that Aptos will be able to support a variety of privacy-preserving applications, including confidential decentralized finance (DeFi), private AI assistants, secure social media, privacy games, and collectibles. DeFi users can benefit from private transaction execution or hidden liquidation vaults, while supply chains can enhance transparency without disclosing sensitive data.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the privacy-focused Brave browser developer Brave Software has laid off 27 employees across different departments again. PitchBook estimates that the company has a total of 191 employees.It is reported that Brave is a free web browser that emphasizes privacy. One of its main features is blocking ads and trackers while giving users the option to choose to receive certain ads in exchange for its native cryptocurrency, Basic Attention Token (BAT).

ChainCatcher message, the Telegram game project Notcoin posted on social media, "Privacy is not a crime. Use Telegram now."

ChainCatcher news, DOGS posted on the official Telegram channel supporting Telegram founder Pavel Durov, "We support Pavel Durov, privacy and truth are especially important."ChainCatcher previously reported, according to BBC reports, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested by French police after landing at Le Bourget Airport in northern Paris. Sources say that Durov was detained due to the presence of drug trafficking, arms black market, and child pornography content on the Telegram platform, as Telegram had previously refused to cooperate with the police on this matter. French police also searched Durov's property.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Blockchain Association and the DeFi Education Fund have stated that the new database operated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission raises privacy concerns for millions of people and could potentially trap digital assets.After the financial crisis, the SEC passed Rule 613 in 2012, requiring national securities exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to maintain a Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT). Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton stated in 2017 that the goal was to allow regulators to oversee the securities market in a "comprehensive" manner. According to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the consolidated audit trail is set to be fully operational by the end of May 2024.This 351-page rule does not explicitly mention digital assets, but both cryptocurrency organizations have indicated that the SEC considers many cryptocurrency participants to be exchanges or brokers, and therefore they must report information to the CAT. In a friend-of-the-court brief submitted on Thursday, the organizations stated that the CAT would turn "the blockchain into a massive and fully de-anonymized repository that the government can search at will, without having to show any reason to obtain a search warrant." They noted in the brief, "Due to the nature of blockchain technology, even accessing a seemingly limited identity record can unlock a vast amount of irrelevant financial transactions that the user has conducted in the past, present, and future, all of which will be subject to scrutiny by the federal government and numerous private entities."

ChainCatcher news, according to the Wen Wei Po report, the Guangzhou Internet Court announced that it will explore the establishment of a joint laboratory for data security and privacy protection between Guangdong and Hong Kong with universities.The joint laboratory for data security and privacy protection between Guangdong and Hong Kong is aimed at the strategic needs of cross-border circulation of data elements in the Greater Bay Area, constructing a system for data security and privacy protection technology and industrialization. This laboratory will conduct research in areas including big data security and computing blockchain artificial intelligence security, focusing on the circulation of data elements and cross-border data, promoting the deep integration of the industrial chain, innovation chain, and talent chain of data elements in the Greater Bay Area.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, the German public holds a strong skepticism towards the digital euro, especially among older users who prioritize privacy and security in financial transactions. The President of the German central bank (Bundesbank), Joachim Nagel, stated that cash is "sacred" in Germany, reflecting deep-rooted concerns about losing control over personal finances.The European Central Bank (ECB) plans to address these concerns through robust privacy measures, but doubts still remain. Although ECB President Christine Lagarde insists that the digital euro will coexist with physical cash, many elderly Germans are worried about reliance on technology and potential privacy breaches.