Month: May 2026

Privacy Coins Were Built On The Right Idea, But A Fragile Foundation

Crypto’s early promise rested on radical transparency. That design gave blockchains their auditability, but it also created a problem the industry has never solved: most people don’t want every payment, salary transfer, donation, or business transaction visible forever. Privacy coins emerged from that discomfort. They promised something close to...
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Ex Silvergate officer says regulatory pressure forced bank shutdown

Former Silvergate Bank chief risk officer Kate Fraher has publicly challenged the circumstances surrounding her 2024 settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, arguing that regulators never proved the bank’s anti-money laundering controls had failed. In comments published Wednesday,…...
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