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Edward Snowden Urges Bitcoin Privacy Updates Amid Coinjoin Shutdown
Edward Snowden has called on blockchain developers to improve Bitcoin privacy following the shutdown of crypto mixing services due to pressure from the United States.
Former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden urges blockchain developers to prioritize implementing privacy measures Bitcoin at the protocol level, following the recent shutdown of mixing services in the United States
In an X message On May 3, Snowden noted that he has been warning Bitcoin developers “for a decade that privacy must be guaranteed at the protocol level,” adding that “time is running out” in response to ZkSNACKs’ announcement of the shutdown of Coinjoin, a service cryptocurrency mixing company that will close its services on June 1st.
I have been warning Bitcoin developers for ten years that privacy must be guaranteed at the protocol level. This is the final warning. The clock is ticking. https://t.co/r7w7gdrHRp
—Edward Snowden (@Snowden) May 2, 2024
ZkSNACKs, the developer behind Wasabi Wallet, previously announced its decision to stop supporting Coinjoin due to increasing pressure from law enforcement in the US
The closure of the service follows federal prosecutors in New York accusing Samourai Wallet is the originator of illegal transactions worth more than $2 billion, signaling a broader crackdown on suspected cryptocurrency wallets and mixers by US authorities. Like crypto.news reported Previously, the severity of the allegations highlights a broader crackdown by US authorities on cryptocurrency wallets and mixers engaged in questionable activities.
Meanwhile Snowden too attracted attention on by Goitein, saying that the NSA is now “days away from taking control of the Internet.”