Polygon launches Miden Testnet; MetaMask unveils Smart Transactions for Ethereum’s privacy. Bitcoin privacy wallets in the regulatory crosshairs.

Buterin introduces Binius for enhanced ZK proofs; Wasabi Wallet bans U.S. users; Avail partners with Layer 2 projects for data availability

Samourai wallet founders arrested; ZKasino's $33M controversy unfolds. Nodle's DePIN launches on zkSync Era

EY debuts Ethereum-based OpsChain Contract Manager to streamline contract execution, Polyhedra Network and Google Cloud partner on ZK Proofs. QED protocol and partners form L2O consortium for Bitcoin Layer 2.

Alpen Labs reveals $10.6 million in seed funding to scale Bitcoin with ZK; Worldcoin introduces verification for World IDs. a16zcrypto launches Jolt zkVM for verifiable computing

Fhenix teams up with EigenLayer for FHE coprocessors development; Horizen’s proof verification chain transitions to Testnet; Bitcoin balances now visible on Google Search, stirring privacy debate

Munchables recovers funds following a $62 million hack, Near launches Chain Signatures to sign transactions on supported blockchains, and Celestia proposes the incorporation of SNARK accounts into the base layer

EigenLayer announces gradual mainnet rollout; Citrea open-sources its BitVM ZK Verifier; and Libre launches a zk Layer-2 chain for institutional asset tokenization.

Zama raises $73 million to advance data privacy with FHE; Spanish regulator temporarily halts Worldcoin operations amid data privacy concerns; Study by Aleo shows lack of trust in crypto projects despite growing demand for data privacy