# Week in the Privacy News - 35/2024

Source: https://news.web3privacy.info/2024-35

## Summary

This edition of a weekly privacy newsletter, published for its second birthday, lists recent privacy and crypto news and resources without a single central argument. It highlights a US government purchase of powerful spyware, Secret Network joining Nvidia Inception, the Oasis launch of a $ROSE app, and the Panther Protocol Testnet 8 going live. It also features knowledge pieces on confidential computing, shielding cellular metadata from network carriers, and crypto-asset market abuse under the EU's MiCA, along with a list of upcoming events such as ETHDenver from February 23 to March 1.

## Article

hi and welcome back,

after the Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress shebang we are continuing with the news, as usual

but first, for the ones that missed it - we just celebrated our 2nd Birthday!

we accepted our birthday wishes on X and we were happy to gather up the community feedback here

but arguably, the best birthday gift - the overwhelming support of our community, volunteers and partners.

thank you for showing us so much love, also you - the person reading this :)

so, cheesy moment over. what has been happening in the world of privacy?

Insights

US gov buying powerful spyware

Secret Network joins Nvidia Inception

Oasis launched $ROSE app

Panther Protocol Testnet 8 live

Knowledge

From confidential computing to confidential AI

Application of cryptographic techniques to shield cellular metadata from network carriers

Crypto-Asset Market Abuse Under EU MiCA

AI in criminal justice

Inspiration: Going On(Line) an offering of media from the web

Ann Brody: Organizational Culture in the Ethereum Ecosystem

“The One Where Lisa Loud is Shattering Expectations and Navigating a Career in Decentralized Encryption”

“The One Where Park is Explaining that Cypherpunk is Feminist at its Core”

"The One Where Ais Connoly Gets Real about ZKz”

US gov outlawing crypto?

Oasis recent events

Road to PrivadoID

Arcium: reshaping how data, AI and blockchains work together

Explorer

Don't forget to add/update your favorite projects on the Explorer! Not sure how?

Inspiration: Going Off(Line) an offering of IRL events

(new/changes in bold)

Dec 5-6, Emergence Prague

Dec 6-8, ETHIndia Bengaluru

Jan 30-31, ETHZurich

Feb 7-9, ETHOxford

Feb 15 - March 1, ZK Village Denver, USA

Feb 23 - March 1, ETHDenver

Saucy Quote 🥫

curator: Alina

## Comments

**timdaub.eth**: I‘m surprised that this isn‘t featuring anoncast, which IMO is the biggest thing that happened in privacy 

**mishaderidder.eth**: This might be related to the increasing fragmentation in the crypto space like signalled in this recent Kiwi post:

https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/is-crypto-space-fragmentation-a-problem?index=0x67432af1556e50b84cfa036c07bd69e10314aba01d11741e76d8f4815a8d481db4080269

Especially with Bsky in the mix I have the feeling different parts of crypto space are floating apart and are even becoming opposites on some levels. There is a fast growing crypto scene on Bsky now and vibes are different from say X, Fc or even Lens for that matter. (I think Lens really has it's own particular vibes, it is a weird place that is kind of funny stuff at times, thinking of the stickers instead of likes on Orb.

But maybe that is that is also part of growing up of the space. 

Maybe crypto space is also in a phase where it needs to examen it's responsibilities, what the freedom means created by the tools that were built and its consequences. So besides fragmentation in different microblogs and messaging apps, precisely this fragmentation might mean also a fragmentation in the way people think about what should be next in crypto.

In this case web3privacy, being quite cypherpunk oriented and having no presence of Farcaster (mostly on X and recently very active on Bsky) might not even be aware of anoncast.

**macbudkowski.eth**: this fragmentation trend is actually pretty good for kiwi, because the more fragmented the feeds are, the bigger need for an aggregator