As previously discussed, there are several trustless, decentralised methods of maintaining privacy when performing simple cryptocurrency transactions. These involve moving funds from BTC to privacy coin via dex, perfuming shielded transaction, then unshielding and reverting the dex transaction before the desired final transaction. …

DeFi — the new goldrush — is making headlines as cryptocurrency enthusiasts and investors flock to the marketplace. This article (1 of 2) considers DeFi from a layer one (L1) privacy perspective, with the follow-up considering layer two (L2) solutions. The umbrella term DeFi covers a range of projects all…