An Overview of Privacy Coins

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One of the most sought after features of cryptocurrency is the relative anonymity one can have when sending and receiving payments. Whereas PayPal, for example, requires each sender to disclose details up-front pertaining to real-world identity, such as name and contact information, it’s normally only the user’s wallet address that needs to be disclosed for sending and receiving crypto. That being said, with most cryptocurrencies, it doesn’t take much effort to identify a specific user from his/her public address. Coins such as Bitcoin are often described as “semi-anonymous” or “pseudonymous”, which means that while the identity of the transacting parties…...

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Justin Chan Dr Chan founded DataDrivenInvestor.com (DDI) and is the CEO for JCube Capital Partners. Specialized in strategy development, alternative data analytics and behavioral finance, Dr Chan also has extensive experience in investment management and financial services industries. Prior to forming JCube and DDI, Dr Chan served in the capacity of strategy development in multiple hedge funds, fintech companies, and also served as a senior quantitative strategist at GMO. A published author at professional journals in finance, Dr. Chan holds a Ph.D. degree in finance from UCLA.

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