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Blockchain privacy is increasingly difficult to achieve amongst heightened KYC and AML regulations.
Traditional blockchains’ open and public ledgers make it difficult to protect transaction information.
Protocols use technologies such as Ring Signatures, Trust Execution Environments, and ZK-Proofs to create decentralized privacy-preserving networks.
This article outlines some of the most popular blockchain technologies implemented by privacy-focused blockchains.
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