

Sep 21, 2026
Technology
Sony Says You Don't Own the Games You Bought. Crypto Says It Can Fix That
News that Sony is arguing in court that digital games can’t be owned by players that bought them is the latest front in an ongoing battle over digital ownership. That tussle is "still in its early innings,” Kostas Chalkias, Co-Founder and Chief Cryptographer at Mysten Labs, told Decrypt. “With media, we're used to renting and streaming, and we're increasingly finding that the things we think we're buying don't actually belong to us.” CS2 knife index next move: Pump to $220 or Dump to $110? Click...
Feb 27, 2026
Business
Ban on Crypto Privacy Tools Would Be Counterproductive: UK Think Tank
A report from the world’s oldest defense and security think tank has warned against banning blockchain-based privacy tools, arguing that blanket prohibition would merely result in bad actors using noncompliant services. In a paper titled, ‘Privacy-Enhancing Technologies in the Crypto Industry,’ the London-based Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) highlighted a “need to balance compliance objectives” with the growing role of privacy-related protocols and platforms in the cryptocurrency sector....
Feb 16, 2026
Technology
Binance Founder CZ: Privacy 'Missing Link' for Crypto Payments Adoption
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has argued that privacy is the most significant unresolved challenge facing crypto, and that the industry needs to move faster to address it. Speaking on the All-In Podcast with venture capitalist and Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya last week, CZ said most digital assets fall short on privacy protections, leaving users exposed in ways that cash never would. "I think privacy plays a very fundamental role in our society," CZ said. "But right now, I also thin...
Nov 4, 2025
Markets
Privacy Coins Post Double-Digit Gains, Defying Market Slump
Privacy tokens are staging a dramatic rally, posting double-digit gains even as the broader digital asset market suffers a significant downturn. On Tuesday, while Bitcoin dipped below $104,000 and total crypto liquidations again exceeded $1 billion, privacy tokens saw gains. Dash surged by 47.5% over the past 24 hours, according to crypto price aggregator CoinGecko. Other tokens in the sector, including Decred, Horizen, and Secret, joined the rally with gains of 90%, 10%, and 23% respectively. Z...
Jan 30, 2023
Business
Smart Stake Joins List of Secret Network Validators Shuttering Operations
Staking service provider Smart Stake is the latest to announce it will no longer support the privacy-focused Secret Network. The news comes after an internal conflict involving the project’s co-founder Tor Bair became public, however, in its Twitter post on Sunday, Smart Stake—aside from the “recent events”—also cited “complex/stressful validator operations” on the Secret Network, as well as the cost/effort ratio. Slated for February 21, “the shutdown will be graceful and there will be no slashi...
Sep 9, 2022
NFTs
Quentin Tarantino, Miramax Settle Lawsuit Over 'Pulp Fiction' NFTs
Following a contentious legal battle over the release of NFT collectibles based on director and writer Quentin Tarantino’s film “Pulp Fiction,” the opposing sides in the case have agreed to settle the case—and potentially collaborate on more NFTs too. Lawyers for movie studio Miramax filed a brief court statement on Thursday noting that they planned to withdraw their case against Tarantino and SCRT Labs, which released the first of several planned “Pulp Fiction” NFTs on Secret Network in January...
Apr 6, 2022
NFTs
Kevin Smith to Release New Horror Film via Secret Network NFTs, Collaborate With Holders
Around this time last year, “Clerks” and “Mallrats” director Kevin Smith was set to release his new horror film “Killroy Was Here” as a single NFT, which would grant the buyer exclusive distribution, exhibition, and streaming rights. That ultimately didn’t happen. “The road was fraught with many meetings with individuals that didn't move it forward, and perhaps weren't as legit as we thought,” Smith told Decrypt this week. “We met with a lot of people along the way who were like, ‘We know the w...
Jan 5, 2022
NFTs
Quentin Tarantino’s 'Pulp Fiction' NFTs Will Be Auctioned Despite Lawsuit
Film director Quentin Tarantino made news in November when he announced the planned launch of NFTs based on his acclaimed 1994 film “Pulp Fiction.” However, the story took a turn soon after when film studio Miramax filed suit against Tarantino, claiming that he didn’t have the right to sell such digital items. Now we know that Tarantino intends to sell the NFTs anyway, despite the legal challenge. SCRT Labs, the primary developer behind privacy-centric blockchain platform Secret Network and Tara...
Nov 16, 2021
NFTs
Quentin Tarantino Sued by Miramax Over Pulp Fiction NFTs
Director Quentin Tarantino’s recent announcement of NFT collectibles based on his classic film “Pulp Fiction” generated a lot of buzz amongst movie buffs. However, it also caught the attention of Miramax, the studio that distributed the 1994 film—and not in a positive way. Today, Miramax filed suit against Tarantino, alleging that he is not legally able to produce NFT collectibles based on the film. According to a copy of the filing reviewed by Decrypt, Miramax alleges breach of contract, copyri...
Nov 2, 2021
NFTs
Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction NFTs Have 'Secret' Perks Only Owners Can See
Director Quentin Tarantino is known for doing things in his own distinctive fashion, so perhaps it’s no surprise that his first NFTs will likewise stand apart from the pack. Created on Secret Network, the NFTs will have bonus content that can only be viewed by the owner of each collectible. Tarantino will launch a total of seven NFTs based on his breakthrough 1994 film “Pulp Fiction,” which will be auctioned via the OpenSea marketplace. Each NFT features an uncut scene from the film, and comes w...
Mar 19, 2021
The Projects
What is Secret Network (SCRT)?
Blockchain technology provides a beneficial layer of openness and transparency that current centralized networks cannot, but some private data isn’t meant to be shared publicly. How many people want to use a network that shares their financial details and identifying information to everyone, for example? That’s the issue that Secret Network aims to solve. By enabling programmable smart contracts that run on blockchain and compute within trusted execution environments, shielding the data from th...