Author: Leonor
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This is the End
Looking Back As entrepreneurs, we’re taught never to give up. We, the founders of Integritee, lived by that principle. Even as adoption lagged and funding waned, we continued developing our products with shrinking resources because we believed deeply that privacy and scalability in web3 are solvable and essential challenges for society. But today, we’ve reached…
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EU’s “Chat Control” Law: Mass Surveillance for the Sake of Children
The Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse, nicknamed the “Chat Control” law, has ignited a fierce debate across the digital world. Supporters hail it as a vital step to protect children from exploitation online, while opponents warn it could usher in an era of mass surveillance. At the heart of the controversy is…
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Hardware Failure: IncogniteeAHP CC1 Incident Post-Mortem
Incognitee on Asset Hub Polkadot is in an irrecoverable state since October 3rd, 2025. In this post-mortem, we’ll explain what happened, why the damage is irrecoverable, and how we plan to recover user funds. Scope IncogniteeAHP CC1 is our first beta-sidechain on Asset Hub Polkadot, and it shields the following assets: DOT, ETH, WBTC, USDC,…
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TEER Kusama ↔ Polkadot Bridge: How to Transfer TEER & Why It Matters
We’ve just released our TEER Bridge, a new tool that bridges TEER between Integritee-Kusama and Integritee-Polkadot. Why is this convenient and important? Polkadot hosts many parachains with numerous projects. In this article, we explain how to use the Bridge tool and why it matters. Bridging is like transferring your tokens from one blockchain to another.…
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Monthly Wrap-Up September 2025: Bridge Development, Red September Breakdown & More
In September, we covered the latest wave of 2025 crypto heists and analyzed the “Red September” downturn shaking up the crypto market. On the development side, we’re gearing up for the near launch of the Kusama–Polkadot bridge, bringing new possibilities for interoperability, and we’ve been working on an exciting AI-powered solution that’s just around the…
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Crypto Market’s “Red September” Selloff: 162 Billion USD Drop in Market Value, More Than 1,5 Billion USD Liquidated
This was probably the worst week for crypto investors since March, with this month already nicknamed “red September”. The cryptocurrency market has entered one of its sharpest downturns in months after a 162 billion USD drop in total market capitalization, and the liquidation of more than 1,5 billion USD. Bitcoin and Ether dropped 3% and…
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Metadata in Messaging: How It Works and Why You Should Be Wary of It
You send texts, share photos, and join group chats every day. Your messages may be encrypted, but the story around them isn’t. That story is called metadata, and it might reveal more about you than you think. Ever wondered what that actually is? To put it simply, metadata is data about data. It’s information that…
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Monthly Wrap-Up August 2025: New AI Solution & TEER Bridge Imminent
In August, we invested our time in the development of something new and exciting — news coming very soon! The team also published interesting news and articles on important topics, such as the USA’s Project Crypto and this year’s first-half cybercrime numbers. Keep reading to know what kept us busy last month. Business Updates Incognitee on…
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Crypto Heist Stats: 2025’s Half Was Worse Than All of 2024, and It Will Get Worse
Numbers don’t lie, and in this case, they lay out a pretty dark scenario. According to a recently published report by Chainalysis, a whopping 2,17 billion USD were stolen from crypto services just in the first half of 2025. Hacken points to an overall loss of 3,1 billion USD across the Web3 industry. If hacks like DPRK’s…
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USA’s Project Crypto: Key Takeaways & What It Means for the Rest of the World
Trump’s talk about bringing the US into the crypto game isn’t just talk anymore. After the president’s GENIUS Act, it’s time for the SEC to reaffirm the country’s position with Project Crypto, an ambitious initiative to set new rules that are pro-crypto innovation. In this article, we explore the implications of Project Crypto, its key…