Ethereum Foundation in response to growing regulatory scrutiny in the EU, unveiled a comprehensive modular privacy roadmap that aims to reconcile permissionless blockchain infrastructure with European GDPR standard

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A new Ethereum privacy proposal suggests modular design and privacy tech can help the network align with EU GDPR rules while preserving decentralization.

Public permissionless chains like Ethereum face a pressing challenge: reconciling immutability and decentralization with the GDPR’s data-protection rules.