SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce urged regulators on September 23, 2026, to use zero-knowledge proofs and digital credentials to run KYC checks while collecting less personal data.

Rules that force crypto businesses to identify customers and report suspicious transactions, from KYC mandates and the Travel Rule to mixer enforcement.

How private crypto transactions really are, spanning wallet KYC mandates, chain surveillance, privacy tools and prosecutions of privacy developers.