Ivan Krylov

Privacy advocate and censorship resistance researcher. Covers Monero, Zcash, Tornado Cash, and every protocol the state wants to shut down. Runs his own node, uses Tor, and considers financial privacy a human right, not a feature.

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Articles by Ivan Krylov

Sep 8, 2026

Strategy's $250 Bitcoin Jordans sold out in 4 days. That's not a win for payments

Strategy sold out its $250 Bitcoin-themed Air Jordans by Sept. 8, four days after launch. The catch? The store still takes Visa and Mastercard. Here's what Saylor's merch pivot really signals.

Sep 2, 2026

TAC's 10 day freeze is a $1 billion lesson in crypto's broken patch culture

TAC remains frozen at block 24,671,475, more than 10 days after a critical Cosmos EVM bug drained 28.6% of its supply. The exploit was reported in April. The fix landed in August. That gap says everything about how this industry treats its infrastructure.