Ethereum Foundation backs default wallet privacy as Kohaku work advances

The Ethereum Foundation has backed default privacy in wallets by sharing an update on Kohaku, a software development kit integrating three privacy protocols, and arguing that attackers should have less access to users’ onchain histories. Summary Ethereum Foundation says default wallet privacy can limit attackers’ use of users’ onchain histories. Kohaku’s SDK includes integrations with Railgun, Privacy Pools and Tornado Cash. Ambire has spent months testing Kohaku integrations, with no public launch date announced. Vitalik Buterin and Nicolas Consigny are scheduled to demonstrate Kohaku using Ambire at Devcon. In its Oct. 26 X post, the Ethereum Foundation said that the past week’s attacks and exploits had reinforced its view that privacy and security belong together. Its message quoted Jordan Enev’s update on Kohaku, which named Railgun, Privacy Pools and Tornado Cash among the SDK’s integrations. “We’re glad to support wallet tools advancing privacy,” the Foundation wrote. “You can worry less about an attacker utilizing your onchain history against you when privacy is a default.” The Foundation’s statement focused on limiting the information available to attackers. Enev’s accompan...