From Ethereum experiments to Big Tech rollouts, decentralized identity in 2025 highlighted how selective disclosure and privacy-first verification are gaining ground.

Hackers have exposed heavily redacted information from the latest 11,034 documents in the Epstein files, released on Monday.

The human layer is one of the most vulnerable when it comes to crypto security, but authentication, hardware wallets, automation and strict verification habits are key to reducing risk.

While some used Photoshop to get around the redactions, others simply copied and pasted the redacted text into a word ...