Katana Cryptographic is an early-stage, London-based computer software company, focused on developing privacy technologies. Katana has developed numerous algorithms and actively maintains open source software designed to mitigate against common surveillance tactics and enhance transactional privacy.
Its main product, Samourai Wallet, is described by coinsutra.com as “the most secure and privacy-centric Bitcoin wallet currently available in the market.” Samourai is still in alpha mode but already has a user base of 27,000, with a full-release 1.0 expected before the end of June.
Katana’s founders, Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill, were respectively Product Lead and Lead Mobile Developer at blockchain.info between 2013 and 2016, overseeing the growth of the user base from 1 million to 6 million.
Other Katana privacy technologies include Open Exploration Tool, Ricochet, Stonewall, Whirlpool, and Dojo.
Commenting on the investment, Cypherpunk Director Dominic Frisby said: “We met with Katana and were most impressed with the technologies they are developing and with Katana’s commitment to privacy. We share similar values, so are delighted to be able to aid the future development of Katana’s products from such an early stage. This deal shows the edge that we at Cypherpunk have.”
Cypherpunk Chief Economist Jon Matonis added: “As transactional privacy by default becomes the norm in digital wallets, Samourai may be leading the way in fungibility innovation and maintaining proper coin hygiene.”
Katana’s CEO Keonne Rodriguez commented, “Katana is excited to have found a partner in Cypherpunk Holdings. We look forward to their partnership and support as we continue executing on our mission to deploy easy-to-use, privacy-enhancing software on the Bitcoin blockchain. Financial sovereignty is more important now than ever before, with the freedom to transact being tantamount to freedom of speech. Cypherpunk Holdings have demonstrated their commitment to these core values and we look forward to working on delivering this vision with their support.”
Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. is a vehicle set up to invest in companies, technologies, and protocols which enhance or protect privacy. Its strategy is to make targeted investments in businesses and assets with strong privacy, often within the blockchain ecosystem, including select cryptocurrencies. The stated mission of Cypherpunk Holdings is “to become the world’s leading privacy-focused investment vehicle.” This is a seed capital investment of USD $100,000.
Cypherpunk’s common shares trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol “HODL”.
More details, and the latest company presentation, can be found at the company website: Cypherpunk Holdings
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