Benjamin Powers

Powers is a tech reporter at Grid. Previously, he was privacy reporter at CoinDesk where he focused on data and financial privacy, information security, and digital identity. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Daily Beast, Rolling Stone, and the New Republic, among others. He owns bitcoin.

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McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Prison as Extradition Loomed; Autopsy Planned

The software magnate and crypto investor had been facing extradition to the U.S. on fraud charges.

John McAfee

Технології

Alchemy Supports Another Ethereum Scaling Solution. This Time It’s Optimism

The blockchain developer platform is set to offer devs access to multiple layer 2 solutions.

Optimism co-founder Jinglan Wang

Фінанси

Brave Launches Privacy-Preserving Search Engine in Beta

It’s the latest addition to the browser’s suite of tracking-prevention tools.

Brave CEO Brendan Eich

Технології

Scammers Are Sending Ledger Users Fake Hardware Wallets

The fake wallets are an escalation in phishing attempts following a 2020 data breach that exposed 272,000 customer addresses.

An employee connects a Ledger wallet to a computer inside the offices of La Maison du Bitcoin bank in Paris.

Технології

'Free Money' Bug Hits DeFi Platform Alchemix

The bug resulted in roughly 2,000 ETH (or $4.8 million at today's prices) being returned to borrowers prematurely.

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Технології

Human Protocol Expands hCaptcha Tool, Launches Wallet to Make AI Smarter

“Proof-of-HUMANity” could also thwart front-running DeFi bots.

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Технології

Okcoin Awards $100K Grant to Bitcoin Development Non-Profit Brink

The grants allow more developers to maintain and support Bitcoin’s codebase.

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Фінанси

Brave Browser's Next Trick: Privacy-Preserving News Recommendations

The federated learning approach allows users to keep their data on their local device rather than on a centralized server. “Brave Today” is just step one.

Brave CEO Brendan Eich

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Square Completes $100M Investment in Underserved Communities

Of the remaining $25 million, $5 million was distributed to create The Bitcoin Endowment.

Square CEO Jack Dorsey at Consensus 2018.

Технології

Tor Project Receives $670K From Zcash Open Major Grants for Coding Language Upgrade

The funding will go toward developer salaries as they develop Arti.

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