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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Tech

BlockFi's Botched Promo Payouts Continued Into April, Adding More Confusion for Users

The faulty deposits left users confused and frustrated.

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Tech

Okcoin Integrates With Polygon to Reduce Users’ Ethereum Gas Fees

The move lets users skip depositing to an ETH wallet, saving the associated fees.

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Finance

Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks: Excluding Crypto Banks From Fed System Is ‘Dangerous’

Brooks had some choice words for U.S. policymakers in an appearance Thursday at Consensus 2021.

Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks

Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken 'Still On Track' for 2022 Public Listing

Kraken’s head of growth said plans to go public in 2022 are still in the works.

Cryptocurrency prices on Kraken, May 22, 2021.

Tech

Uniswap Holders Consider Arbitrum for Scaling DeFi's Top DEX

Moving an implementation of Uniswap v3 onto the rollup platform is at the heart of a new poll put forth by Compound's Robert Leshner.

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Tech

Ethereum Scaler Arbitrum Is Launching Friday With Developer Support From Alchemy

The rollup platform from Offchain Labs is going live this week, with over 150 projects having requested early access.

Arbitrum's co-founders

Markets

High-Yield Crypto Ecosystem Offers Alternative to Low Interest Rates

People are turning to crypto not just as a hedge against inflation but also for the high returns it can offer.

Federal Reserve building, Washington D.C.

Tech

Monetizing Genomic Data Is the Latest Use Case for NFTs

While NFTs are most widely known for popularity with artists, they are expanding into other areas.

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Tech

Augur Adds Sports Betting With Launch of Polygon-Based 'Augur Turbo'

The six-year-old prediction platform is chasing the surging sports betting market by building with Chainlink and Polygon.

Sports betting is growing rapidly in the U.S.