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Data Firm Inca Digital CEO: Crypto Innovation Is a Matter of National Security

Adam Zarazinski joined “First Mover” to discuss why crypto developers must stay in the U.S. and his company’s recent contract from the Defense Department.

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DARPA to Research Risks of Crypto to National Security in Partnership With Inca Digital

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has contracted digital asset data and analytics provider Inca Digital to develop a crypto ecosystem mapping tool to analyze crypto financial data and risk. Inca Digital CEO Adam Zarazinski shares insights into the partnership.

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Are Blockchains Truly Decentralized?

Software security research company Trail of Bits CEO Dan Guido discusses a recent study his firm conducted for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The report investigates the unintended centralities in blockchains. Guido points out that countries have ability to compromise validators’ internet connectivity, which poses potential threats to blockchain ecosystems.

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US Air Force Gives Blockchain Firm $1.5M to Build Supply Chain Network

SIMBA Chain, a blockchain-as-a-service company, has two years and $1.5 million to further build out its supply chain logistics platform for the United States Air Force.

SIMBA Chain is setting up a node at Tinker Air Force Base, home to the USAF's 448th Supply Chain Management Wing (Greg L. Davis/U.S. Air Force)

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US Defense Department to Develop Blockchain Cybersecurity Shield

The DoD thinks blockchain can help authenticate its agents, secure interagency communication, and handle petabytes of data to predict attacks.

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DARPA-Funded Study Looks at How Crypto Chats Spread on Reddit

A U.S. Department of Energy science lab has been studying how well three popular cryptos performed in Reddit chats. Here's what they found.

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Startup Wickr Hints at Vision for Blockchain in Private Messaging

The company behind Wickr, the privacy-oriented instant message app, has been awarded a patent that proposes using blockchain to maintain chat records.

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DARPA Seeks Blockchain Messaging System for Battlefield Use

A major US defense agency devoted to advanced R&D is seeking to create a secure-blockchain-based messaging system.

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