Latest from Benjamin Powers
Tor Developers Pursuing ‘Anonymous Tokens’ to Stop Hacks and DoS Attacks
Tokens could be included in a users traffic request, which would allow websites accessible through the Tor network to “intelligently prioritize which requests it answers.”
New Mac Update Leaves Users No Room to Escape Data Collection
Following a recent Mac update, users will have to find alternatives if they want out from under Apple’s eye.
New MIT Paper Roundly Rejects Blockchain Voting as Solution to Election Woes
An encryption inventor and the head of MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative are among authors of a new paper that points out why blockchain and voting are a bad pairing.
Hackers, Scammers Have Stolen $7.6B in Crypto Since 2011
Billions of dollars have been stolen through exchange hacks and scams, according to a new report from blockchain analytics firm Crystal Blockchain.
California's Prop. 24 Could Be a 'Silver Lining' for Crypto Exchanges Looking to Comply With GDPR
Chair of the Prop. 24 advisory board and crypto advocate, Andrew Yang, thinks it could set a new bar for data privacy rights across the U.S.
Wasabi Wallet 2.0 Will Offer Automatic CoinJoins by Default to Boost Privacy
One of the main Wasabi Wallet 2.0 improvements is not just to the CoinJoin design through WabiSabi, but also its usability. We could see it debut in about nine months.
Decentralized VPN Sees Increased Use in Nigeria Amid #EndSars Protests
Nigerians are protesting police corruption and concerns about a possible internet shutdown have driven some to adopt decentralized VPNs like Mysterium.
'Convincing' Phishing Attack Targets Ledger Hardware Wallet Users
Ledger confirmed that for the last week some customers have been the target of a phishing attack.
US Bail Funds Are Seeing an Uptick in Cryptocurrency Donations
The Bail Project, Chicago Community Bond Fund and Nashville Community Bail Fund take cryptocurrency donations not just in BTC, but also ETH and even BAT.
Zcoin Employs Burn-and-Redeem Privacy Model, Offering Alternative to Coinjoins
The Lelantus protocol, launched on privacy coin Zcoin’s testnet, lets users redeem partial amounts of a total coin burn rather than all of it at once.
