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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Технології

Meet the Technician Who Unlocks Your Forgotten Crypto Wallets

It’s a bitcoin bull run and you've forgotten the password to your wallet. What’s next?

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Технології

DeFi Privacy Is Getting a Boost From Polkadot Parachain Manta Network

Manta Network will build MantaSwap now that it has closed a $1.1 million funding round.

Manta-Network

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Geopolitics at Stake in US Response to China's Digital Yuan: Report

From privacy to political power, China’s digital yuan will have far-reaching implications.

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Substack Newsletters Are Being Used to Spread Crypto Scams

Substack is being leveraged by scammers for its ease of use and reach.

Beware of scam Substack newsletters claiming to represent crypto projects.

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Privacy Coin Firo in Midst of 'Hash War' With 51% Attacker

From a Proof-of-Work perspective, both chains are valid. Which will win?

Which chain will win the Firo hash war?

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Brave Becomes First Browser to Offer Native IPFS Integration

IPFS integration gives Brave users easier access to the protocol while improving the overall resilience of the internet.

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Фінанси

Bittrex Won't Disclose Why It Withdrew Support for Dash, Zcash, Monero

As of today, zcash, monero and dash won’t be included among Bittrex’s tradable assets.

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Privacy Coin Firo Launches 'Privacy by Default' Protocol on Mainnet

Lelantus introduces “on-by-default” privacy while also allowing partial redemptions of Firo’s burn-and-redeem model.

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Ledger Adds Bitcoin Bounty and New Data Security After Hack

Rogue actors at e-commerce partner Shopify exposed 20,000 new Ledger customer records, including emails, names, postal addresses and phone numbers.

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Технології

This Elusive Malware Has Been Targeting Crypto Wallets for a Year

With custom domains and apps, advertising and a social media presence, the ElectroRAT malware operation targeting crypto wallets is extensive.

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