Benjamin Powers

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.
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Optimism co-founder Jinglan Wang
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.
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Brave CEO Brendan Eich
Brave Launches Privacy-Preserving Search Engine in Beta
It’s the latest addition to the browser’s suite of tracking-prevention tools.
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An employee connects a Ledger wallet to a computer inside the offices of La Maison du Bitcoin bank in Paris.
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.
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'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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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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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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Brave CEO Brendan Eich
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
Square CEO Jack Dorsey at Consensus 2018.
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.
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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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