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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Secret Network Adds Private Governance to Its DeFi Project
The practical implications of private DeFi governance may lead to more questions than answers.
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Reddit Rolls With Arbitrum to Scale Its Ethereum-Based Community Points System
The large Arbitrum ecosystem was a factor in the decision as well as ease of use for developers, Reddit said.
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Bitcoin Miners Now Have a Tool to Verify Their Machines' Hashrate
Data for independent ASIC operators is still fairly splintered in terms of transparency. Compass and Navier are hoping to provide a fix.
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This Token Could Bridge the Incentive Gap Between Ethereum Miners and Ethereum Users
The Ethereum Eagle project says its EGL token can bring two key stakeholder groups into alignment.
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Jay-Z to Auction ‘Reasonable Doubt’ NFT at Sotheby’s
The news comes fresh on the heels of a lawsuit filed against another Roc-A-Fella founder over an attempted NFT.
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Opera Browser Adds First Stablecoins to Native Wallet – cUSD, cEUR
Opera said the Celo tie-up is part of an overall strategy to eliminate hurdles to using blockchain technology.
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Roll, Repairing From Hack, Enlists Fireblocks for Key Protection
The "social money" platform will also provide cybersecurity insurance of up to $30 million for Roll creators and users.
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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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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 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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