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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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Hardware wallets
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.
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By Benjamin Powers
Jun 17, 2021 at 9:32 p.m. UTC
Jun 17, 2021
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Tech
Defi
'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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By Benjamin Powers
Jun 16, 2021 at 6:12 p.m. UTC
Jun 16, 2021
DeFiAlchemix
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Ethereum
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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By Benjamin Powers
Jun 14, 2021 at 11:56 p.m. UTC
Jun 14, 2021
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Tech
Developers
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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By Benjamin Powers
Jun 10, 2021 at 8:01 p.m. UTC
Jun 10, 2021
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Finance
Privacy
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.
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By Benjamin Powers
Jun 10, 2021 at 5:36 p.m. UTC
Jun 10, 2021
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Markets
Square
Square Completes $100M Investment in Underserved Communities
Of the remaining $25 million, $5 million was distributed to create The Bitcoin Endowment.
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By Benjamin PowersGeorge Papazov
Jun 9, 2021 at 10:43 p.m. UTC
Jun 9, 2021
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Tech
Privacy
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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By Benjamin Powers
Jun 8, 2021 at 12:31 p.m. UTC
Jun 8, 2021
PrivacyZcashThe Tor Project
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Tech
Bitcoin
BlockFi's Botched Promo Payouts Continued Into April, Adding More Confusion for Users
The faulty deposits left users confused and frustrated.
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By Benjamin Powers
Jun 4, 2021 at 4:27 p.m. UTC
Jun 4, 2021
BitcoinBlockFi
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Tech
Okcoin
Okcoin Integrates With Polygon to Reduce Users’ Ethereum Gas Fees
The move lets users skip depositing to an ETH wallet, saving the associated fees.
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By Benjamin Powers
Jun 3, 2021 at 2:01 p.m. UTC
Jun 3, 2021
OKCoinDeFiPolygon
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Tech
Ethereum
Uniswap Poll Signals Strong Support for Putting v3 on Ethereum Scaler Arbitrum
The Snapshot poll votes are in.
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By Benjamin Powers
May 28, 2021 at 4:02 p.m. UTC
May 28, 2021
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