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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Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks: Excluding Crypto Banks From Fed System Is ‘Dangerous’
Brooks had some choice words for U.S. policymakers in an appearance Thursday at Consensus 2021.
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Crypto Exchange Kraken 'Still On Track' for 2022 Public Listing
Kraken’s head of growth said plans to go public in 2022 are still in the works.
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Uniswap Holders Consider Arbitrum for Scaling DeFi's Top DEX
Moving an implementation of Uniswap v3 onto the rollup platform is at the heart of a new poll put forth by Compound's Robert Leshner.
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Ethereum Scaler Arbitrum Is Launching Friday With Developer Support From Alchemy
The rollup platform from Offchain Labs is going live this week, with over 150 projects having requested early access.
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High-Yield Crypto Ecosystem Offers Alternative to Low Interest Rates
People are turning to crypto not just as a hedge against inflation but also for the high returns it can offer.
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Monetizing Genomic Data Is the Latest Use Case for NFTs
While NFTs are most widely known for popularity with artists, they are expanding into other areas.
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Augur Adds Sports Betting With Launch of Polygon-Based 'Augur Turbo'
The six-year-old prediction platform is chasing the surging sports betting market by building with Chainlink and Polygon.
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Nym Opens Up Staking in New 'Finney' Testnet to Counter Sybil Attacks
“You need to impose some kind of cost on the attacker to slow down or stop unwanted replication of attackers in your system.”
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BlockFi Botches Promo With Outsized Bitcoin Reward Payments
The crypto lender is working with clients to recover the overpayments.
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Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks Has Handled More Than $500B in Assets
The company has seen a 2,023% uptick in transaction volume since last year.
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