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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Crypto Directory Shows Continued Interest in Monero Adoption
And no, they aren't selling drugs.
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Brave Integrates .Crypto Blockchain Domains, Expanding Access to Web 3.0
Brave users can access 30,000 decentralized sites and 700,000 blockchain domain names.
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UK Court Will Let Craig Wright Serve Claims Against 16 Bitcoin Developers
The entrepreneur's attorneys can now serve the developers of BTC, BCH, BCH ABC and BSV, even though they don’t reside in the U.K.
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'Panda' Malware Targets Crypto Wallets and Users' Discord, Telegram Accounts
The main "new" aspect here is the target of the data theft.
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Sienna Network Raises $11.2M to Build Out DeFi Functionality on Secret Platform
Sienna is a privacy-first and cross-chain DeFi platform.
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Over 20 Organizations Form Alliance to Focus on Data Privacy and Monetization
With privacy becoming increasingly important, the DPPA wants to help figure out ways to address the issue at scale.
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IoT Privacy Company IoTeX Is Envisioning the Future of NFTs
“Proof of Presence” is one way NFTs could evolve.
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Secret Network Raises $11.5M to Further Privacy and App Development
The position continues a string of ongoing interest in privacy-protecting tech.
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Anoma Network Raises $6.75M to Make Exchanging Crypto Assets Easy and Private
With funding from Polychain Capital, Electric Capital and Coinbase Ventures, the project looks to bring privacy to blockchain interoperability.
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Crypto Wallet ZenGo Raises $20M to Grow Services and Team in Bullish Market
The funds will be used to double the team size and offer additional services.
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