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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Privacy Coin Firo Re-Launches Lelantus Protocol After February Suspension
The protocol was disabled while the Firo team investigated a number of suspicious transactions .
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Craig Wright Can Serve Bitcoin.Org Over Publication of Bitcoin White Paper, UK Court Rules
The move is largely procedural and does not settle any questions around the origin of the Bitcoin white paper.
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Everything We Want Costs Energy, Including Bitcoin
What’s essential is situating bitcoin mining and energy in a larger context.
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A16z Leads $28M Funding Round for Data Privacy Platform Aleo
Aleo’s pitch is about building out a web platform that leverages zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs).
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ENS Is Minting NFTs of 23 Top Level Domains. Here’s What That Means
Winners will receive both the DNS TLD and an NFT representing the ENS version.
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NYPD's Crypto Sleuthing Is Powered by Chainalysis, Documents Show
The largest police force in the U.S. has beefed up rules governing who can trace crypto transactions. It’s been using Chainalysis software since 2019.
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Privacy Will 'Become a More Popular Investing Theme': Barry Silbert
In an appearance this morning on CoinDesk TV’s "First Mover," Silbert said he believes privacy tech will be a draw for investors.
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Square-Led COPA Sues Craig Wright Over Bitcoin White Paper Copyright Claims
Nobody puts bitcoiners in a corner.
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Zcash Announces 'Halo Arc' and Timeline for Protocol Privacy Update
Halo Arc includes updates to Zcashd, an ECC Wallet prototype and the ECC wallet SDKs.
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How a 'Dual Double-Entry' Blockchain Could Unite Digital and Physical Assets
The idea is to make real-world assets, not just digital currencies, tradable via blockchain.
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