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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Signal Messaging App Launches MobileCoin Payments Feature in Beta
Yes, but: The feature will only be available to users in the U.K., and only on iOS and Android.
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New Privacy Coin Iron Fish Launches Testnet With $5.3M in Funding
Iron Fish is betting there is still a demand for privacy coins in a crowded market.
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During Market Boom, Monero Cryptojacking Fell for First Time Since 2018
New research from Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 tracks the rise and fall of illicit XMR mining in the cloud.
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Decentraland Launches Dapp Portal With Polygon to Bypass High Gas Fees
Decentraland launched an account portal where you can move MANA to Polygon.
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Scams and Fraud Bubble Up as NFT Mania Takes Hold
Scams are a common occurrence in the crypto ecosystem. NFTs are no different.
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Sentinel’s Decentralized VPN Protocol Launches on Cosmos Mainnet
App developers can use the Sentinel Network to access Sentinel’s bandwidth marketplace for dVPN applications.
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Coinbase and ZenGo Spar Over QR Code Standards That Could Strand ERC-20 Tokens
Users who must use QR codes should verify transaction details before finally confirming the transaction to save themselves money and headaches.
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Lessons From the Nifty Gateway NFT Heist: Not Your Keys, Not Your Art
After what appears to be the first NFT heist, what can we take away from the Nifty Gateway hack?
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‘Analysis Ongoing’: Nifty Gateway Addresses NFT Security Concerns
The popular NFT marketplace suggests users use strong passwords and enable two-factor authentication.
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Beeple Says NFTs Are in a Bubble; $69.3M Mystery Buyer to Be Revealed Soon
Appearing on CoinDesk TV a day after his record-setting sale, Mike Winkelmann questioned whether NFTs will democratize art.
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