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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Brave Browser Was Exposing Addresses in Tor Mode for Months
Not only were .onion domain requests observable but so were all domains in Tor tabs. And they had been for months.
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Ideamarket Is a Literal Marketplace for Ideas (and Online Reputation)
The goal is to relieve social media platforms of the task of making judgments on behalf of the public.
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SecretSwap Is the Secret Network’s Answer to DeFi Privacy
SecretSwap works similarly to Uniswap or SushiSwap but also has privacy benefits.
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Popular Crypto App Found to Have Ties to Data Tracking Company: Report
Bitcoin Ticker Widget and a clone of Steemit were found to contain data trackers.
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How a Lawsuit Against the IRS Is Trying to Expand Privacy for Crypto Users
Why is the IRS trying to keep this case out of court? Because it may have widespread implications for privacy laws involving cryptocurrency users if the IRS loses.
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US Senate Bill Re-Introduces Suspicious Activity Reports for Social Media
The bill would create “suspicious transmission activity reports” for tech platforms.
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Square-Led Consortium Challenges Craig Wright's Bitcoin White Paper Claim
The response asks general questions regarding Craig Wright's claims.
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Meet the Technician Who Unlocks Your Forgotten Crypto Wallets
It’s a bitcoin bull run and you've forgotten the password to your wallet. What’s next?
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DeFi Privacy Is Getting a Boost From Polkadot Parachain Manta Network
Manta Network will build MantaSwap now that it has closed a $1.1 million funding round.
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Geopolitics at Stake in US Response to China's Digital Yuan: Report
From privacy to political power, China’s digital yuan will have far-reaching implications.
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