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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Substack Newsletters Are Being Used to Spread Crypto Scams
Substack is being leveraged by scammers for its ease of use and reach.
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Privacy Coin Firo in Midst of 'Hash War' With 51% Attacker
From a Proof-of-Work perspective, both chains are valid. Which will win?
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Brave Becomes First Browser to Offer Native IPFS Integration
IPFS integration gives Brave users easier access to the protocol while improving the overall resilience of the internet.
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Bittrex Won't Disclose Why It Withdrew Support for Dash, Zcash, Monero
As of today, zcash, monero and dash won’t be included among Bittrex’s tradable assets.
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Privacy Coin Firo Launches 'Privacy by Default' Protocol on Mainnet
Lelantus introduces “on-by-default” privacy while also allowing partial redemptions of Firo’s burn-and-redeem model.
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Ledger Adds Bitcoin Bounty and New Data Security After Hack
Rogue actors at e-commerce partner Shopify exposed 20,000 new Ledger customer records, including emails, names, postal addresses and phone numbers.
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This Elusive Malware Has Been Targeting Crypto Wallets for a Year
With custom domains and apps, advertising and a social media presence, the ElectroRAT malware operation targeting crypto wallets is extensive.
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New Research Sheds Light on the Front-Running Bots in Ethereum’s Dark Forest
The report outlines how the researchers identified and isolated generalized front-running bots while evaluating their efficiency.
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SkyBridge Capital Has Already Invested $182M in Bitcoin
“Bitcoin is digital gold,” SkyBridge said in its pitch to investors. “It is better at being gold than gold.”
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Japanese Internet Giant Licensed to Issue First JPY-Pegged Stablecoin in New York
The charter makes GMO one of only 27 companies licensed in New York to engage in virtual currency activities.
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