Benjamin Powers

Crypto's Role in Geopolitical Conflicts Amid Ukraine Crisis
Crypto’s Role in Geopolitical Conflicts Amid Ukraine Crisis
Grid News Reporter Benjamin Powers joins “The Hash” panel to discuss the importance of crypto as a tool to solve geopolitical conflicts around the world.
Crypto's Role in Geopolitical Conflicts Amid Ukraine Crisis

Privacy Coin Monero in Focus
Privacy Coin Monero in Focus
As part of CoinDesk’s Privacy Week, Grid News Tech Reporter Benjamin Power shares insights into his latest report on privacy coin monero, which has come under fire for emergin...
Privacy Coin Monero in Focus

MicroStrategy Begins Hiring for New Bitcoin Initiatives
MicroStrategy Begins Hiring for New Bitcoin Initiatives
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor has become a bitcoin figurehead with the company’s recent purchase of $1B in BTC. The Hash panel discusses what MicroStrategy’s expansion into...
MicroStrategy Begins Hiring for New Bitcoin Initiatives

BitPay Announces Apple Pay Support
BitPay Announces Apple Pay Support
Bitcoin payments service provider BitPay will begin offering Apple Pay support, bolstering the payments use case for cryptocurrencies. The Hash panel discusses how it’ll work...
BitPay Announces Apple Pay Support

Dark Web Criminal Behind Joker's Stash Retires a Bitcoin Billionaire
Dark Web Criminal Behind Joker’s Stash Retires a Bitcoin Billionaire
The criminal behind Joker’s Stash, a dark web marketplace for stolen credit card data, has shut down the operation, walking away with over $1B in bitcoin according to blockcha...
Dark Web Criminal Behind Joker's Stash Retires a Bitcoin Billionaire

Many Would-Be Investors Lost Big on the Gamestop Frenzy. Here's What That Means for Crypto.
Many Would-Be Investors Lost Big on the Gamestop Frenzy. Here’s What That Means for Crypto.
Not everyone made money in the recent meme stock investing frenzy. Lots of individual small investors took out loans and lost big to gamble on Gamestop stock. The Hash panel w...
Many Would-Be Investors Lost Big on the Gamestop Frenzy. Here's What That Means for Crypto.

Elon Musk: Freewallet App “Sucks”
Elon Musk: Freewallet App “Sucks”
Elon Musk bites back at Freewallet after the crypto wallet provider uses Musk’s tweets about dogecoin to promote its services. The Tesla CEO says that Freewallet’s app “sucks,...
Elon Musk: Freewallet App “Sucks”

Mark Cuban, Lindsay Lohan, Gene Simmons and Snoop Doge: Celebs Join the Crypto Bandwagon
Mark Cuban, Lindsay Lohan, Gene Simmons and Snoop Doge: Celebs Join the Crypto Bandwagon
Lindsay Lohan is the latest celebrity to voice support for bitcoin joining the growing number of celebrity crypto endorsements. The Hash panel discusses celebrities who have i...
Mark Cuban, Lindsay Lohan, Gene Simmons and Snoop Doge: Celebs Join the Crypto Bandwagon

NYC Vs. Miami:  Which City Should Become the Crypto Capital of the World?
NYC vs. Miami: Which City Should Become the Crypto Capital of the World?
Andrew Yang, former presidential candidate and present New York City mayoral candidate, says NYC should become a hub for crypto. “The Hash” panel weighs in on the new battle t...
NYC Vs. Miami:  Which City Should Become the Crypto Capital of the World?

Twitter Considering Bitcoin Options, Including Balance Sheet
Twitter Considering Bitcoin Options, Including Balance Sheet
Twitter CFO Ned Segal says Twitter is thinking about allocating some of its treasury reserve to bitcoin. “The Hash” panel discusses whether this is really all that surprising.
Twitter Considering Bitcoin Options, Including Balance Sheet