First Grin Block Mined as Mimblewimble Privacy Crypto Goes Live
Grin, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency built on "mimblewimble" tech, has gone live on mainnet.
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Jan 15, 2019 at 5:44 p.m. UTC
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Beam Announces 'Critical' Vulnerability in Mimblewimble Crypto's Wallet
The Beam privacy coin's development team announced a "critical" vulnerability discovered in its wallet software Wednesday, telling users to remove old versions immediately.
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Jan 9, 2019 at 9:52 p.m. UTC
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The First Cryptocurrency to Use Mimblewimble Privacy Tech Is Now Live
A new privacy coin called "Beam" just launched on mainnet. It's based on the highly-regarded "mimblewimble" white paper outlining support for confidential transactions and net...
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Jan 3, 2019 at 2:34 p.m. UTC
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Grin and Beam: A Tale of Two Coins Being Built on Mimblewimble
Mimblewimble is about to go live – not in one, but in two new cryptocurrency implementations.
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Dec 21, 2018 at 4:55 p.m. UTC
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This Binance Labs-Backed Crypto Startup Wants to Anonymize Everything
Nym Technologies, a stealth startup sporting a roster of privacy activists and cryptography experts, plans "to anonymize the world."
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Dec 14, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
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'Voldemort' Strikes Again? A New Crypto White Paper Has His Name On It
A new crypto paper arrived today bearing a familiar (and mysterious) pseudonym.
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Oct 18, 2018 at 12:35 a.m. UTC
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Grin Is Hard Forking Every Six Months to Keep ASICs Off the Network
Amid crypto's war on ASICs, the Grin community is taking a new approach – shut them out for a limited time with consistent hard forks.
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Sep 15, 2018 at 9:15 a.m. UTC
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An Upcoming Cryptocurrency Is Trialling a Trio of Bitcoin Tech Advances
As grin inches toward launch, the team is incorporating three bold scalability and privacy technologies originally created for bitcoin.
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Jun 3, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
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Aim, Fire: Bulletproofs Is a Crypto Privacy Breakthrough
Taking the spotlight from zk-snarks, new privacy tech bulletproofs is garnering significant attention from a handful of blockchain developers.
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Jan 2, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
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Mimblewimble's Small Step: Grin Raises Funds for New Development
Bitcoin startup BlockCypher is among those backing development for a new alternative blockchain that aims to break cryptographic ground.
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Dec 15, 2017 at 3:35 a.m. UTC
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