'I Jumped in With All 4': Legendary Cryptographer David Chaum on the Future of Web3
The DigiCash founder has been advocating for – and building – online privacy tools for decades.
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Jun 8, 2022 at 8:53 p.m. UTC
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Lunarpunks, Privacy and the New Encryption Guerillas
A growing group of cryptography experts are using tools to carve "dark" spaces out of the surveilled web. This article is a preview of Rachel-Rose O'Leary's talk on the 'Big Ideas' stage at Consensus.
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Jun 8, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Wielding Blockchain Technology Against Disinformation
Cryptography, decentralized networks and the blockchain.
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Mar 25, 2022 at 5:38 p.m. UTC
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So What If Part of Bitcoin's Code Was State-Funded?
Adam Tooze asked if bitcoin politics is self-deluded. Cypherpunks are just resourceful.
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Feb 22, 2022 at 8:45 p.m. UTC
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The Future of Cryptographic Security in the Age of Quantum
How blockchain technology can thrive in an age of quantum computing.
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Jan 6, 2021 at 6:41 p.m. UTC
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CIA's New Research Lab to Study Blockchain
CIA Labs will give officers an outlet to patent and profit from their tech inventions.
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Sep 21, 2020 at 5:52 p.m. UTC
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How a Decentralized Randomness Beacon Could Boost Cryptographic Security
Filecoin will be the first protocol to use this production-ready version of drand to create decentralized, verifiable randomness for “leader selection.”
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Aug 10, 2020 at 10:21 p.m. UTC
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4 Experts Agree: Craig Wright's Latest Cryptography Claims Are 'Nonsense'
We asked four expert cryptographers about Craig Wright’s “cryptographic evidence” that he is Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto. They aren't buying it.
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Jul 23, 2020 at 7:21 p.m. UTC
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Researchers Surface Privacy Vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Lightning Network Payments
Privacy holes in the Lightning Network, a bitcoin transaction settlement layer, are leaking payment information.
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Apr 21, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. UTC
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China's Congress Passes Cryptography Law, Effective Jan. 1, 2020
While China still bans cryptocurrency trading, cryptography could be key to the country’s national push to be more competitive in the blockchain industry.
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Oct 26, 2019 at 2:24 p.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2019