CIA Labs will give officers an outlet to patent and profit from their tech inventions.
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.”
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.
Researchers Surface Privacy Vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Lightning Network Payments
Privacy holes in the Lightning Network, a bitcoin transaction settlement layer, are leaking payment information.
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.
What Google’s ‘Quantum Supremacy’ Means for the Future of Cryptocurrency
Quantum computing could break bitcoin. Here’s how researchers from government and academia are trying to future-proof blockchain technology.
Facebook’s Libra Lacks Foundational Components for Crypto Key Security
After a review of documentation for the Libra protocol and its planned ecosystem, Steven Sprague believes Facebook left out key security components.
MIT’s ‘Fiat Cryptography’ System Automates the Process of Securing Almost Anything
Gone are the days of manual encryption as MIT researchers create a way to automatically generate security algorithms.
MPC Explained: The Bold New Vision for Securing Crypto Money
Cryptography advances are converging to help developers bring blockchain uses to their core decentralizing principles, writes Michael J. Casey.
Free Markets Don’t Create Free People: Bitcoin’s Tech Success Masks Its Failure
Blockchain is primarily being used to create a new class of monopolists and set in stone a regime of surveillance, says writer James Bridle.
Cypherpunk Legend Timothy May Has Passed Away
Timothy C. May, cypherpunk legend and author of the “Crypto Anarchist Manifesto,” has passed away at the age 67.
Hyperledger Launches Cryptography Toolbox for Blockchain Developers
Hyperledger has launched a new tool for blockchain developers – a modular cryptographic library aimed to reduce work duplication and bugs.
There’s Money Still to Win in the 310 Bitcoin Challenge
There’s still 0.31 BTC left to win in the 310 Bitcoin Challenge. Here’s how players have unlocked prizes over the past few weeks.
China’s Government Censorship Agency Is Hiring a Crypto Expert
A high-level government media censor in China wants to hire a cryptographer with expertise in blockchain technology.
Code Is Speech: Amir Taaki on Crypto’s Debt to Phil Zimmerman
Fresh from meeting legendary cryptographer Phil Zimmermann, hacktivist and early bitcoin adopter Amir Taaki reflects on the PGP inventor’s legacy.
A Long-Secret Bitcoin Key Is About to Finally Be Revealed
A long-held bitcoin secret is about to come out – and for good reason – but it could cause problems for older altcoins.
Whitfield Diffie Talks Cryptography ‘Resurgence’ and Blockchain
A pioneer of public-key cryptography said the blockchain boom represents a “resurgence” of the work he helped start in the 1970s.
The New Ways to Save Crypto from a Post-Quantum World
However distant it may seem, powerful quantum computers have the potential to ruin cryptocurrency, and developers are already devising solutions.