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A Vast New Dataset Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Laundering

Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, MIT, and IBM, have released a new AI detection model—and the 200-million-transaction dataset it's trained on—that aims to spot the “shape” of Bitcoin money laundering.

The $2.3 Billion Tornado Cash Case Is a Pivotal Moment for Crypto Privacy

Tuesday’s verdict in the trial of Alexey Pertsev, a creator of crypto-privacy service Tornado Cash, is the first in a string of cases that could make it much harder to skirt financial surveillance.

7 common banking scams (and how to avoid becoming a victim)

Banking scams are common, and they're becoming more sophisticated. Learn how to avoid the seven most common bank scams.

How Jeff Koons’s Lunar Artwork Could Outlast All of Humanity

How long can humanity’s artifacts endure on the lunar surface? A new installation from artist Jeff Koons is inadvertently putting this question to the test

Former Apple researchers launch startup focused on protecting iOS devices

Two former Apple employees who worked for the company as cybersecurity researchers are now launching their own startup. Called DoubleYou, the startup is focused on helping creators of cybersecurity products protect iOS devices and Macs. more…

Attackers spread backdoor via eScan antivirus software update process

Avast discovered and analyzed GuptiMiner, a malware campaign hijacking an eScan antivirus update mechanism to distribute backdoors and coinminers.

My Dinner with [Marc] Andreessen

Billionaires I have known: Part One of a three-part series

Deliberative Consensus Protocols

Introduction: Scalable Group Decision-Making A deliberative consensus protocol is a process that online groups can use to make decisions. It’s designed to produce good decisions that are fair and manifest the collective intelligence of the group.

The dangers of "decentralized" ID systems

Many decentralized identity protocols are being developed, which claim to increase users’ privacy, enable interoperability and convenient...