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Sep 17, 2021

The Revolution will be Decentralized: Privacy in the ‘dWeb’

Over the past several years, decentralization has rapidly emerged as a crucial force driving the future of digital technologies. Spurred on by the growth of blockchain applications in finance, gaming, collectibles, and many other sectors, decentralized technology is becoming more central to our economy and to the digital infrastructure that underpins it.

Sep 13, 2021

OXT is listed on KuCoin

OXT, Orchid’s native digital asset, is now listed on KuCoin, a digital asset exchange that allows users to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH, and KCS. KuCoin’s platform serves more than eight million users located across the globe.

Sep 13, 2021

Frog Design’s Sonny King on ‘Privacy by Design’ in Intelligent Environments

“When we think about our society’s future, we're going to continue to embrace new technology,” said Sonny King, Executive Technology Director for frog design, an award-winning design studio based in San Francisco. He was speaking to Orchid’s Derek Silva on this week’s episode of the Priv8 podcast.

Sep 7, 2021

Internet Without Borders’ Julie Owono on taking Internet privacy seriously

When it comes to Internet privacy and human rights advocacy, Internet Without Borders Executive Director Julie Owono says that one of the biggest challenges is getting people to take you seriously.

Sep 1, 2021

What the London hard fork means for Ethereum and Orchid

Ethereum has garnered a reputation as the most popular blockchain network for decentralized application (dApp) development. The network has the most dApps and the largest community of developers. Among other things, these were essential factors in the Orchid team’s decision to select Ethereum as the basis for its decentralized VPN marketplace.

Aug 30, 2021

Rest of World’s Leo Schwartz on the Challenges of Independent Journalism

“The nature of news is changing,” said Leo Schwartz, a reporter for international nonprofit media organization Rest of World. He was speaking to Orchid’s Derek Silva on this week’s episode of the Priv8 Podcast.

Aug 23, 2021

Privacy Advocate Dr. Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna on Regulation Proliferation

"Everywhere you're looking on a globe, there is some tech policy or data legislation being passed," said Dr. Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna, Director for the Future of Privacy Forum, a DC-based think tank and advocacy group focused on data privacy issue on this week's episode of the Priv8 Podcast.

Aug 16, 2021

Internews’s Berhan Taye on Digital Literacy and Misinformation

“Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and others provide options for people to speak,” said Berhan Taye, a senior advisor at Internews, a nonprofit supporting independent media in 100 countries. She joined Orchid’s Derek Silva on this week’s episode of Priv8.

Aug 12, 2021

What does the new U.S. infrastructure bill mean for privacy?

On August 10, the United States Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act bill. The legislation goes beyond simple roads and rails: it contains a number of new rules that stand to affect America’s approach to the Internet generally, and blockchain and crypto specifically.

Aug 10, 2021

Orchid’s Derek Silva answers questions from the CoinDCX community

In July, Orchid’s Derek Silva answered a series of questions in an ask-me-anything (AMA) session in the official Telegram channel of CoinDCX, one of India’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges.

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