A hash is kinda trash. Or, more precisely, not only will hashing data not anonymize it, but regulators, including the Federal Trade Commission, consider hashed identifiers to be personal information.

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Overall, the average six-month returns for Bitcoin have been about 30 basis points higher during periods of falling hashrate than during periods of rising hashrate. The data also suggests that a ...

The original author of the MD5 password hash algorithmhas publicly declared his software end-of-life and is "no longer considered safe" to use on commercial websites. This comes only a day after a ...

Over the past several months, we've seen major breaches exposing numerous usernames and passwords. The eBay and Adobe breaches impacted millions of accounts. Snapchat was compromised. With every ...

Wearable technology has seen significant growth in recent years, with smart rings and other health-focused devices gaining popularity. In the latest episode of Cointelegaph’s Hashing It Out podcast, ...

In this episode of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, host Elisha Owusu Akyaw interviews Micah Yeackley, co-founder of Kula DAO — a project tokenizing a diverse collection of real-world assets ...

Hashing is a one-way cryptographic function while encryption is designed to work both ways. Encryption algorithms take input and a secret key and generate a random looking output called a ciphertext.

I kind of miss the old days of passwords. Spy One says, "The rock falls with a bang," and Spy Two responds with, "Snow can be brushed off your shoes." Why the Internet didn't adopt this standard is ...

The latest episode of HIO looks at how blockchain and AI transform wearable technology with Cudis CEO Edison Chen, who explains how Web3 gives users control over their health data. Wearable technology ...