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Re:Binance lays off over 1k Employees by trotro on Friday July 14, 2023 @04:38PM (#36729591)
They don't depend on the blockchain, but the fact is that most recent research on these topics has come from the blockchain/cryptocurrency space.

One interpretation is that crypto companies need security and privacy, while big tech doesn't seem to care all that much.

Re:Binance lays off over 1k Employees by twelve40 on Friday July 14, 2023 @07:21PM (#36731274)
uh... so you're saying hypothetical coinbase cares more about security than hypothetical robinhood or fidelity, or even the good ol' google/apple?

(i'm having a hard time thinking of a successful "crypto" company other than a handful of exchanges, of which coinbase will probably be the only one that survives, at least in the US)

Re:Binance lays off over 1k Employees by rcme on Friday July 14, 2023 @09:20PM (#36732171)
I don’t know if “cares about” is the right phrasing, but financial transactions are a “simple” use case for ZK algorithms. So practicality if implementation definitely affects how much a group or company cares.