How centralized crypto exchanges could offer “proof of solvency” while protecting depositors’ privacy by using ZK-SNARKs, a type of zero-knowledge proof (Vitalik Buterin’s website)

Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
Q&A with Vitalik Buterin on proof of work vs. proof of stake, the recent crypto crash, crypto security, decentralized governance, “startup societies”, and more  —  In which we talk about the big shifts in crypto.  —  Vitalik Buterin is one of the most well-known …

Andrew Asmakov / Decrypt:
Binance plans to implement a new Proof-of-Reserves protocol developed by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin after sharing a snapshot of its wallets last week  —  As the FTX collapse highlighted the urgency for more transparency among crypto exchanges, Chanpeng “CZ” Zhao said Binance is working …

Danny Nelson / CoinDesk:
US crypto exchange Kraken plans to lay off 1,100 people, or 30% of its workforce, citing a need to “adapt to current market conditions”  —  The crypto exchange is laying off 1,100 people, sending its headcount back 12 months.  —  Crypto exchange Kraken said Wednesday …

Financial Times:
A UK court rules Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Luno, and other exchanges must give customer details to an unnamed UK exchange to track down $10.7M in stolen funds  —  Six exchanges ordered to disclose customer details to help trace funds overseas  —  A London court has ordered cryptocurrency …

Binance Blog:
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says Binance is not a Chinese company and rejects suggestions of it being secretly run by a Chinese national, Guangying Chen  —  One of the many strengths that our employees at Binance must possess is thick skin.  After all, this industry is the subject of a lot …

Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk:
Binance says Mazars, the auditing firm that worked on proof-of-reserves reports for Binance, Crypto.com, and others, has paused work for all crypto clients  —  Mazars has deleted Binance’s proof-of-reserves assessment, which found its bitcoin reserves were overcollateralized.