Wybo Wiersma – a 40-year-old Oxford University graduate – has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after scamming over $2 million in crypto from unsuspecting victims. Following his arrest in 2019, the Dutchman was extradited from the Netherlands back to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021. Following a five-year investigation by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), he pled guilty on January 26 to the Oxford Crown Court. A Five-Year Investigation As reported by…
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What are Zero Knowledge Proofs and How Do They Work
Zero-Knowledge proofs are a popular cryptographic method that utilizes probabilistic assessments to allow parties to verify data without revealing or sharing the underlying data. MIT researchers introduced the process in the late 80s and have since seen growing adoption in the blockchain sector. Nowadays, zero-knowledge proofs play a vital role in the business sector by securely verifying sensitive data. What Problems do Zero-Knowledge Proofs Fix? Zero-knowledge proofs solve several problems facing the business and personal sectors. First, there are many scenarios…
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