A critical exploit originally found in bitcoin’s code was patched last month before criminals could act on it. But it now appears there were some victims.IBM claims to have found a way to reduce the energy consumption needed on proof-of-work blockchains.This week RIpple was out in full force at its Swell conference.Crypto exchange Gemini announced that from now on the digital assets it holds in custody will be covered by the insurance company Aon.A new Congressional bill dubbed Blockchain Promotion Act of 2018 was recently introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives.Host Pete Rizzo has the latest.Late Confirmation is a CoinDesk production made in collaboration with The Podglomerate.For more information, visit www.CoinDesk.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.