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Game Boy Owners Can Soon Convert Iconic Devices Into Secure Hardware Wallets
20.5.2023
In the near future, Game Boy owners will have the opportunity to convert their devices into a hardware wallet for cryptocurrencies. The project, known as the Game Wallet, was unveiled by Joseph Schiarizzi, a developer hailing from Keyp, a Web3 startup. By employing a physical cartridge, this...
Users will decide if they can still trust Ledger with their seed phrases
20.5.2023
Ledger’s decision to introduce a third party to your wallet seed phrase created an exploit that could appeal to both governments and hackers
I run a Ledger competitor — but I support them in blow-up over keys
19.5.2023
Ledger’s latest update — aimed at making private seed phrases on its wallets recoverable — was simply an attempt to innovate and improve user security
Ledger Continues to Defend Recovery System, Says It's Always 'Technically' Possible to Extract Users' Keys
18.5.2023
"Technically speaking it is and always has been possible to write firmware that facilitates key extraction. You have always trusted Ledger not to deploy such firmware whether you knew it or not," Ledger said on Twitter
Bitcoin.com Wallet Celebrates Major Milestone With 40 Million Crypto Wallets Created
17.5.2023
Bitcoin.com is proud to announce that it has reached a significant milestone in its mission to increase the adoption of cryptocurrency worldwide: the creation of the 40 millionth crypto wallet in the multi-chain, DeFi-ready Bitcoin.com Wallet. Since its inception in June 2017, the Bitcoin.com...
Tax Authority Slated to Become Main Crypto Regulator in Russia
17.5.2023
Russia’s tax administration is going to be tasked with overseeing the crypto industry in the country, a high-ranking government official has indicated. According to the regulatory concept that’s currently under consideration, the revenue service will also serve as an entry point for market...
Kaspersky Uncovers Counterfeit Trezor Wallets That Jeopardize Crypto Assets With Pre-Knowledge of Private Key
17.5.2023
Kaspersky, the multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider, made a startling revelation on May 10th. According to their report, a victim of a crypto hack had unwittingly purchased a counterfeit Trezor Model T from a “trusted seller through a popular classifieds website.”...
Korean Crypto Exchanges Upbit, Bithumb Raided Over Lawmaker’s Crypto Dealings
17.5.2023
South Korean prosecutors have raided two of the country’s largest coin trading platforms within an investigation into the crypto investments of a politician. They seized materials from Upbit and Bithumb amid suspicions of wrongdoing related to the lawmaker’s cryptocurrency holdings. South Korean...
Cashtokens Take Center Stage Following Bitcoin Cash Upgrade: Over 26,000 Tokens Created
16.5.2023
Following the recent Bitcoin Cash upgrade on Monday, data reveals that approximately 1,308 fungible tokens and 25,336 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have emerged on the blockchain. Moreover, the Cashtokens token ecosystem is now accessible through the blockchain explorers 3xpl.com and salemkode.com...
‘Trusted seller’ vends fake Trezor wallets stealing crypto: Kaspersky
16.5.2023
Cryptocurrency users are once again reminded about the importance of using only authentic hardware wallets
One Million Individual Wallets Now Hold a Whole Bitcoin
16.5.2023
The bump comes as transactional activity on Bitcoin has surged in the past few weeks
Number of Bitcoin Wallets With At Least 1 BTC Hits 1 Million – Smart Money Still Moving In?
16.5.2023
Last Friday was a historic day for the Bitcoin network.
For the first time in Bitcoin’s history, the number of wallet addresses holding at least 1 BTC entire token surpassed one million....
Read More: Number of Bitcoin Wallets With At Least 1 BTC Hits 1 Million – Smart Money Still Moving In?
Sleeping Bitcoin Wallet Awakens: $3.7M Worth of BTC Suddenly Moves After Close to 12 Years of Dormancy
13.5.2023
On May 11, 2023, a long-inactive bitcoin wallet sprang to life and transferred a substantial 139.7 bitcoin worth $3.7 million. The address, established on June 19, 2011, has contributed to the year’s total of 1,125.37 bitcoin moved from dormant 2010 and 2011 wallets. 139.7 Bitcoin Worth $3.7...
New tech could make crypto and Web3 wallets more convenient
12.5.2023
Developers are working on ways to get rid of seed words and even private keys, while still keeping users in control
Decentralized Wallet Developer Odsy Raises $7.5M at $250M Valuation
11.5.2023
The funding round was led by Blockchange Ventures and included participation from firms such as Rubik Ventures, Node Capital and FalconX
Paypal’s Latest Report: $1 Billion in Crypto Assets, Holdings Are Predominantly BTC and ETH
10.5.2023
Payments behemoth Paypal has disclosed in a Form 10-Q financial report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it is holding nearly $1 billion in cryptocurrency assets. This news comes on the heels of Paypal’s announcement that Venmo now facilitates external...
Hardware Wallets Gain Popularity as FTX Collapse Pushes Users to Self-Custody
3.5.2023
The FTX collapse pushed many users away from exchanges and into storing their own crypto. But the potential issue of human error remains.
FTX was not alone in creating this trend. Celsius Network, Three Arrows Capital, Terra, and other crypto companies failing in 2022, as well as the March 2023...
Paypal Upgrades Crypto Services to 60 Million Venmo Users, Allowing Transfers to External Wallets and Exchanges
30.4.2023
After the American financial technology giant Paypal rolled out crypto payments last year, the company is now introducing cryptocurrency transfer services to Venmo users. The firm detailed that Venmo customers will be able to send funds to an existing Paypal account, an external wallet, or a crypto...
Mastercard Launches Crypto Credential Service for Cross-Border Transfers
28.4.2023
The set of verification standards uses technology from the CipherTrace, the well-known blockchain analytics platform Mastercard agreed to acquired in late 2021
PayPal to Enable On-Chain Transfers From Venmo Accounts, Including to On-Chain Wallets
28.4.2023
The feature will become available in May, PayPal's Jose Fernandez da Ponte said on a panel at Consensus