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EU Decision-Makers Kick Off Negotiations On Controversial 'Unhosted Wallets' Regulation
28.4.2022
As the members of the European Parliament have launched the final round of negotiations on the controversial Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) today, the crypto industry hopes to impact the legislative proposal’s wording through a lobbying campaign aimed at the European Union’s...
Argent Raises $40M to Make Crypto Wallets Easier to Use
28.4.2022
The company's non-custodial wallet lets users take control without needing to remember a complicated seed phrase
Flexa Expands Payments Suite for Multiple Cryptocurrencies and Wallets
27.4.2022
Flexa said its new feature will allow over 99 digital currencies for payment options
Metamask Users Complain About Connection Issues as Wallet’s Default Endpoint Suffers From ‘Major Outage’
22.4.2022
On Friday, users leveraging the Web3 wallet Metamask complained about service outages after Infura, Metamask’s default endpoint suffered from a “major outage.” The wallet company addressed the situation and explained the problems were due to Infura combating an outage. Metamask...
Treasury Sanctions More North Korea-Linked ETH Wallets Over $600M Ronin Hack
22.4.2022
Noncustodial Bitcoin wallets unbannable, says exec behind Trezor wallets
21.4.2022
There are a few ways for regulators to limit the usage of noncustodial wallets, but there is no way to ban it completely, SatoshiLabs CFO said
'Let’s build a Europe where Web3 can flourish:' Crypto companies sign an open letter to EU regulators
20.4.2022
Industry representatives call the authorities not to go beyond the scope of the FATF Travel Rule recommendation
Russian Bankers Suggest Criminalizing Crypto Storage in Non-Custodial Wallets
20.4.2022
Keeping cryptocurrencies in non-custodial wallets may be criminalized in Russia, if authorities accept a proposal from the trade association representing Russian banks. While financial regulators think the idea deserves attention, lawmakers and experts doubt it’s possible to implement such...
400 new projects and 100K new wallets in a month on Cardano
20.4.2022
The number of ADA wallets has increased by 100,000 since March 22, with the total figure standing at 3.268 million as of April 19
Russian bankers reportedly want to outlaw noncustodial crypto wallets
18.4.2022
The Association of Banks of Russia has previously collaborated with Binance as part of its expert center focused on crypto regulation
Tornado Cash Adds Chainalysis Tool for Blocking OFAC-Sanctioned Wallets From Dapp
15.4.2022
The blockade only applies to the Tornado Cash front-end, not the underlying smart contract, one of the protocol's founders later tweeted
Dfns Raises $13.5M to Build Out Password Protection for Crypto Wallets
13.4.2022
The French cybersecurity startup raised $13.5 million in seed funding to expand its product securing the digital assets of fintech companies and banks
EU Bans High-Value Crypto Services to Russia in New Round of Sanctions
10.4.2022
European institutions are closing crypto loopholes for Russia with the latest package of penalties imposed by the EU over Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine. The new sanctions prohibit the provision of “high-value” crypto-asset services to Russian entities and residents....
Robinhood Crypto Wallets Rolled Out to Over 2 Million Customers
8.4.2022
Trading platform Robinhood has rolled out its new crypto wallets to more than two million customers. In addition, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev announced that the platform will integrate with the Lightning Network “to bring even lower costs to our customers.” More Than 2 Million Users...
Robinhood rolls out wallets to 2M waitlisted users, plans to integrate Lightning
7.4.2022
The crypto wallet will not support Ethereum-based services like nonfungible tokens and ERC-20 tokens
Bitpay Adds Lightning Network, Youth Fashion Brand Pacsun to Accept Payments via Lightning
7.4.2022
On April 6, one of the largest cryptocurrency payment platforms in the world, Bitpay, announced the Atlanta-based company has integrated bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network. According to the announcement on Wednesday, the youth-focused American retail clothing brand Pacific Sunwear (Pacsun)...
Heroes of Arcan Announces Community-Driven Heroic Fantasy Play-to-Earn Game
7.4.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Heroes of Arcan aims to create a play-to-earn game that offers players engaging, challenging peer-to-peer strategic gameplay backed by ethical, carbon-neutral blockchain technology. The play-to-earn revolution has catalyzed global change in blockchain and cryptocurrency markets, with...
Unhosted is unwelcome: EU’s attack on noncustodial wallets is part of a larger trend
6.4.2022
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic seem to be nervous about people transacting with their wallets
Law Decoded: ‘Unhosted’ wallets are just ‘wallets,’ March 28–April 4
4.4.2022
Yet another regulatory attack on self-hosted wallets, a digital dollar with privacy protections, and more of the same for spot BTC ETFs
EU Lawmakers Back Regulation Threatening Unhosted Crypto Wallets, Defi Space
1.4.2022
Members of the European Parliament have approved a controversial regulation that could undermine the decentralized finance (defi) sector in the EU. Some of its provisions, which are yet to be coordinated with other European institutions, aim to introduce restrictive measures for transactions...