Ledger wallet users face mounting home invasion and other scareware threats as hacker dumps private customer information online. The hacker likely responsible for Ledger’s security breach in July recently dumped a large amount of data exposing the personal information of over 270,000 customers, including phone numbers and physical addresses. The leak also included 1 million […]
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Crypto banks offer an integrated solution that is connected to the traditional financial world — which, most importantly, is compliant with regulations. The crypto space has come a long way since its inception in 2008. Many areas have improved over the last 12 years, such as custody and exchange solutions. If you ask the early […]
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The protocol is safe, but its founder lost his stash of 6% of all tokens. An unknown attacker stole $8 million from the personal wallet of Hugh Karp, the CEO of DeFi coverage platform Nexus Mutual. According to a disclosure by Nexus Mutual, the funds were drained on Monday morning UTC by compromising Karp’s personal […]
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Is all this Christmas nonsense getting in the way of your crypto obsession? Well, why not combine the two? As we find ourselves already knee-deep into December, it has become increasingly difficult to ignore that certain festive je ne sais quoi that always seems to permeate the air during this time of year — yes, […]
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The hotly anticipated layer-1 chain looks to be getting its ducks in a row. In a move that may signal that a mainnet launch is just around the corner, Flow — the blockchain from Cryptokitties and NBA Topshot developers Dapper Labs — has launched the Flow Port: a tool for token holders to manage, stake, […]
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As crypto enters the mainstream, major retailers are offering discounts and promotions to get customers to pay using cryptocurrency Cryptocurrency adoption is slowly but surely making its way to the mainstream — a notion that has become more apparent as major retailers like PayPal announce support for digital currencies. As such, it shouldn’t come as […]
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The desktop app reportedly provides “more robust protection” than Trezor’s browser-based wallet. Crypto wallet provider Trezor has launched a new desktop app called Trezor Suite for its hardware wallet. According to an Oct. 14 blog post, Trezor’s parent company Satoshi Labs claimed its desktop app provides “more robust protection” than its browser-based wallet, and said they […]
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Square’s SubZero cold wallet is great, but Ledger Vault is better says the company’s VP of Product. Ledger is mostly known for its consumer-facing hardware wallets, but since last year, a number of enterprises have also begun to use Ledger Vault, according to the company’s vice president of product, Jean-Michel Pailhon. This product is focused on […]
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The owner of a Bulgarian crypto exchange has been convicted of providing money laundering services to a Eastern European cyber fraud syndicate. Rossen Iossifov, a 53-year-old Bulgarian national and owner of the ‘RG Coins’ cryptocurrency exchange, has been convicted of operating a multi-million dollar money laundering ring as part of a transnational auction fraud scheme. […]
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Self-custody staking arrives for Ledger’s hardware wallets. Popular hardware wallet company Ledger added Algorand’s ALGO token to the list of wallet-compatible assets available on its desktop app, Ledger Live, allowing holders to store and stake the asset. “The integration with Ledger Live will provide users with additional opportunities to earn passive income, ensuring the highest level of […]
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