Tagged: wallet

February 4, 2019 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

The Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO) and FIO Protocol, an inter-wallet operability protocol that makes it easier to move tokens and coins, has announced that Trust Wallet, the official mobile wallet of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has joined the Foundation. Trust Wallet was acquired by Binance… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 11:49 am By Cali Haan  |  

Researchers at blockchain forensics firm Elementus who extensively documented the days- long, $16 million USD hack against New Zealand-based crypto exchange Cryptopia two weeks ago now claim that the same hacker has struck again at Cryptopia. According to Elementus, “Though Cryptopia remains silent…” about the… Read More

January 18, 2019 @ 12:17 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Crypto wallet and trading app provider Shapeshift has disclosed that it received 60 requests for information from law enforcement agencies across the globe last year. The company says it is providing the data on law enforcement inquiries in the interest of transparency and to distinguish… Read More

January 9, 2019 @ 10:13 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Erik Vorhees, CEO of a cryptocurrency hot wallet and marketplace project called Shapeshift, has announced in a company blog post that he has “let go” 37 employees in response to the “Crypto Winter” now underway. “It’s a deep and painful reduction, mirrored across many crypto… Read More

December 29, 2018 @ 6:21 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Researchers from “Wallet.fail” made a splash when they demonstrated successful hacks on the three most reputable cryptocurrency hardware wallets at the 35C3 Refreshing Memories Conference December 27th. Safe or “cold” storage of cryptocurrency has proven a stubborn problem in the sector, and digital currencies are… Read More

December 29, 2018 @ 8:01 am By Cali Haan  |  

Hackers have stolen more than $750 000 USD in Bitcoins from users of the Electrum Bitcoin hot wallet since December 21st, CCN reports. Another outlet places the amount stolen closer to $1 million. A “hot wallet” is a device for storing the “private keys” needed… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 12:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

eToroX, a subsidiary of eToro, has been granted a distributed ledger technology (Dlicenseence from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). eToro is a multi-asset trading platform that combines more traditional asset classes such as equities with crypto assets. eToro is regulated in Europe by the… Read More

November 22, 2018 @ 9:51 am By Cali Haan  |  

One-to-one replicas of the Trezor cryptocurrency hardware wallet have been found for sale on the Internet, says the company in a recent blog post, and using them, “…can be a severe threat to your security.” A Toronto software developer, Amaha Alem, was also emphatic, and… Read More

November 8, 2018 @ 8:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitsy, a “user-friendly bridge” between the US dollar and Bitcoin will be publicly available this Monday (November 12, 2018). Bitsy is a portfolio company of Medici Ventures – Overstocks (NASDAQ: OSTK) – blockchain accelerator. According to a release, Bitsy users will be able to download the… Read More

October 30, 2018 @ 9:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ledger, a leading company providing crypto security solutions, is expanding its global presence to Hong Kong. The move is designed to boost its presence in APAC countries and “meet increasing demand” for Ledger Vault crypto self-custody solution and Ledger’s trademark hardware wallet the Ledger Nano… Read More

October 22, 2018 @ 12:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoinText.io, a wallet to transact cryptocurrency using SMS messages, announced on Monday it has launched its SMS bitcoin cash wallet service in Brazil, as well as three more European countries, which are Poland, Croatia, and Romania. This news comes just days after Context launched its services in… Read More

September 15, 2018 @ 3:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

ELIX is a blockchain based platform that is crypto native seeking to provide multiple services including a crowdfunding / lending service along with a crypto wallet and payments. The ELIX coin never did an initial coin offering it simply gave the digital tokens away (about… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 3:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto wallet CoolBitX has announced a new partnership with the Litecoin Foundation. At the same time, CoolBitX is kicking off its global launch of its CoolWallet S hardware in the US. CoolBitX envisions a future where retail consumers use their crypto wallet hardware and the… Read More

September 6, 2018 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Abra, a U.S.-based all-in-one cryptocurrency wallet and exchange, announced earlier this week it has partnered with Coinify, a global technology gateway for virtual currencies, to extend its services of buying and selling cryptocurrencies to the European market. Founded in 2014 by Bill Barhyd, Abra stated it… Read More

September 4, 2018 @ 1:12 am By Cali Haan  |  

The Secretary of Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO), Witthaya Neetitham told attendees at a cryptocurrency and crime seminar this week, “We have discussed launching our own ‘AMLO Wallet’ to hold or confiscate digital currency from illegal sources,” Thai news agency The Nation reports. Thailand presently lacks… Read More

August 31, 2018 @ 2:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

MyCrypto, “an open-source, client-side tool for interacting with the blockchain,” has closed its first funding round in the amount of $4 million. The round was led by Polychain Capital. According to MyCrypto, the new funding will be used to continue building out its suite of tools… Read More

July 30, 2018 @ 3:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ripio, previously doing business a BitPagos before a rebrand, has integrated Ethereum, becoming the first cryptocurrency wallet that allows the purchase and sale of Ethereum in both Argentina and Brazil. Sebastián Serrano, Founder and CEO of Ripio, said the addition of Ethereum will open their door to… Read More

June 3, 2018 @ 2:14 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The Blockchain company, one of the few startups to survive Bitcoin’s early days while maintaining its founding ethics, saw downloads of its mobile and desktop wallet surpass the 25 million mark this week. The Blockchain wallet app now boasts more users than TD Ameritrade (11… Read More

May 13, 2018 @ 4:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bloomberg is out with a report that some wealthy investors are “hoarding” Bitcoin in bunkers deep underground the amount is said to be hovering around $10 billion representing 7% of Bitcoin’s float. Xapo, the “Fort Knox of Bitcoin,” has raised $40 million from big name VC’s… Read More

July 29, 2017 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Malaysia’s second-biggest bank, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, announced this week its new equity joint venture partnership with Ant Financial Service Group’s Alipay to provide mobile wallet and related financial services.  According to Reuters, CIMB unit, Touch ’n Go Sdn Bhd, will be the majority shareholder… Read More