The proposal would affect retail transactions carried out from crypto wallets, but not crypto trading. The United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed a rule to allow it to supervise large non-bank digital wallet and app providers. The rule is part of a larger move by the agency that has seen it extend…
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In the aftermath of the attack, Atomic Wallet — along with individual blockchain investigators — have amped up efforts to track and revert stolen funds. A hack that drained $35 million from Atomic Wallet users since June 2 impacted less than 1% of its monthly active users, according to the company. In the aftermath of…
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Deposits on mobile payment apps may not be insured by the FDIC, and customers may not know whether their money is insured or not. Keep your money in an insured account, not on an uninsured payment app, the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) warned Americans in a report released June 1. The increasing…
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European Union lawmakers are planning an EU-wide digital identity wallet for access to essential services. On March 15, the European Parliament voted 418 to 103 (with 24 abstentions) in favor of negotiating a mandate for talks with the European Union member states about revising the new European Digital Identity (eID) framework and creating the “European…
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Trust Wallet has partnered with MoonPay and Ramp to allow customers to convert their crypto to fiat without using any centralized exchange. Trust Wallet, the noncustodial and multichain crypto wallet, has partnered with Ramp and MoonPay to introduce seamless crypto-to-fiat withdrawals for its users. The partnership will allow wallet users to convert crypto to fiat…
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Multi-party computation can help users to protect their private keys and seed phrases when used in wallets. Multi-party computation (MPC) is a type of cryptographic protocol that allows multiple parties to jointly compute a function over their inputs without revealing those inputs to each other. MPC can be useful when parties want to compute some…
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The company says it wants to make it easier for users to engage with Web3 and use digital wallets. The Easy Company, a startup focusing on building a consumer layer for the decentralized web, has raised $14.2 million in a seed round for its “social” crypto wallet, which seeks to help onboard more mainstream audiences…
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Lead on-chain analyst at Glassnode, James Check, explains why taking self-custody of your private keys has become more important than ever and how to do it in a few simple steps. There is no excuse for not putting a few hours of research into how to properly custody your crypto, according to lead on-chain analyst…
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It’s crucial to remember your seed phrase, which is a string of random words produced by your cryptocurrency wallet when you initially set it up. How to keep your seed phrase safe A crypto seed phrase in the wrong hands can do damage, so it is advisable to always ensure it is safe. The following…
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Redditor Andre highlighted the ease with which hackers can use the text prediction feature to drain a user’s funds just by being able to first word out of the BIP 39 list. Seed phrases, a random combination of words from the BIP 39 list of 2048 words, act as one of the primary layers of…
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