crypto wallet
Bakkt Digital Wallet Finally Launches: What Makes It Different
Intercontinental Exchange-owned Bakkt, a crypto futures trading exchange, finally launched its long-awaited digital wallet app with merchants like Starbucks and Best Buy. The product aims to pull everything from your bitcoin into one place from airline frequent flier miles to gift cards. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for crypto and digital assets in the world of everyday commerce.
Bitcoin Up After A Week of 'Duds'
Bitcoin's price fell this week and remains hovering at around $52K: why? "All About Bitcoin's" Week-in-Review panel discusses this week's biggest bitcoin news, including stimulus checks, large transfers of bitcoin into cold storage and the impact of $6B in options expiring.
Coinbase and ZenGo are Sparring Over QR Code Standards
ZenGo, a cryptocurrency wallet provider, is in a spat with Coinbase over QR code standards that could leave some cryptocurrencies stranded. Ben Powers breaks down the situation.
Tackling the Tricky Question of How to Keep Your Crypto Funds Safe
CoinDesk Learn Editor Ollie Leech joins "All About Bitcoin" to explain the basics of crypto storage, the differences between hot and cold wallets, and their pros and cons.
Encrypted Messaging App Signal Now Accepts Crypto Donations
Encrypted messaging app Signal has partnered with The Giving Block to take donations in 12 cryptocurrencies. Why wouldn’t Signal just set up its own crypto wallet, as opposed to outsourcing to a third party like The Giving Block for funds? “The Hash” panel weighs in.
Be Aware: Crypto Scam Apps Are Lurking in App Stores
There are a ton of scam crypto apps lurking on the Apple and Google app stores that are stealing users’ money and information by imitating legitimate wallets. “The Hash” panel discusses CoinDesk reporters Ben Powers and Colin Harper’s deep dive investigation.
A Custodial Lightning Wallet Bans Mixed Coins: Sign of What’s to Come?
“The Hash” panel dissects how custodial lightning wallets work, what it means to have control over your money, and the possibility that some custodial wallets are engaging in censorship.
How Millions in Funds Went Missing for Some Users of BitcoinPaperWallet
Researchers have found that a “back door” in BitcoinPaperWallet’s code has resulted in millions in missing funds. “The Hash” panel discusses paper wallet vulnerabilities and how to keep your crypto safe.
Elon Musk: Freewallet App “Sucks”
Elon Musk bites back at Freewallet after the crypto wallet provider uses Musk’s tweets about dogecoin to promote its services. The Tesla CEO says that Freewallet’s app “sucks,” encouraging users to become aware of private keys and avoid wallets that do not give them access to their funds. The Hash panel weighs in.
Inside the Story: We Go Deep on the Binance Hacker Story
In this video CoinDesk editor John Biggs talks about how he built a story out of a simple Telegram conversation – and how it exposed one of the first inside negotiations with a “white hat” hacker and a major crypto exchange.
