Wallets


Finance

Bitcoin Miners Are Starting to ‘Hodl’ Again, but for How Long?

Some bitcoin miners are likely to spend some of their mined coins to pay for expenses and growth as bitcoin price dips.

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Finance

After Identity Theft, Salvadorans Now Report Funds Disappearing From Chivo Wallets

Dozens of Salvadorans say that money has vanished from their wallets. And some report being approached by scammers when they tried to get help.

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - SEPTEMBER 14: A man attempts to take cash out from a Chivo ATM at Centro Historico on September 14, 2021 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Bitcoin has been a legal tender in El Salvador since Tuesday when the law that regulates its use in all economic operations came into force, on par with the dollar. (Photo by Camilo Freedman/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

Finance

Solana Wallet Phantom Nixes Auction for iOS Beta Invites After Community Erupts

Solanaland’s top crypto wallet abandoned its NFT auction hours before the pricey proceedings were set to begin.

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Finance

Animoca Brands and Hex Trust Partner to Provide Institutional-Grade Wallets for GameFi

Hex Trust will offer financial services to users of Animoca Brands’ ecosystem.

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Finance

Brave Browser Launches Built-In Crypto Wallet

The crypto-centric browser company is angling to capture some of MetaMask’s market share.

Brave's new wallet interface (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Solana Wallets Phantom, Solflare Eye Mobile for Growth

Phantom is launching a wallet app; Solflare’s is already live. Both projects see mobile as critical to expanding crypto’s reach.

A discussion of Solana wallets at Breakpoint. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

MetaMask, Phantom Wallet Users Targeted in Crypto Phishing Scam: Report

The scam campaigns, which imitated popular crypto wallet websites like Metamask, have resulted in losses of at least $500,000.

Teen Twitter Hacker Will Serve 3 Years for Crypto Phishing Scheme

Finance

XDEFI Wallet Looks to Raise $12M in Initial DEX Offering

The IDO will take place in early November on MISO, the platform built for offering new tokens on SushiSwap.

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Tech

Solana’s Phantom Adds Safety Rails After Scammers Drain Wallets

Phantom’s security upgrades highlight the tug-and-pull between developers trying to simplify crypto’s user experience and scammers exploiting their shortcuts.

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Finance

XDEFI Releases Cross-Chain Wallet for DeFi, NFTs

The Chrome extension aims to compete by offering access to blockchains not available on MetaMask.

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