Multi-Party Computation


Finance

Zenrock Aims to Calm Users' DeFi Wobbles With Decentralized Custody Offering

Crypto custody upstart Qredo has got a new lease of life after being bought out of administration by Dan Tapiero’s 10T Holdings and 1RoundTable Partners. The company is soon to relaunch as Zenrock.

Zenrock Chairman Dan Tapiero (second from right). (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Tech

Fireblocks Discloses ‘Zero Day’ Vulnerabilities Impacting Leading MPC Wallets

It’s unlikely users were impacted by the vulnerabilities – collectively referred to as “BitForge” – but Fireblocks says they could’ve let hackers “drain funds from the wallets of millions of retail and institutional customers in seconds” if left unfixed.

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Finance

Crypto Wallet Giddy Raises $6.9M in Funding to Further Self-Custody Adoption

Fortnite co-creator Geremy Mustard took part as a strategic investor in the round.

Giddy's founding team from left to right: David Bland, Adam Olsen, Eric Parker, David Hurst, Ethan Parker, Brendan Wanlass (Giddy)

Opinion

2023 Should Be the Year of On-Chain User Security

If crypto does not get its house in order, regulators will do it for them.

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Tech

Liquid Exchange Attack: Can a Crypto Wallet Ever Be 100% Safe From Hacks?

Custody experts say Thursday’s attack could be related to an earlier Liquid hack last November. Is MPC really to blame?

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Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks Raises $310M at $2B Valuation

“It was very important for us to show the customers that we have the balance sheet and valuation to stay independent.”

Fireblocks co-founders (left to right) Idan Ofrat, Michael Shaulov, Pavel Berengoltz

Finance

Gemini Acquires Crypto Custody Firm Shard X

The deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions in the crypto custodian sector.

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Finance

This Crypto Custody Breakthrough Will Bring Banks Closer to Digital Assets

Shard X is claiming to be the first company to successfully run multi-party computation (MPC) on hardware security modules (HSMs).

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Finance

Coinbase Ventures Joins $23M Funding Round for Crypto Custody Firm

Curv, a company that provides increased secrecy when it comes to holding crypto assets, has closed a $23 million Series A funding round.

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Markets

Fidelity-Backed Fireblocks Opens Asia Offices to Pitch Crypto 'Hot Vault'

Fireblocks, a platform that secures digital assets in transit, is expanding in Asia with two new offices, one in Hong Kong, the other in Singapore.

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