Security


Tech

MetaMask, Phantom and Other Browser Wallets Patch Security Vulnerability

There is no evidence the vulnerability was ever exploited by attackers, meaning no user funds are believed to have been impacted.

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Finance

Nansen Seeks to Reshape Crypto Messaging With Blockchain-Compatible App

Nansen’s app will initially be available for subscribers and certain NFT holders.

Nansen launched a blockchain-compatible messaging app. (Constantine Johnny/Getty images)

Videos

Compass Mining: Bringing Bitcoin Mining to the Masses

In this segment of “Crypto Gadgets & Gear,” live from Consensus 2022 in Austin, host Jenn Sanasie sits down with Jameson Nunney of Compass Mining who brought mining equipment to the CoinDesk TV set. Compass Mining makes carbon-zero bitcoin mining hardware they say is designed to make mining hassle-free.

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Opinion

Even Giants Started Out Small: Cooperation and the Early Days of Bitcoin

What the new Baylor Bitcoin study really says (and what it really doesn’t) about Satoshi & Co.

ALL TOGETHER NOW: Ants working together to build a bridge to a new leaf. (Hung Meng Tan/Clickclick1/Getty Images)

Opinion

Crypto Can Overcome Its Reputation as a Weak Link in Financial Crime. Here's How

Among its efforts, the crypto industry must establish a compliance-focused culture.

The crypto industry should establish a more compliance-driven environment. (Nora Sahinun)

Finance

Ledger Adding Browser Extension to Connect Hardware Wallets to Web 3 Apps

Ledger Connect is launching in beta and will initially be compatible with the Ledger Nano X and Mobile Safari.

Ledger's hardware wallet (Christophe Morin/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Certora Raises $36M for Smart Contract Security Tools

Jump Crypto led the funding round for the firm, which secures $50 billion of DeFi assets.

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Finance

Crypto Risk Monitoring Firm Solidus Labs Raises $45M

Liberty City Ventures led the round for the market surveillance and risk monitoring startup, which has several ex-regulators as backers or advisors.

Solidus Labs CTO Praveen Kumar (left), COO Chen Arad (top) and CEO Asaf Meir (right).

Finance

CertiK Closes $60M Round, Raises Total of $148M in 2 Weeks

SoftBank Vision Fund and Tiger Global led a new $60 million funding for the blockchain security firm.

CertiK CEO Ronghui Gu (CertiK)