Wallets


Videos

Crypto Wallet Maker Ledger Teams Up With iPod Creator Tony Fadell

Crypto wallet maker Ledger has partnered with Tony Fadell, the well-known creator of Apple’s iPod and the co-founder of thermostat company Nest, to create its new Ledger Stax hardware wallet. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest move mainstreaming crypto wallets and the ethos of self-custody while highlighting the potential risks.

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Finance

Telegram CEO Durov Plans to Build Crypto Wallets, Decentralized Exchange

The messaging app is pushing ahead with its buildout of crypto infrastructure.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (TechCrunch Disrupt Europe/Creative Commons)

Markets

Binance CEO Zhao Pushes for Crypto Self-Custody; Trust Wallet Token Soars 80% to Record

"Self-custody is a fundamental human right," Zhao tweeted, encouraging people to use the company's Trust Wallet to take control of their coins.

Trust wallet's TWT token surged to a record on Sunday. (Kaiko)

Markets

Worried About a Financial Crisis? Enter – Self Custody.

Placing bitcoin in cold storage won't prevent losses, but it can eliminate counterparty risk.

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Policy

Delaware DOJ Freezes Wallets, Accounts in 'Pig Butchering' Crypto Scams

A total of 23 entities, including wallets, accounts and individuals, were traced in this version of a common crypto romance scam.

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Tech

Linux Foundation Project Will Tackle Digital Wallet Interoperability

The OpenWallet Foundation will work with a consortium of companies and non-profits to build an open-source software engine for the creation of digital wallets.

(Guido Mieth/Getty Images)

Layer 2

Air Gap? Hardware Wallet? Multisig? Bitcoin Self-Storage Means Hard Choices

Wallet manufacturers debated the best ways to store bitcoin private keys safely at the BalticHoneybadger conference in Riga.

To achieve financial autonomy, you need to be in full control of your cryptographic private keys. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Token Front-Running Was Common at Coinbase Crypto Exchange, a New Study Argues

The paper found suspicious trading around 10% to 25% of new crypto listings and says the problem goes beyond the instances in a U.S. Department of Justice case brought in July.

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Finance

Crypto Wallet Provider Phantom Says Its Systems Were Not Compromised in $4M Hack

After a nearly week-long investigation, its team found no vulnerabilities that could explain the exploit.

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Finance

Cashmere Raises $3M at $30M Valuation to Build Solana Enterprise Wallet

Investors in the seed funding round included Coinbase Ventures, FBG Capital and YCombinator.

Cashmere co-founders Charlotte McGinn and Shashank Khanna (Cashmere)