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Vintage Bitcoin Vaults Awaken — Over $41M in BTC Moves After 11.7 Years of Slumber
30.3.2024
On Friday, March 29, 2024, an early bitcoin enthusiast who acquired their holdings in 2012 transferred 100 bitcoins, valued at approximately $6.98 million, at block height 836,813. Roughly 42 blocks later, at block height 836,855, another individual, or possibly the same entity, relocated...
Google Enhances Search Features to Include Crypto Wallet Balance Search Across Multiple Blockchains
29.3.2024
Google has recently enhanced its search features to enable users to search for wallet balances across various blockchains, including Bitcoin, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Polygon, and Fantom.
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Judge Denies Coinbase Dismissal Request; CEO Hails Win for Self-Custody Wallets
27.3.2024
New York Judge Katherine Polk Failla has ruled that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has “sufficiently pleaded” its case and the lawsuit will move forward. Legal Battle Ahead: Coinbase Dismissal Motion Rejected by Judge On Wednesday, the most recent legal filings revealed that...
U.S. Sanctions Hezbollah Crypto Operator Linked to Terrorist Funding
26.3.2024
A hawala operator who worked with agents from Hezbollah on cryptocurrency funding infrastructure has been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the federal agency announced Tuesday. Tawfiq Muhammad Said Al-Law is accused of providing digital wallets to...
CashFusion introduces eCash wallets for maximum privacy on Blockchains
26.3.2024
A non-custodial wallet such as CashFusion has effectively bolstered the security of numerous users in the aftermath of cryptocurrency scams. These solutions enable more users to put their trust in the crypto ecosystem and safely manage their assets without worrying about security loopholes....
Expert Clarifies No EU-Wide Ban on Anonymous Crypto Wallets
25.3.2024
Industry expert Patrick Hansen clarified that the EU’s recent anti-money laundering (AML) law does not specifically target banning anonymous crypto accounts.
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Patrick Hansen Clarifies EU Regulation Misinformation: No Ban on Self-Hosted Wallets
25.3.2024
Erroneous early reporting and discussions on X about the European Union’s approach to cryptocurrency anonymity have been clarified by industry expert Patrick Hansen, stating that the EU’s Anti Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR) targets broader anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism...
Trezor Clarifies Security Breach: Phishing Attack Identified as Cause of Compromised X Account
22.3.2024
On March 21, SatoshiLabs, the company behind Trezor hardware crypto wallets, announced that the recent compromise of its X (formerly Twitter) account resulted from a phishing scam and not a SIM-swap attack as earlier suspected. The hardware wallet also shared that only its X social media account...
Avalanche to Launch Web3 Voucher Program on Alipay
21.3.2024
The smart contracts platform Avalanche recently said it is collaborating with the Chinese payments giant Alipay to launch a Web3-enabled voucher program. The second phase will see the proof of concept being expanded to more than 100 million users from Southeast Asian countries. Web3-Enabled...
Machankura 2.0: Turning Feature Phones Into Bitcoin Hardware Wallets
18.3.2024
When Kgothatso Ngako launched Machankura two years ago, he enabled Africans to transact bitcoin via feature phones for the first time. Now, he’s on the verge of helping Africans self custody their bitcoin, as well
China’s Central Bank Publishes Digital Yuan Guide for Foreign Visitors
18.3.2024
The People’s Bank of China publishes a digital yuan service guide for foreign visitors, detailing steps to download apps, open wallets, link accounts, and complete payments.
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Yuga Labs Accuses Ryder Ripps of Destroying NFT Keys to Evade Court Order
14.3.2024
Bored Ape Yacht Club creators, Yuga Labs, are accusing artist Ryder Ripps of deliberately destroying access to his wallets containing RR/BAYC NFTs to avoid complying with a court order.
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Jack Dorsey's Block Begins Shipping Bitkey Bitcoin Wallets
13.3.2024
Block unveiled Bitkey for pre-order in 95 countries last December having commenced beta testing during the summer
Bitcoin Whale From 2015 Moves ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ Worth $163M as Historic Wallets Wake Up
10.3.2024
As bitcoin remains stable above the $69K mark, an entity from 2015 made onchain waves by moving 2,352.62 bitcoins valued at more than $163 million. This individual executed the transfer through 80 distinct transactions, after letting the bitcoins remain untouched for more than eight years. 2015...
Piers Ridyard, CEO of Radix DLT, on The Future of Web3, Wallets, Account Abstraction, and Creating the Game Engine for DeFi | Ep. 315
8.3.2024
Piers Ridyard, CEO of the decentralized network Radix DLT, talks about the “wild ride” through the worlds of smart contracts and Y Combinator, finding Ethereum, mining on its genesis block, selling ETH, getting into Radix, the project’s fundamental principles, and how it goes above and beyond...
Revolut Launches Direct Crypto Purchase Into MetaMask Wallets in Bid to Simplify Web3
6.3.2024
The digital bank continues to expand its crypto offerings with its new product “Revolut Ramp,” which aims to make it easier for customers to purchase cryptocurrencies
Simplified KYC Means DeFi Compliance Without Compromising On Privacy
5.3.2024
It’s almost impossible to remain anonymous in the traditional financial world because banks and other financial institutions will always demand some form of identity before they do business with anyone. That’s in stark contrast to crypto and decentralized finance, where users interact via their...
Institutional Crypto Wallet Provider Utila Raises $11.5M, Aims to Facilitate Tokenization Boom
5.3.2024
Utila's self-custodial wallet offers a simplified user interface, fast onboarding process and recently added enhanced tokenization capabilities to better serve token issuers, co-founder and CEO Bentzi Rabi said in an interview
Coinbase Unveils Two New Wallet Solutions Aimed at Easing Crypto Onboarding
29.2.2024
Coinbase has unveiled new smart and embedded wallet features, aiming to simplify the crypto onboarding process. These wallets address user experience challenges and introduce recovery options, setting a new standard for security and usability in the industry.
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Edward Snowden Predicts Government Bitcoin Buys, US Transfers 15,085 Bitcoin Following Price Surge
29.2.2024
Edward Snowden predicts government bitcoin buys, while $922 million worth of Bitcoin has been moved from wallets linked to the US government.
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