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Is Ledger’s New Bitcoin Key Recovery Feature Safe? Experts Have Doubts
19.5.2023
Ledger believes the service will help attract customers turned off by crypto's unforgiving self-custody ethos. But critics wonder whether the concept is compatible with a real hardware wallet
Hardware Wallet Rivals Offer Discounts in Wake of Ledger New Product Controversy
19.5.2023
In response to the latest controversy related to hardware wallet specialist Ledger and its new service, competitors are taking advantage of the worries expressed by some users. Among others, hardware producer Trezor hopes to capitalize on Ledger’s trouble by offering a discount to buyers.
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Ledger clarifies how its firmware works after deleted tweet controversy
18.5.2023
Developers say third-party apps can’t access Ledger users’ keys without the owner’s consent
Ledger Continues to Defend Recovery System, Says It's Always 'Technically' Possible to Extract Users' Keys
18.5.2023
"Technically speaking it is and always has been possible to write firmware that facilitates key extraction. You have always trusted Ledger not to deploy such firmware whether you knew it or not," Ledger said on Twitter
Ledger Hardware Wallet Addresses Criticism, Stands by New Wallet Recovery Service – What's Going On?
17.5.2023
The popular hardware wallet maker Ledger has addressed some of the concerns from the community, after it introduced a new and controversial wallet recovery service.
In a video posted on Tuesday, Ledger’s chief technology officer Charles Guillemet stressed that although the new wallet recovery...
Ledger Faces Backlash for Controversial Backup Tool as Crypto Community Expresses Discontent
17.5.2023
Hardware wallet maker Ledger is facing significant backlash for its recent introduction of a tool enabling users to back up their seed phrases through the transmission of encrypted key fragments to third-party firms. The crypto community has not embraced this new feature, with numerous digital...
Kaspersky Uncovers Counterfeit Trezor Wallets That Jeopardize Crypto Assets With Pre-Knowledge of Private Key
17.5.2023
Kaspersky, the multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider, made a startling revelation on May 10th. According to their report, a victim of a crypto hack had unwittingly purchased a counterfeit Trezor Model T from a “trusted seller through a popular classifieds website.”...
Ledger Bats Back Criticism of New Wallet Recovery Service
16.5.2023
“You’re saying this is not what customers want. Actually, this is what future customers want,” said Ledeger CEO Pascal Gauthier
Crypto community reacts to Ledger wallet's secret recovery phrase service
16.5.2023
Many members of the crypto community believe Ledger's latest seed phrase recovery feature is a bad idea
‘Trusted seller’ vends fake Trezor wallets stealing crypto: Kaspersky
16.5.2023
Cryptocurrency users are once again reminded about the importance of using only authentic hardware wallets
Crypto Wallet Bitski Taps Hardware Wallet Ledger To Make Web3 More Secure
16.5.2023
The browser-extension wallet is using Ledger’s security infrastructure to help users navigate decentralized applications while keeping their assets safe
How to use a crypto hardware wallet
11.5.2023
To use a crypto hardware wallet, connect wallet to computer/mobile, enter PIN, follow instructions to send/receive crypto, then store safely offline for added security
New wallet uses Amazon hardware security modules to eliminate seed words
11.5.2023
The newly launched crypto wallet by Kresus requires users to sign in with “magic links,” meaning password hashes don’t need to be stored
Hut 8's Alberta Bitcoin Mine Running at 15% Installed Hashrate Due to Electrical Issues
9.5.2023
The firm has been facing operational issues as it tries to complete a merger with U.S. Bitcoin Corp
El Salvador Eliminates All Taxes on Technology Innovations, AI, App Programming
5.5.2023
El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has enacted a law that eliminates all taxes on technology innovations, software and app programming, AI, computer, and communications hardware manufacturing. The law is expected to boost the country’s technology sector, generate more jobs for...
Hardware Wallets Gain Popularity as FTX Collapse Pushes Users to Self-Custody
3.5.2023
The FTX collapse pushed many users away from exchanges and into storing their own crypto. But the potential issue of human error remains.
FTX was not alone in creating this trend. Celsius Network, Three Arrows Capital, Terra, and other crypto companies failing in 2022, as well as the March 2023...
Trezor Enables Coinjoin for Trezor T Model to Bolster a ‘New Era of Privacy’
20.4.2023
According to Trezor, the crypto hardware wallet manufacturer, owners of the Trezor T model can now use a Coinjoin feature to preserve their privacy. Trezor had announced the Coinjoin feature’s impending arrival on the hardware wallet seven months ago, and the feature went live on April...
How to Get a Computer’s Hardware ID
18.4.2023
Cheating in online games is a huge issue these days — just ask anyone playing PUBG. Cheaters aren’t difficult for players to spot but vendors oftentimes don’t do enough to punish these villains. Krafton recently announced they would start banning cheaters by hardware ID, which...
Cubist Launches Bank-Grade Ethereum Key Management Service
18.4.2023
Cubist also announced that Web3 staking provider Ankr is its first key management customer
Ethereum researcher says staking reveals IP address sparking privacy concerns
14.4.2023
A researcher at the Ethereum Foundation said he had “internally” discovered that staking Ether reveals a user's IP address information