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Beware: SparkKitty malware wants your seed phrase screenshots
24.6.2025
Kaspersky says the malware SparkKitty has been around since at least early 2024, and is likely connected to a similar type of malicious software dubbed SparkCat
‘Crocodilus’ Malware Steals Seed Phrases, Targets Crypto Users Globally
11.6.2025
Threat Fabric’s Mobile Threat Intelligence (MTI) team has warned cryptocurrency users about a new variant of the Crocodilus mobile malware, now equipped with an automated seed phrase collector. Malware Features Seed-Phrase-Collecting Parser The Mobile Threat Intelligence (MTI) team at Threat Fabric...
OpenLedger Commits $25M to Fund AI Blockchain Startups
9.6.2025
The blockchain protocol raised $8 million in a seed round last year
‘Bitcoin Family’ revamps security after crypto crime wave
8.6.2025
After a wave of crypto crimes, Didi Taihuttu and his “Bitcoin Family” revamped their security by splitting their Bitcoin seed phrase across four continents
‘Bitcoin Family’ revamps security after crypto crime wave
8.6.2025
After a wave of crypto crimes, Didi Taihuttu and his “Bitcoin Family” revamped their security by splitting their Bitcoin seed phrase across four continents
Report: ‘Bitcoin Family’ Ditches Hardware Wallets for Steel Seeds After Global Crypto Kidnapping Scare
7.6.2025
According to a report from CNBC, the Taihuttu clan—better known as the ‘Bitcoin Family’—has revamped its security setup in light of a rising wave of crypto-related abductions across the globe. No More Hardware Wallets: Taihuttu Family Takes Cold Storage to Extremes Didi Taihuttu told...
Consensys Acquires Web3auth to Enhance Metamask User Experience, Eliminating the Need for Seed Phrase Backups
3.6.2025
Consensys has announced the acquisition of Web3auth, a provider of key management and embedded wallet infrastructure, aimed at enhancing the user experience and security of its Metamask wallet. According to Consensys this acquisition addresses significant risks associated with seed phrase...
AI Project Donut Raises $7M Pre-Seed Funding to Build Agentic Crypto Browser
29.5.2025
The browser is designed to help its users transact, trade and earn in real time "like a terminal."
Hackers using fake Ledger Live app to steal seed phrases and drain crypto
23.5.2025
Cybercriminals are using fake Ledger Live apps to drain macOS users’ crypto through malware that steals seed phrases, a cybersecurity firm warns. The malware replaces the legitimate Ledger Live app on victims’ devices and then prompts the user to input their seed phrase through...
Hackers using fake Ledger Live app to steal seed phrases and drain crypto
23.5.2025
Cybercriminals are using fake Ledger Live apps to drain macOS users’ crypto through malware that steals seed phrases, a cybersecurity firm warns. The malware replaces the legitimate Ledger Live app on victims’ devices and then prompts the user to input their seed phrase through...
Ledger secures Discord after hacker bot tried to steal seed phrases
12.5.2025
Hardware wallet provider Ledger has confirmed its Discord server is secure again after an attacker compromised a moderator’s account to post scam links on May 11 to trick users into revealing their seed phrases on a third-party website.“One of our contracted moderators had their account...
Xpfinance Secures a $200,000 Seed Funding to Launch a Non-Custodial Lending Platform on the Ripple ($XRP) Ledger
7.5.2025
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Xpfinance, an innovative decentralized finance (DeFi) startup building on Ripple’s XRP blockchain, has successfully closed a $200,000 seed funding round. The seed round was led by Xenoverge Fund and saw participation from several prominent...
Steel Seed Offers A Stealthy Action Experience That Won't Overstay Its Welcome
6.5.2025
Steel Seed merges action combat with tense stealth sequences in a high-stakes sci-fi journey through an underground facility. Though it may lack the polish of many of the games it borrows ideas from, it provides compelling enough gameplay that genre fans may find it worth their time to see...
Ledger scammers are sending letters to steal seed phrases
30.4.2025
Scammers are mailing physical letters to the owners of Ledger crypto hardware wallets asking them to validate their private seed phrases in a bid to access the wallets to clean them out.In an April 29 X post, tech commentator Jacob Canfield shared a scam letter sent to his home via post that...
Ledger scammers are sending letters to steal seed phrases
30.4.2025
Scammers are mailing physical letters to the owners of Ledger crypto hardware wallets asking them to validate their private seed phrases in a bid to access the wallets to clean them out.In an April 29 X post, tech commentator Jacob Canfield shared a scam letter sent to his home via post that...
Polygon Spin-Off Miden Secures $25M to Bring Speed, Privacy to Institutional Giants
29.4.2025
The funding round was led by a16z crypto, 1kx and Hack VC
The Protocol: Nvidia To Manufacture AI Supercomputers in U.S., New Opportunities for Crypto Miners
16.4.2025
Plus: Ethereum developers privacy debate reignites, Optimum raises funds in seed round, Noble’s new ‘AppLayer’
MIT-Incubated Optimum Raises $11M Seed Round to Build Web3's Missing Memory Layer
15.4.2025
The seed round was led by 1kx and included Robot Ventures, Finality Capital, Spartan and more
Cap Secures $11M Seed Funding From Franklin Templeton, Susquehanna for Stablecoin Innovation
8.4.2025
Stablecoin company Cap has raised $11 million in seed funding led by Franklin Templeton, Susquehanna International Group, and Triton Capital to advance its yield-generating stablecoin protocol. Franklin Templeton Backs Cap’s $11M Seed Round Stablecoin company Cap has raised $11 million in a seed...
Pre-seed crypto startup deals have grown 767% since 2021: Report
3.4.2025
The number of pre-seed funding rounds for Bitcoin (BTC) startup companies has grown by 767% since 2021, according to a report from venture capital firm Trammell Venture Partners (TVP).Bitcoin pre-seed transactions increased 50% year-over-year in 2024, with a 27.5% year-over-year increase in...