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Bitcoin ‘tourists’ have been purged, only hodlers remain: Glassnode
5.7.2022
Active addresses, entities, and transactions on the Bitcoin network are all moving sideways while the number of wallets holding at least some of the assets continues to reach new highs
Argentinian Tax Agency Ramps Up Digital Wallet Seizures
1.7.2022
The Argentinian Tax Agency, the AFIP, has ramped up the seizures of digital wallets of taxpayers in the country. The institution managed to seize more than 1,200 digital wallets of taxpayers that had debts and didn’t have a bank account, or other properties available to be collected by...
EU Institutions Reach Provision Agreement On Controversial 'Unhosted Wallets' Regulation
30.6.2022
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached a provisional agreement on the Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) that is to ensure crypto transfers can be traced and that transactions considered suspicious are blocked, potentially paving the way for tougher enforcement...
Mercado Pago Extends Its Cryptocurrency Services in Brazil
29.6.2022
Mercado Pago, the digital payments company related to Mercadolibre, has recently announced the extension of the crypto services that it provides to users in Brazil. The company revealed it will now allow customers to deposit their own cryptocurrencies through third-party services and wallets into...
Netherlands-Based Coinbase Customers Required to Submit KYC Data When Transferring Crypto off the Platform
26.6.2022
Coinbase has announced that the company plans to introduce a number of changes for customers in the Netherlands in order to comply with the 1977 Sanctions Act, a law that recently applied know-your-customer (KYC) guidelines to non-custodial wallets. If the person living in the Netherlands wants...
BlockFi Withdrawals Drop, Bitcoin Mining Difficulty, New NFT Wallets, 3 Crypto Films + More News
22.6.2022
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HM Treasury changes course on collecting data around unhosted crypto wallets
20.6.2022
“There is not good evidence that unhosted wallets present a disproportionate risk of being used in illicit finance,” said the Treasury update
The 2 Most Common Airdrop Phishing Attacks and How Web3 Wallet Owners Can Stay Protected
18.6.2022
In the world of cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance (defi), and Web3, airdrops have become commonplace in the industry. However, while airdrops sound like free money, there’s been a growing trend of airdrop phishing scams that steal people’s money when they attempt to get...
Report: Celsius Hires Citigroup to Help the Startup Find ‘Potential Financing’
16.6.2022
According to “two people familiar with the matter,” the cryptocurrency lending company Celsius is working with the financial giant Citigroup in order to get advice on how to handle the firm’s financial hardship. The sources note that Citigroup was hired by Celsius to help...
MetaMask, Phantom, Brave, and XDefi Wallets Patch 'Demonic Critical Vulnerability' Before an Attack
16.6.2022
A number of prominent browser extension wallets, including Ethereum (ETH) wallet MetaMask, Solana (SOL)'s Phantom, Brave, and cross-chain wallet extension XDefi, have patched a "critical vulnerability" that could have exposed sensitive login credentials if specific conditions were met.
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MetaMask, Phantom and Other Browser Wallets Patch Security Vulnerability
15.6.2022
There is no evidence that the vulnerability was ever exploited by attackers, meaning no user funds are believed to have been impacted
Hackers Are Cloning Web3 Wallets Like Metamask and Coinbase Wallet to Steal Crypto
15.6.2022
Confiant, an advertising security agency, has found a cluster of malicious activity involving distributed wallet apps, allowing hackers to steal private seeds and acquire the funds of users via backdoored imposter wallets. The apps are distributed via cloning of legitimate sites, giving...
Celsius Insolvency Rumors Swirl After Company Pauses Withdrawals, Nexo Offers to Buy Firm’s Assets
13.6.2022
On Monday, June 13, 2022, the crypto economy dropped below the $1 trillion region, as a great majority of crypto assets have lost between 10% to 25% during the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the crypto community has been discussing the cryptocurrency lending application Celsius as rumors of insolvency...
Blockchain.com Plans to Provide an NFT Domain Name to 83 Million Wallet Users
11.6.2022
Blockchain.com has announced it has partnered with the Web3 digital identity platform and NFT domain name provider Unstoppable Domains in order to launch .blockchain NFT domains. The company says that in the next few weeks, 83 million Blockchain.com wallet users will get a free .blockchain domain....
Flexa Expands Payments Suite for Multiple Cryptocurrencies and Wallets
10.6.2022
Flexa said its new feature will enable over 99 digital currencies for payment options
Paypal Upgrades Crypto Service — Now Lets Users Transfer Cryptocurrencies to Other Wallets, Exchanges
8.6.2022
Paypal has begun letting users transfer cryptocurrencies between its platform and other wallets and exchanges. “This feature has been consistently ranked by users as one of the most requested enhancements since we began offering the purchase of crypto on our platform,” Paypal...
PayPal Allows Users to Transfer Crypto to External Wallets and Exchanges
8.6.2022
Online payment giant PayPal now allows select customers in the US to transfer cryptoassets from their accounts to external wallets and exchanges.
"Starting today [June 7], PayPal supports the native transfer of cryptocurrencies between PayPal and other wallets and exchanges," Jose Fernandez...
PayPal enables transfer of digital currencies to external wallets
7.6.2022
The move comes after nearly two years since PayPal enabled users to buy and sell crypto on its platform
PayPal Ups Crypto Push: Users Can Now Move Coins to Other Wallets and Exchanges
7.6.2022
PayPal crypto chief Jose Fernandez da Ponte said plans to let users move their crypto holdings to third-party wallets has been in the works since 2021
LUNA 2.0 Token Loses 56% Since Last Week, Whistleblower Accuses Terraform Labs of Owning Shadow Wallets
6.6.2022
After climbing to $11.33 per unit seven days ago on May 30, Terra’s new LUNA 2.0 token has lost more than 56% in value against the U.S. dollar. Amid the market performance, a number of former Terra-based decentralized finance (defi) projects are transitioning over to the new Phoenix-1...