MetaMask third-party provider was hacked, exposing email addresses

    The incident affected users who submitted a MetaMask customer service ticket between August 1, 2021 and February 10, 2023. The email addresses of some MetaMask users may have been exposed to a malicious party due to a recently discovered cyber-security incident. According to parent company ConsenSys, the incident affected users who submitted a customer support ticket to…

    MetaMask launches new fiat purchase function for cryptocurrency

    The new feature will allow users to purchase cryptocurrencies using various payment methods, such as debit or credit cards, PayPal, bank transfers and instant ACH. Cryptocurrency wallet and decentralized application (DApp) provider MetaMask has announced the launch of a new feature that will allow users to purchase crypto with fiat currency directly from its Portfolio Dapp. The…

    Scam alert: MetaMask warns users of deceptive March 31 airdrop rumors

    MetaMask posted a warning on its Twitter after coming across rumors of an upcoming MetaMask snapshot or airdrop on social media. Web3 wallet provider MetaMask has warned its users of “false rumors” of a purported MetaMask airdrop, which appears to have been making the rounds on social media. According to a March 28 tweet from…

    Russia’s Sberbank plans to launch DeFi platform on Ethereum

    DeFi systems are able to displace the traditional market of banking services, Sber’s Blockchain Lab product director Konstantin Klimenko said. Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, is moving forward with the plan to launch its decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, preparing to trial the product in a few months. Sberbank expects to launch open trials of its DeFi…

    ConsenSys slashes headcount 11% as chief economist reveals formula for adoption

    ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin confirmed the company would be cutting 96 of its staff to focus its resources on its core businesses. ConsenSys, the parent company behind MetaMask, is letting go of 11% of its workforce, with CEO Joseph Lubin blaming “uncertain market conditions” brought on by recent collapses. In a blog post from ConsenSys…

    DeFi was the most attacked ecosystem in 2022: Finance Redefined

    2023 started on a bullish note for nearly all the top 100 DeFi tokens, as most of them rose to new multi-week highs. Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week. The DeFi ecosystem started 2023 on a bullish…