Tag: Wallet

The private seed phrases of Ledger users could be shared with governments if they are ordered to, but this is “not a real concern,” says CEO Paul Gauthier. Pascal Gauthier, the CEO of Ledger, has confirmed that the private seed phrases of users who opt into Ledger’s controversial new Recover upgrade could, in theory, be handed over…

Security expert Jameson Lopp said some users lost Ethereum tokens because of the lack of a secure storage method. The demand for Ethereum self-custody solutions is growing, according to Jameson Lopp, co-founder and chief technology officer of Bitcoin wallet provider Casa. In a conversation with Cointelegraph at Bitcoin 2023, Lopp stated that Casa has found…

Even as digitalization increases, the commercial bank’s place in the economy is solid and will be supported by some new forms of money, the credit rating agency said. Digitalization is shaping the future of money, but traditional central bank money housed in commercial banks will remain dominant, Moody’s predicted in a new report. Essentially, trust…

According to ZachXBT, one alleged scammer in particular launched around 114 projects in the past 45 days alone. Crypto scammers have been ramping up the launch of spurious memecoins over the past two months, according to crypto sleuths. According to research from blockchain sleuths ZachXBT, one address, in particular, has launched “114 memecoin scams” in…

A vulnerability impacted wallet addresses created through the browser extension between Nov. 14 and 23, resulting in nearly $170,000 in losses. Crypto wallet Trust Wallet has disclosed a security vulnerability that resulted in nearly $170,000 in losses for some users. The vulnerability has been patched, according to the company. Trust Wallet found out about the issue through…

A researcher at the Ethereum Foundation said he had “internally” discovered that staking Ether reveals a user’s IP address information. A researcher at the Ethereum Foundation (EF) revealed that the IP addresses of Ether stakers are monitored as part of a broader set of metadata, causing the cryptocurrency community to flag Ethereum for privacy concerns. In…