Category: Wallets

Elon Musk Bites Back at Freewallet After Dogecoin Tweet

The Tesla CEO said crypto users should avoid wallets that do not give them access to their private keys.

February 10, 2021
Meet the Technician Who Unlocks Your Forgotten Crypto Wallets

It’s a bitcoin bull run and you’ve forgotten the password to your wallet. What’s next?

February 4, 2021
FinCEN’s Wallet Rule Aims to Close Crypto-Cash Reporting Gap, Official Says

FinCEN Deputy Director Michael Mosier encouraged commenters to provide practical, technical feedback on the rule.

February 1, 2021
Visa CEO Says Payments Giant Set to Introduce Cryptocurrency Trading on Its Network

Payments giant Visa Inc’s CEO Alfred Kelly has revealed his firm’s plans to enable cryptocurrencies trading on its network. Kelly, who is also chairman of the firm, explains that there is no reason not to add cryptos when these are increasingly becoming “a recognized means of exchange.” Digital Gold Segment In an earnings call with…

January 31, 2021
The total number of ADA wallets increased by almost 40% in 2021

The Cardano blockchain has seen significant growth since the launch of its staking era last July, a feat that has been most evident in the number of new users joining the network. The latest data has shown that the total number of ADA wallets increased by almost 40 percent since the beginning of the year,…

January 29, 2021
Interview: How To Store Your Bitcoin

Listen To This Episode: Apple Spotify Google Libsyn Overcast This week for the “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast,” Christian Keroles sat down with long-time Bitcoiner and builder Douglas Bakkum. Bakkum is the CEO and cofounder of hardware wallet manufacturer Shift Crypto. He and his team have been working hard from very early on to create a hardware…

January 21, 2021
Here are the US Treasury proposals for Bitcoin and ‘virtual currency’ wallets

They don’t seem very promising, despite the crypto industry’s rapid growth in the past year. “Self hosted” wallets A release by the US Department of Treasury on Monday detailed the government’s proposal to regulate crypto assets, wallets, and whitelisting of receiving addresses for citizens. The Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) department is inviting comments…

January 19, 2021
Survey reveals how crypto users handle security after Ledger leak

Crypto security is weak across the board, and one wallet provider has a product that can help change that. Being your own bank is hard A recently concluded survey by the world’s “coldest” crypto wallet, NGRAVE, sifted out interesting data about the way crypto users handle their assets, passwords, wallets, and funds. Founded by Ruben…

January 19, 2021
DC Magistrate Judge Calls Unhosted Wallet ‘Horror Story’ a ‘Fiction’

“Indeed, cash poses a greater challenge to law enforcement than cryptocurrency in unhosted wallets,” wrote Judge Zia Faruqui in an opinion on a forfeiture case.

January 14, 2021
Ledger Adds Bitcoin Bounty and New Data Security After Hack

Ledger was also targeted by hackers in Shopify’s data breach.

January 13, 2021