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Dune Analytics Report Examines Crypto Wallet Infrastructure, Smart Accounts, Cross-Chain DeFi Activity

The cryptocurrency ecosystem continues to evolve with wallets and decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols driving innovation and adoption. Recent reports from Dune Analytics provide a comprehensive look at these trends, highlighting the rise of wallet infrastructure, smart accounts, and cross-chain DeFi activity. These reports underscore the… Read More

Crypto Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger Announces Ethereum (ETH) Pectra Upgrade Support, Transaction Check Feature

French crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger continues to focus on setting the standard for security, user experience, and workplace innovation. Recent updates from Ledger highlight the cryptocurrency hardware wallet firm’s commitment to advancing Ethereum’s (ETH) ecosystem, enhancing transaction security, and redefining collaborative work environments. Through… Read More

British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) Uncovers $4.3M Crypto Scam Targeting Canadian Investors

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has exposed a $4.3 million scam targeting Canadian investors. The operation, dubbed “Operation Avalanche,” revealed a sophisticated scheme orchestrated by overseas crime groups using a tactic known as “approval phishing.” This fraudulent method reportedly tricked 89 unsuspecting victims into… Read More

OKX and SlowMist Report: Bom Malware Impacts Thousands of Users, Stealing $1.82M+ in Crypto

OKX and SlowMist noted in a report that on February 14, 2025, multiple users reported unauthorized access to their wallet assets. On-chain data analysis indicated that the incidents “exhibited characteristics of mnemonic phrase/private key leakage.” Further follow-ups with affected users revealed “that most of them… Read More

Blockdaemon Institutional Vault to Support Digital Assets Custodians, Exchanges

Blockdaemon Wallet, introduced in 2023, has been rebranded as Blockdaemon Institutional Vault. According to an update from Blockdaemon, the name change reflects the platform’s continued evolution into what is “considered the most secure wallet available for institutional digital asset operations and storage.” Designed to support… Read More

Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Releases Preliminary Assessment of Web3 Destkop Wallets

CertiK has shared a security assessment focused on Web3 desktop wallets. As explained in an extensive update by the team at CertiK, desktop wallets play a key role in the Web3 ecosystem, providing users with a means to manage their digital assets within decentralized networks…. Read More

Phishing Scams: Binance’s Hong Kong Clients Have Reportedly Lost $450K+ via Series of Fraudulent Texts

Hong Kong’s authorities have claimed that 11 of the city’s Binance clients had been targeted in a series of phishing scams that were reportedly carried out via text messages. Hong Kong law-enforcement agencies have cautioned users of the scam as part of an October 9,… Read More

Coinbase Cloud Joins Kiln On-Chain Platform to Provide Staking for Self-Custodial Crypto Wallets

Enterprise-grade staking platform Kiln announced that Coinbase Cloud has integrated Kiln’s On-Chain Platform into its product offering, “marking a significant milestone for Coinbase Cloud in streamlining and simplifying the Ethereum staking process.” Kiln On-Chain is a suite of smart contracts designed “to connect integrators and… Read More

Jeremy Allaire, CEO at Circle, Says Web3 Services Are Major Pillar of Fintech Firm’s Strategy

Jeremy Allaire, CEO at Circle Internet Financial, says that the next major pillar of the Fintech firm’s strategy is Web3 services. Last year, Circle made an acquisition of a crypto infra platform called Cybavo. This week, the company has launched the first new product milestone… Read More

Crypto Payments: BitPay Introduces Bill Pay for Settling Transactions with Virtual Currencies

BitPay, a firm that claims to be the world’s largest provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, today announced the launch of BitPay Bill Pay, a new solution that allows cryptocurrency users to pay bills directly from their crypto wallets. From credit cards and mortgages… Read More

Web3 Adoption: Circle Introduces Programmable Wallets as Part of Web 3.0 Services Line

On July 30th, 2015, the Genesis block of Ethereum was created. Eight years later, today Ethereum is the dominant blockchain network “with growing developer interest, lower transaction fees, and faster settlement times.” Yet, fewer than 0.5% of the 100 million developers worldwide “are actively building… Read More

Digital Assets: Bybit P2P Crypto Trading Provides Instant On-Chain Deposits to Clients’ Web3 Wallets

Bybit, which claims to be one of Coingecko’s top-five cryptocurrency exchanges, is pleased to announce that users can now “buy crypto on-chain using Bybit’s peer-to-peer (P2P) trading service.” The P2P enhancement currently “allows for the purchase of USDT using more than 62 fiat currencies, with… Read More

Framework Ventures Leads $5.5M Round for DFlow, a Decentralized Payment for Order Flow Protocol

DFlow, a “decentralized” payment for order flow (PFOF) protocol that enables wallets and crypto trading applications to sell their flow to best-execution market makers via open and permissionless auctions, announced that it has successfully raised a $5.5 million funding round led by Framework Ventures, a… Read More

Web 3.0, NFTs: Self-Custody Crypto Wallet MetaMask Announces Web3 Educational Programming with Superchief Gallery NFT

MetaMask, the self-custody Web3 wallet developed by ConsenSys is pleased to announce Web3 educational programming at The Oculus at the Westfield World Trade Center in partnership with Superchief Gallery NFT, the IRL NFT gallery. As part of the partnership, approximately 300 students from marginalized &… Read More

Digital Assets: Curve to Allow Transfer of Virtual Currency Rewards to External Crypto Wallets

Curve, the financial super app and digital wallet that empowers you to maximize rewards from your existing cards and gives you the ability to earn in cashback or in crypto, has announced the launch of a new function that “enables its customers to transfer their… Read More

Estonia’s Digital Asset Startup CryptoWallet.com Receives Approval from Financial Intelligence Unit

Estonia-based crypto startup CryptoWallet.com has reportedly become one of the first crypto companies to receive a stamp of approval from Estonia’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). CryptoWallet.com claims it “renewed its crypto license despite strict regulatory measures introduced last year to maintain compliance and transparency within… Read More

Eric Parker: CEO at Digital Wallet Provider Giddy Comments on Key DeFi, Crypto Industry Trends

Eric Parker, co-founder and CEO of Giddy, a provider of cryptocurrency wallets, recently shared his views and insights exclusively with Crowdfund Insider. Parker talked about the different opportunities that consumers may be willing to explore in the nascent DeFi space. He also touched on some… Read More

Ruben Merre: CEO at NGRAVE Says They Want to Empower Investors with Secure Way of Owning Digital Assets

We recently connected with Ruben Merre, Co-founder and CEO at NGRAVE. a digital asset security provider focused on making the safest, most reliable products in the blockchain industry. Ruben Merre talked about how centralized crypto exchanges and online digital currency wallets may not be the… Read More

Blockchain Platform VeChain Introduces “Fully” Decentralized Digital Asset Wallet

2023 is “proving” to be an exciting year for the VeChain Foundation. They have many tech developments “in the pipeline, including a near-term deployment of some ground-breaking tools that promise to lower barriers to entry and elevate the VeChainThor ecosystem even further.” Their mission has… Read More

Institutional Investment in Digital Assets Creates Requirement for Enterprise-Grade Self-Custody Solutions: Report

As Chainalysis discussed recently, the collapse of FTX and resulting market action prompted large net outflows “from centralized exchanges, as many users shifted their funds to personal wallets, also commonly referred to as ‘unhosted wallets’.” Chainalysis found that while the trend wasn’t “as pronounced as… Read More

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