A judge recently denied the suspect wallet’s owner access to the landfill A landfill site in Newport, Wales, linked to a long-running search for a lost Bitcoin fortune, is set to close within the next two years. The site, which has been in operation since the early 2000s, is nearing the end of its lifespan,
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Crypto Security Firm Sends Crypto Users Link to Crypto Wallet Draining App
The company was trying to help those who suffered from the Radiant Capital hack A crypto security firm, Ancilia, faced backlash after accidentally sharing a harmful link leading to a wallet-draining app. The incident occurred in the aftermath of a $52 million exploit on Radiant Capital, a lending protocol, yesterday. The hack left users scrambling
CoinStats freezes crypto wallets following security breach
The platform has said only a small number of wallets were impacted by the attack CoinStats’ crypto portfolio manager platform was recently suspended temporarily after 1,590 wallets were affected by a security breach. “The attack has been mitigated, and we have temporarily shut down the application to isolate the security incident,” CoinStats stated in a
Coinbase is now offering a cryptocurrency smart wallet with no gas fees
The wallet will reportedly make it easier for crypto users to manage their funds Coinbase recently announced it is launching a smart wallet. The Coinbase Wallet will benefit customers through onboarding, removing gas fees and eliminating the need for recovery phrases. The crypto exchange’s new smart wallet will allow users to open a new wallet
New Ethereum hard fork could reduce lost wallet key anxiety
The change would make recovering wallets significantly easier The fear of losing cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases keeps some users up at night. However, the upcoming Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 3074 upgrade comes with a new Petra hard fork “social recovery” feature that could solve Ethereum users’ problem of losing their seed phrases. According to a
A fake cryptocurrency wallet app on iOS is creating confusion
Apple hasn’t removed a fake Rabby Wallet app, despite knowing it’s in the App Store A bogus version of the Rabby Wallet crypto wallet app has reportedly been causing mayhem among unsuspecting App Store users. The team supporting DeBank’s Rabby Wallet verified on February 16 that its official app is currently under review and that
Financial payment processor Block launches new self-custody crypto wallet
The Jack Dorsey-backed company wants to make it easier for crypto fans to control their funds Block financial payment processor, co-founded by Jack Dorsey, has launched its self-custody Bitcoin wallet, meaning users who misplace their “Bitkey” wallet won’t need to enter a seed phrase to retrieve funds. In the December 7 announcement, developers said the
Wallet of Satoshi cryptocurrency wallet pulled from the US
The wallet was removed from the App Store and Google Play without warning Apple is again meeting the anger of cryptocurrency users as a widespread Bitcoin Lightning wallet vanished from its US App Store. Bitcoin Lightning payment app Wallet of Satoshi (WoS) was also removed from the Google Play Store in the US as it