Uniswap launches Android wallet app with built-in swap function
Uniswap Labs has publicly released an Andriod mobile wallet app with built-in swap capability on the Google Play store.The new app allows users to make swaps through the decentralized exchange (DEX) from within the app, eliminating the need for a separate web browser extension, Uniswap Lab ...
US CFPB proposes supervising digital app providers, including crypto wallets
The United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed a rule to allow it to supervise large non-bank digital wallet and app providers. The rule is part of a larger move by the agency that has seen it extend its supervision to consumer reporting, consumer debt collection, stud ...
Only 6 out of 45 crypto wallet brands have undergone penetration testing: Report
A July report from cybersecurity certification platform CER found that only six of 45 cryptocurrency wallet brands, or 13.3%, have undergone penetration testing to find security vulnerabilities. Of these, only half have performed tests on the latest versions of their products.The three bra ...
Coinbase Wallet launches instant messaging feature with XMTP
Coinbase Wallet users can now send instant messages to each other using their Ethereum identities, according to a July 12 blog post from Coinbase. The new feature relies on the Extensible Message Transport Protocol (XMTP), an instant messaging system that allows users to communicate using b ...
Open source: Buzzword or real security for crypto wallets?
Last month, hardware crypto wallet manufacturer Ledger announced its “Ledger Recover” program designed to allow customers to back up their seed phrases to the cloud and link it with their real-world identity.The announcement was met with heavy pushback from the crypto community, as many sa ...
How to use Solana Saga to buy and sell crypto
Solana Saga, the Web3 mobile phoneSolana launched its Web3 mobile phone, the first of its kind, in April 2023. The phone packs all the usual functionalities users have come to expect from a smartphone and tops it up with a Web3 experience. It includes a decentralized application (DApp) store and ...
Atomic Wallet says hack affected 1% of active users, but investors claim otherwise
A hack that drained $35 million from Atomic Wallet users since June 2 impacted less than 1% of its monthly active users, according to the company. In the aftermath of the attack, Atomic Wallet — along with individual blockchain investigators — have amped up efforts to track and revert ...