Ledger hardware wallet expands crypto buying options with Uphold’s Topper

September 26, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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Topper’s on-ramp entrance to Ledger Live comes at a time when Ledger supports only one off-ramp solution.

Ledger, a leading hardware cryptocurrency wallet provider, is expanding its cryptocurrency purchasing options within its app through a new partnership with Uphold’s Topper.

Ledger has integrated the fiat-to-crypto on-ramp Topper by the United States Web3 financial platform Uphold, the firms announced on Sept. 26.

The integration brings a new crypto-buying option to Ledger’s software, Ledger Live. The application currently features 14 providers offering on-ramp services through the Buy section, Ledger’s vice president of international development, Jean-François Rochet, told Cointelegraph.

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WisdomTree aims to bring self-custody to regulated RWAs

September 18, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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The WisdomTree Connect platform aims to let users access WisdomTree’s RWA tokens with any wallet, from any blockchain network.

WisdomTree has launched a tokenized real-world assets (RWA) platform designed to eventually let users access the asset manager’s regulated fund tokens from any type of wallet or blockchain network, according to a Sept. 18 announcement.

The platform, dubbed WisdomTree Connect, will initially custody users’ tokenized investment funds with third-party custodians while sending a “digital record” of ownership to the user’s personal wallet, WisdomTree said.

Eventually, WisdomTree aims to expand access to its RWAs “to other customer-facing platforms and apps… and retail users with self-hosted wallets,” it said.

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1inch reveals new cross-chain swap feature

September 18, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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1inch claims that the feature has built-in security against maximal extractable value (MEV) attacks.

Decentralized exchange (DEX) 1inch revealed a new feature that allows users to swap their digital assets cross-chain while retaining self-custody of the assets.

The “Fusion+” feature combines both onchain and offchain liquidity to deliver swaps. The DEX claims the feature has built-in protection against maximal extractable value (MEV) attacks.

The feature is powered by atomic swap technology, which, according to 1inch, is designed to support “all-or-nothing” transactions. If a swap fails, all the funds are returned to the sender.

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Exclusive: Fireblocks granted New York charter for crypto custody

August 14, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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The charter allows Fireblocks to offer cold-storage custody to US clients.

Web3 infrastructure provider Fireblocks has been granted a New York state charter to custody cryptocurrency for clients in the United States, Fireblocks told Cointelegraph on Aug. 14.

“As of this month, Fireblocks Trust Company, LLC has received its limited purpose trust company charter to engage in virtual currency business and will soon begin offering cold storage custody solutions powered by Fireblocks' technology to US customers,” Fireblocks told Cointelegraph in a statement.

In May, Fireblocks said it intended to “launch a limited-purpose trust company that is under the regulation of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)” called Fireblocks Trust Company that “will offer cold storage custody solutions to US clients.”

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Bitcoin Reserves on Exchanges Hit 5-Year Low With $5.96B Withdrawn in 30 Days

August 11, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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According to data from cryptoquant.com, bitcoin reserves on centralized exchanges have plummeted to a level not seen since Nov. 19, 2018. The amount of bitcoin held by these digital trading platforms has been steadily declining since early June 2022. Bitcoin Exchange Reserves Dip to 2018 Levels Over the past month, starting from July 11, 2024, […]

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Trezor’s first hardware wallet turns 10: But is it still any good?

July 30, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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A decade ago, Trezor’s first-ever hardware wallet was retailed for up to $1,800. It is still intact and supported in Trezor’s software ecosystem.

The cryptocurrency community is today celebrating the ninth birthday of a major blockchain network, Ethereum, but it’s not the only significant industry anniversary happening this week.

This week in July 2014, the Czech hardware wallet firm Trezor launched the first ever commercially available cryptocurrency wallet, called Trezor Model One.

The Trezor Model One is one of the world’s first hardware wallets, allowing users to store cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) offline and featuring self-custody.

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Proton Launches Self-Custodial Bitcoin Wallet: 100 Million Proton Mail Users Can Now Receive BTC via Email

July 25, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Proton, known for its privacy-focused services including the popular Proton Mail with over 100 million users, has launched Proton Wallet, a new self-custodial bitcoin wallet. “If you are one of the millions of people who have a Proton Mail email address, you can now automatically receive bitcoins with your email address,” said Proton’s CEO, adding […]

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TON ecosystem scams on the rise: How to stay safe

July 10, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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As the TON blockchain is open-source and permissionless, individual users and projects must be careful to ensure their own safety.

The Open Network (TON), a blockchain platform integrated with Telegram, has experienced record-breaking growth in 2024. The number of onchain-activated wallets surged from approximately 1 million in January to over 9 million in June.

However, TON’s massive inflow of new users has not been overlooked by scammers. In June 2024, blockchain security firm SlowMist issued a warning on increasing phishing attacks on the TON ecosystem.

As the TON Foundation ambitiously expects to onboard 500 million users by 2028, it raises the question of how to properly protect users from attacks of all possible vectors without hindering rapid adoption.

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Investors Pull Nearly $11 Billion in BTC and ETH From Major Exchanges in 30 Days

June 14, 2024 Bitcoin.com

Investors Pull Nearly Billion in BTC and ETH From Major Exchanges in 30 Days

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According to the latest data, from April 1 to June 1, 2024, Coinbase experienced an outflow of more than 40,000 BTC. In the past 13 days, an additional 10,889 BTC, valued at $726 million, has exited the San Francisco crypto exchange. Further analysis reveals that since May 13, approximately $7.05 billion worth of BTC has […]

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Why Self-Custody Is Vital for Bitcoin Security- Casa CEO Nick Neuman

May 6, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Casa helps people store bitcoin and other digital assets by empowering them to own, secure, and manage their private keys safely and easily. Founded in 2016, the company helps its members take self-custody of their assets with multi-key vaults for greater protection against single points of failure, such as hacks, theft, and accidents. Nick Neuman […]

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