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The news also comes at a time when cryptocurrencies are increasingly part of the political agenda in the U.S. as candidates are gearing up for the presidential election due in 2024. Democratic hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who confirmed owning bitcoin (BTC), said he would back the U.S. dollar with
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“We’re combining the uncompromising security of Ledger with PayPal's leadership in protected payments technology to help facilitate a seamless platform for user crypto transactions,” Ledger CEO Pascal Gaithier said in a statement. “Ledger is committed to simplifying the world of crypto and PayPal is committed to making the movement of
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A new financial statement has revealed former United States President Donald Trump owns over $2.8 million in an Ethereum wallet.The statements shared on Aug. 14 by the nonprofit watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington show Trump made over $4.8 million from licensing fees tied to nonfungible token (NFT) collections
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Cross-chain wallet BitKeep has changed its name to Bitget Wallet after the crypto exchange purchased a controlling stake for $30 million in March.According to the Aug. 10 announcement, the name change is coupled with the launch of Bitget Swap, a cross-chain swap mechanism within the wallet that developers say sources
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A newly discovered vulnerability in the Libbitcoin Explorer 3.x library has allowed over $900,000 to be stolen from Bitcoin users, according to a report from blockchain security firm SlowMist. The vulnerability can also affect users of Ethereum, Ripple, Dogecoin, Solana, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash and Zcash who use Libbitcoin to generate accounts.SlowMist
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Other investors in the round included RockawayX, Sfermion, Alliance, NGC Ventures, V3ntures, Old Fashion Research, 2140 Bitcoin Ecosystem Fund, Bitcoin Frontier Fund, Newman Capital, Franklin Templeton, New Layer Capital, Miton C, Gossamer Capital, Daxos Capital, Sora Ventures, Tyhke Block Ventures, IOBC Capital and Despread, among others. Source
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A July report from cybersecurity certification platform CER found that only six of 45, or 13.3%, of cryptocurrency wallet brands have undergone penetration testing to find security vulnerabilities. Of these, only half have performed tests on the latest versions of their products. The three brands that have done up-to-date penetration tests
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied An analysis of the smart contract of the just-launched PayPal stablecoin PYUSD revealed the presence of so-called “centralization attack vectors.” Smart contract security auditor Pashov pointed out in a recent Twitter thread that PYUSD’s contract has an
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PayPal and Paxos dominated the news cycle on Monday with the announcement of the launch of the PayPal (PYUSD) stablecoin, but concerns
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USD Coin (USDC) issuer Circle has released a beta version of a multiparty computation (MPC) wallet service, according to an Aug. 8 announcement. The new service will allow developers of decentralized finance (DeFi) apps, Web3 video games, e-commerce services and other blockchain applications to create customized wallets specifically for their
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