Bitcoin Wallets

Square to Build Bitcoin Hardware Wallet

“We’re doing it,” tweeted Jack Dorsey, the fintech’s CEO.

News  ·  8 July 2021

Bitcoin Privacy Wallet Wasabi Lays Out Roadmap for Version 2.0

Wasabi Wallet 2.0 will introduce privacy enhancement "WabiSabi," a more efficient CoinJoin framework.

Tech  ·  7 July 2021
Square

Jack Dorsey Says Square Is Considering Developing a Bitcoin Hardware Wallet

“If we do it, we would build it entirely in the open, from software to hardware design, and in collaboration with the community,” Dorsey said in the Twitter thread.

News  ·  4 June 2021
Scams

BitcoinPaperWallet ‘Back Door’ Responsible for Millions in Missing Funds, Research Suggests

At least 124.85 BTC appear to have been swept from wallets generated by the website.

Tech  ·  24 February 2021
Bugs

Electrum Developers Apply Fix After Apple Update Bricks Bitcoin Wallets

Apple's most recent Mac update is causing major problems for one of Bitcoin’s oldest wallets.

Tech  ·  18 November 2020
Bitcoin

Brainwallets: The Bitcoin Wallet You Probably Shouldn’t Use (Unless You Have To)

A “brainwallet” refers to a private key that is stored in the user’s memory in the form of a seed phrase or a passphrase.

Tech  ·  14 October 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin ‘Young Investment’ Wallets at Highest Level Since February 2018

New investors are entering the bitcoin market at a faster pace and possibly creating upward pressure on prices, on-chain data shows.

Markets  ·  16 September 2020
Security

Maker of Coldcard Bitcoin Wallet Rolls Out an Extra-Strength ‘USB Condom’

CoinKite, maker of the Coldcard hardware wallet, has introduced two accessories that underscore the near-paranoia required to safely hold bitcoin.

Tech  ·  1 June 2020
BitMEX

BitMEX Is Making Bitcoin Network More Expensive for Everyone, Researcher Finds

Average fees paid by bitcoin users spike at a certain time every day due to the actions of one firm, derivatives exchange BitMEX, a researcher found.

Tech  ·  5 May 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Wallets Are Adopting This Tech to Simplify Lightning Payments

Bitcoin’s Lightning network has a long way to go in terms of user experience. To tackle this problem, a standard known as lnurl is quietly gaining ground.

Tech  ·  29 April 2020
Binance

Retail Accumulation? Number of Bitcoin Addresses With One or More Coins Sees Solid Rise

A key on-chain metric has witnessed solid growth over the past 12 months, possibly indicating steady accumulation of bitcoins by retail traders.

Markets  ·  22 January 2020
Regulation

Bitcoin App Bottle Pay Shuts Down Over Impending EU Money-Laundering Laws

Bottle Pay is shutting down, citing the EU's new AML rules, which could compel crypto wallet providers to collect KYC info from users starting next month.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 December 2019
Privacy

Maker of Wasabi Bitcoin Wallet Valued at $7.5M in First Equity Round

The privacy-centric Wasabi Wallet, launched by zkSNACKs in 2018, just raised its first equity investment from Cypherpunk Holdings, a publicly-traded Canadian fund.

Business  ·  21 November 2019
Bitcoin

The ‘Bitcoin Rich List’ Has Grown 30% in the Last Year, But Why?

The number of bitcoin addresses holding more than 1,000 BTC has grown in the past 12 months, possibly reflecting an influx of wealthy investors.  

Markets  ·  5 November 2019
Bitcoin

Lightning Sucks, But It Could Help Build a Bitcoin Economy

At least a dozen startups are now betting on the profitability of bitcoin birthing a "Lightning Economy." Is it too soon?

Business  ·  27 September 2019