Bitcoin Wallets

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Lightning Wallets Are Gaining Traction in 2019

Lightning usage is growing steadily in 2019, with several startups now offering retail-friendly wallets.

Business  ·  1 August 2019
Scams

Protestors Set Alleged Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Perpetrator’s Home on Fire

Before shutting down, Bitcoin Wallets' "manager" promised 100-percent returns on investors' money in just two weeks. Then they burned down his house.

Markets  ·  11 July 2019
Crime

Electrum Wallet Attack May Have Stolen As Much as 245 Bitcoin

A phishing attack on the Electrum wallet network has reportedly managed to steal bitcoin worth over $800,000.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 December 2018
Bitcoin

A New Bitcoin Wallet Fulfills an Old Privacy Promise

These cypherpunk crypto wallet projects want to bring fungibility to bitcoin.

Tech  ·  24 July 2018
Privacy

GoTenna Launches a Bitcoin Wallet That Works Without the Internet

The txTenna partnership with Samourai Wallet offers bitcoin transactions via mesh networks.

Markets  ·  14 May 2018
Bitcoin

How to Save on Bitcoin’s Soaring Fees

Transaction fees are the talk of the bitcoin ecosystem, with many users upset by the rising cost to send funds, but there are simple ways to cut fees.

Tech  ·  23 January 2018
Exchanges

No, You Don’t Have to Buy a Whole Bitcoin

As new enthusiasts enter the cryptocurrency markets, one developer wants to make bitcoin's divisibility really stand out by coining the term "bits."

Tech  ·  15 January 2018
Bitcoin

Jonas Schnelli Wants You to Run a Bitcoin Full Node

Bitcoin Core contributor and maintainer Jonas Schnelli is on a mission to make running full nodes easier for non-geeks. Decentralization is at stake.

Tech  ·  12 January 2018
Bitcoin

Money at Risk? Mobile Wallets Become Battleground in Bitcoin Fork Debate

As bitcoin heads toward a controversial fork this November, debate is breaking out about how wallet users – and their money – might be impacted.

Business  ·  21 October 2017
Bitcoin

$9 Million: Bitcoin Startup Luno Completes Series B Funding

Bitcoin wallet startup Luno has raised $9 million in new funding as part of a Series B round announced today.

Business  ·  19 September 2017
Exchanges

Wallet Provider Blockchain Partners With Indian Bitcoin Exchange

Blockchain, the provider of the world's most popular bitcoin wallet, has partnered with Indian cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin.

Markets  ·  7 September 2017
Investments

$7 Million: Bitcoin Wallet Startup Breadwallet Raises New Funding

Bitcoin wallet startup Breadwallet has closed a new $7 million funding to boost staffing levels and product development.

Business  ·  17 August 2017
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Startup KeepKey Ends Support For Multibit Wallet Software

The long-running bitcoin wallet Multibit is being discontinued, the firm that bought it last year has announced.

Business  ·  27 July 2017
Startups

Digital Currency Exchange Kraken Acquires Bitcoin Buying Service

San Francisco-based digital currency exchange has acquired wallet funding service Glidera.

Business  ·  13 December 2016