A sophisticated supply chain attack on Seychelles-based crypto exchange BigONE led to a $27 million theft from hot wallets, without exposing private keys.
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It is essential to secure your BTC, altcoins and NFTs with a crypto inheritance plan that safeguards keys and simplifies wealth transfer for heirs.
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It’s crucial to securely back up and store your seed phrase in multiple safe places, ensuring that you’re the only one who can access it when needed.
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“Most people aren’t equipped for true self-custody,” said Circuit’s founder and CEO, Harry Donnelly.
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Unlike Ledger’s previously released key recovery product, Ledger Recover, the new Ledger Recovery Key is always offline and doesn’t require identification.
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Two NYPD detectives allegedly linked to a crypto torture case in Manhattan have been placed on modified duties as the investigation unfolds, according to multiple reports.
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With its US patent, crypto wallet Tangem sets a new milestone in boosting self-custody usability by enabling secure private key backups and transfers between devices.
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A Texas federal court judge ordered Frank Richard Ahlgren III and any associates to hand over any crypto public and private keys, accounts and access codes.
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The notorious hacker accumulated 51,000 Ether mostly by guessing weak private keys from 2016 to 2018.
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In a recent Cointelegraph video, we assessed the risk posed by quantum computing to cryptocurrency, potential solutions, and what investors should do to protect their portfolios.
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Instead of holding physical money, crypto wallets store private keys — digital codes that give you access to your cryptocurrencies.
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Quantum computing raises concerns over the security of Satoshi Nakamoto’s 1 million Bitcoin, sparking debates on freezing vulnerable holdings to safeguard the network’s future.
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Pump Science partially blamed Solana-based software firm BuilderZ for leaving the private key to the dev wallet address on GitHub for the public to see.
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The partnership utilizes Google Cloud’s “Confidential Space” virtual machine service to secure transactions and meet compliance standards.
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Fat finger errors prove that crypto is still vulnerable to simple human mistakes.
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