Developer Behind Samourai Wallet Hit With 5-Year Sentence

According to reports, Samourai Wallet’s Keonne Rodriguez just got five years behind bars. Rodriguez and his fellow developer William Lonergan Hill were accused of running an unlicensed money-transmitting business — a fancy way of saying the feds didn’t like their privacy tools. Both struck a plea deal on that single charge, cutting out the heavier … Read more

Bitcoin Resurrection: $298M in Dormant BTC Springs Back to Life in October

On Halloween — fittingly the 17th anniversary of Bitcoin’s white paper — a vintage wallet from Nov. 4, 2011, jolted back to life, moving 100 long-sleeping BTC for the first time since they were mined. Throughout October, 98 dormant wallets stirred, transferring a combined $298 million worth of bitcoin that hadn’t budged in years. Old … Read more

Stablecoin Usage Patterns Reveal East-West Divide in Blockchain Adoption

A recent study by Electric Capital reveals that while stablecoin usage is global, the Americas lead in stablecoin activity compared to more populous regions. Wallet Size and User Activity Patterns According to the latest study by Electric Capital, stablecoin usage is global, but the Americas generate more stablecoin activity than even more populous regions. The … Read more

Australian Police Cracks Crypto Wallets, Recovers Over $7 Million in Illicit Digital Assets

Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett announced that an agency data scientist successfully cracked two password-protected crypto wallets, recovering millions in digital assets linked to organized crime. The Challenge of the Criminal’s Wallet Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett revealed on Oct. 29 that one of the agency’s data scientists has successfully cracked … Read more

Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger Revamps Its Classic Line With Nano Gen5

On Thursday, Ledger unveiled its next-generation hardware wallet, the Nano Gen5, just days after Trezor introduced its quantum-resistant Safe 7 device earlier this week. Ledger Debuts Nano Gen5 Ledger has launched the Nano Gen5, a redesigned touchscreen hardware wallet that aims to make crypto self-custody more intuitive and secure for mainstream users. The release follows … Read more

SEAL, Metamask, Walletconnect, Backpack and Phantom Launch Global Real‑Time Phishing Defense

SEAL announced a coalition with Metamask, Walletconnect, Backpack and Phantom on October 2025 to deploy a global, real‑time phishing protection network for wallet end users using SEAL’s Verifiable Phishing Reports technology, which lets anyone submit cryptographically attested phishing reports. The system automates and trustlessly processes real‑time submissions to bypass advanced cloaking and integrates feeds into … Read more

Ripple CTO Warns of Huge Phishing Surge as Seed Phrases Become Targets

Crypto security panic is escalating as a new surge of highly deceptive scams sweeps the market following a $3 million XRP theft, sparking fresh investor fears and forcing a global rethink on wallet safety and digital asset protection. Ripple CTO Issues Urgent Warning Amid Explosive Rise in Crypto Phishing Scams Ripple Chief Technology Officer David … Read more

New Trezor Safe 7 Boasts Quantum-Resistant Design and Dual Secure Elements

Trezor has unveiled the Trezor Safe 7, a next-generation hardware wallet that introduces a fully auditable secure element and quantum-ready architecture designed to protect digital assets for decades to come. Trezor’s Safe 7 Hardware Wallet Marries Open Security With Quantum-Ready Protection According to the release shared with Bitcoin.com News, the new Trezor wallet features TROPIC01 … Read more

$3M XRP Heist Rips Through Multiple Chains After Cold Wallet Turns out Hot

A $3 million XRP theft has rattled investors after hackers reportedly breached what was believed to be a secure wallet, moving the stolen assets through complex blockchain routes that reveal unsettling vulnerabilities across the digital finance ecosystem. Inside the $3M XRP Heist That Exploited a ‘Cold’ Wallet That Wasn’t Crypto thefts targeting XRP holders are … Read more

Coinbase Makes CDP Embedded Wallets Generally Available for Apps of Any Size

Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP) rolled out general availability for its Embedded Wallets, a toolkit that lets companies add crypto features directly inside their apps without seed phrases. Coinbase Opens CDP Embedded Wallets to All Developers According to the announcement, the production release brings the same infrastructure that powers Coinbase accounts to any business where the … Read more

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