Topic: #wallets
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Europol urges crypto industry to start quantum-resistant wallet upgrades now
Europol's Oct. 7 report urges crypto developers, wallet providers and users to start a phased move to quantum-resistant cryptography, warning that the migration could take years even though the threat doesn't exist yet.
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Vitalik Buterin urges calm as AI-driven math raises crypto signature concerns
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said on Oct. 7 that AI-accelerated math could weaken crypto signatures and some post-quantum schemes, but warned holders against rushing funds into new wallets.
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Europol flags crypto wallets as weak point for future quantum attacks
Europol's cybercrime centre published two reports on October 7 naming crypto wallets as the main weak point if quantum computing becomes a practical attack tool, and urged a move to quantum-resistant cryptography now.
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Brazil to require reporting of $10,000 self-custody crypto transfers from Oct. 1
Under Resolution BCB 588, Brazil's central bank-authorized institutions must notify Coaf of crypto transfers of at least $10,000 to or from self-custody wallets from Oct. 1, whether or not the transfer looks suspicious.
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Bitcoin wallets respond to whale alerts 15x faster than Ethereum, Fed study finds
A Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia working paper found that non-whale Bitcoin wallets trade in the direction of whale alerts within 15 minutes, while Ethereum activity remains comparatively stable—a gap the authors attribute to market-structure differences between the two networks.
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XRP Healthcare shuts down after wallet flaw drains $450K from 4,000 accounts
XRP Healthcare, a healthcare platform on the XRP Ledger, is winding down operations after a September 3 wallet vulnerability exposed 4,011 accounts and resulted in roughly $450,000 in losses. The flaw stemmed from improper credential generation in the XRPH Wallet application.
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Solflare launches Aurora Intents cross-chain deposits for Solana
Aurora Labs has integrated its intent-based cross-chain protocol with Solflare, allowing users to deposit assets from Bitcoin, Ethereum, and seven other blockchains directly into Solana wallets without bridge apps or wrapped tokens. Transfers settle in under a minute from Ethereum and about 14 minutes from Bitcoin.
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Crypto home invasions surge 20-fold in H1 2026, CertiK reports $124M losses
CertiK's H1 2026 wrench-attack report documents a 20-fold surge in crypto-related home invasions, with 52 verified incidents and $124.1 million in losses and ransom demands. Europe and France account for the majority of recorded cases.
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Robinhood Chain tokens vanish from wallets after purchase, Relay reports scam wave
Buyers on Robinhood Chain lost funds when tokens they purchased disappeared from wallets, according to Relay. The incidents were not private-key compromises. Relay is blocking suspicious tokens and verifying safe assets as the Layer 2 network sees increased scam activity.
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CryptoBandits malware hijacks wallet addresses, crypto fraud hits $17B in 2025
Microsoft's threat intelligence team published analysis of CryptoBandits, a Windows malware that hijacks copied wallet addresses and steals seed phrases. Crypto fraud losses hit record highs in 2025, with individual holders increasingly targeted by scams that don't break cryptography but manipulate what your machine shows.
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Ethereum's oldest wallets dump $52.5M ETH at $1,560 demand line
Four dormant Ethereum wallets sold 33,623 ETH worth $52.5 million near $1,560, testing whether fresh demand can absorb supply from long-term holders exiting after eight years of silence.