Topic: #wallets
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Bitcoin sheds about 108,700 non-empty wallets as price slips below $75,000
Bitcoin's non-empty wallet count has fallen by roughly 108,700 since peaking at 59.99 million on October 16 as BTC slid below $75,000, U.Today reported. The outlet did not name a data provider.
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Keplr social-login breach shows the limit of re-importing an exposed private key
Keplr paused Google and Apple login on Nov. 7 after unauthorized transactions tied to a Web3Auth security issue, and CryptoSlate argues re-importing an exposed key restores access but not safety.
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Web3Auth pauses embedded wallet service after security flaw; Keplr cuts social logins
Web3Auth, now part of MetaMask under Consensys, paused its embedded wallet service on November 6 over a critical security issue. Keplr reported unauthorized transactions and switched off its Google and Apple logins.
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Web3Auth disputes $6.01M Keplr theft figure, says funds moved to recovery wallets
Web3Auth says a widely circulated $6.01 million theft estimate tied to Keplr social-login wallets is false, arguing the funds moved to verified recovery wallets rather than to an attacker.
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Web3Auth breach exposes Keplr wallets; Bitquery estimates $6M drained
A November 7 breach at Consensys-owned Web3Auth exposed private keys of certain Keplr wallets. Bitquery estimates at least $6 million was drained from more than 44,000 wallets across eight Cosmos networks.
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Samsung Wallet adds USDC purchases via Stripe for eligible US Galaxy users
Stripe said on Nov. 5 that eligible US Samsung Wallet users can buy USDC with Samsung Pay, cards or ACH. Bastion provides custody, New York residents are excluded and fees vary by method.
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Shiba Inu community member flags DarkSword iOS exploit risk to crypto wallets
A long-time Shiba Inu community member urged iPhone users to update iOS after Google's Threat Intelligence team reportedly detailed DarkSword, an exploit chain linked to spyware that targets crypto wallet data.
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CZ warns of fake Trust Wallet site built to scan and drain crypto wallets
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao warned of a lookalike Trust Wallet site that asked users to connect wallets, while Bitdefender flagged a separate Trust Wallet email phishing campaign.
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Ethereum Foundation details Kohaku SDK to bring shielded transactions to wallets
The Ethereum Foundation said formally verified, open-source wallet protocols can make privacy accessible, pointing to Kohaku, an SDK and reference wallet meant to bring shielded transactions to ordinary wallets.
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BTCPay urges merchants to replace wallets after estimated $1.63M Bitcoin, Litecoin theft
BTCPay Server told merchants on outdated versions to rebuild servers and move to new wallets. Bitquery traced about $1.63 million in suspected thefts of BTC and LTC. BTCPay hasn't confirmed a total loss figure.
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Electrum wallet flaw let rogue servers steal bitcoin through fee bumps
Electrum disclosed a flaw that let malicious servers trick users into signing payments to attackers when they raised fees. Developers confirmed at least one theft and shipped a fix in version 4.8.3.
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CoinDCX blames losses on failed old-wallet deposit sweep as ZachXBT alleges $15.8M gap
CoinDCX said on Oct. 22 it absorbed operational losses after a sweep of deposits to retired wallet addresses failed, as ZachXBT alleged $15.8 million in user deposits was unaccounted for.
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Rabby Wallet adds long-press option to remove scam tokens on mobile
Rabby Wallet now lets mobile users long-press a token to remove or hide it, according to an October 22 post on its X account. The token stays at the address on-chain, so only the wallet view changes.
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SideSwap reopens L-BTC to Bitcoin swaps as Liquid Federation peg-outs stay restricted
SideSwap reopened L-BTC to Bitcoin conversions on Oct. 20 and pays users from its own wallet. Liquid Federation withdrawals remain restricted, and no date has been set for the final restoration stage.
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Dogecoin Labs formed with Dogecoin Foundation to run MyDoge, DogeOS and Such App
Dogecoin Labs, formed with the Dogecoin Foundation and led by MyDoge founder Jordan Jefferson, will run the MyDoge wallet, DogeOS and Such App to build an economy around DOGE, Decrypt reported.
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Dogecoin Labs forms to run MyDoge, DogeOS and Such App under one roof
Dogecoin Labs, formed with the Dogecoin Foundation, will own MyDoge, DogeOS and Such App. DogeOS is still on testnet, and the rule change that would secure its apps through Dogecoin is still a draft.
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Starknet Foundation launches Bramble, a self-custody wallet with STRK20 privacy
The Starknet Foundation launched Bramble, a self-custodial Chrome extension wallet that supports STRK20 private balances, Ledger devices and multisig accounts, Crypto Briefing reported on October 20, 2026.
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Zerohash launches AUTH to move crypto without copying wallet addresses
Zerohash unveiled AUTH at Money 20/20 USA on October 19, 2026. The account-linking layer lets users move crypto, stablecoins and tokenized securities without typing wallet addresses or picking a network by hand.
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Trump administration withdraws 2020 FinCEN unhosted crypto wallet proposal
Trump's second administration formally withdrew a December 2020 Treasury proposal that would have required crypto exchanges to collect more data on transactions involving self-controlled wallets, CryptoSlate reported.
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Ripple's David Schwartz warns of SecuX-branded Android alert seeking recovery phrases
Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz said an Android notification that appeared to come from the SecuX wallet app linked to a scam page asking for 12- or 24-word phrases. Its origin is unknown.
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iVerify says new DarkSword iPhone spyware variant scans phones for crypto wallets
Security firm iVerify disclosed P7 DarkSword, an iPhone spyware variant with functions that search for wallet apps and collect imToken-related data. The firm reported no confirmed crypto theft or losses.
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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.