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15-Year-Old Security Researcher Shares Ledger Wallet Exploit

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Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has published a firmware update to remedy several security flaws. The exploits were independently found by a trio of white hat security researchers, one of whom, Saleem Rashid, is a 15-year-old British boy. The attack vector he discovered is hardware based, and is not limited to Ledger devices, making it difficult … Read more

Japan’s SBI Holdings Claims 40% Stake in Hardware Wallet Company

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This week the Japanese financial services management group SBI Holdings has announced that it has acquired 40 percent of the Taiwanese digital currency hardware wallet startup Coolbitx. Over the past few months, SBI has been entrenched within the virtual currency industry as the bank plans to incorporate multiple types of cryptocurrency business models.    Also … Read more

Archos Shocks the World by Announcing a Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet

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Cryptocurrency hardware wallets are in rather high demand right now. Obtaining such devices can take some time, as manufacturers can’t always keep up with the demand. Luckily, it seems a new player has entered the market. Archos, a company often associated with portable multimedia players, is now venturing into the cryptocurrency hardware wallet business. Archos Shocks … Read more

French Manufacturer Archos Launches Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet

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Cryptocurrency users are blessed with an increasing choice of hardware wallets. Ledger and Trezor, the two dominant players in the space, are facing competition from a number of new entrants. Ledger will soon be joined by a fellow French manufacturer in the form of Archos, a company best known for its audio accessories. Its Safe-T … Read more

Ledger Addresses Man in the Middle Attack That Threatens Millions of Hardware Wallets

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Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger, which sold over one million devices last year, has alerted its users to a major attack vector that’s recently been discovered. Although there are no reported cases of the attack being successfully deployed, the threat itself is very real. Today, Ledger urged users of its cryptocurrency wallets to take steps to … Read more

Bitcoin for Beginners: Which Hardware Wallet to Use

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Hardware wallets are all the rage. Part of the “cryptocurrency starter kit”, these ultra-secure devices for storing cryptocurrency have become hugely popular as interest in bitcoin has boomed. With a number of different models to choose from, beginners may be wondering which one is best – and indeed whether they need a hardware wallet at … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Added to Keepkey Wallet, Exchanges in India and Hong Kong

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Bitcoin cash (BCH) adoption by cryptocurrency companies is continuing, offering new options for users. It has now been added by a hardware wallet to its software client as well as by two more exchanges in Asia for trading. Furthermore, over 4,500 merchants in India may soon be able to accept payments in BCH.   Also … Read more