Hackers Are Cloning Web3 Wallets Like Metamask and Coinbase Wallet to Steal Crypto

Confiant, an advertising security agency, has found a cluster of malicious activity involving distributed wallet apps, allowing hackers to steal private seeds and acquire the funds of users via backdoored imposter wallets. The apps are distributed via cloning of legitimate sites, giving the appearance that the user is downloading an original app. Malicious Cluster Targets … Read more

Gamestop Launches Web3 Ethereum Wallet That Leverages Loopring’s ZK-Rollup Tech

This week, the consumer electronics and gaming software retailer, Gamestop, has officially revealed the company’s self-custodial, Web3 ethereum wallet. The wallet is currently in beta form and now available via the firm’s web portal, in order to provide users with a wallet that stores crypto assets and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Furthermore, the wallet utilizes Loopring’s … Read more

Metamask Users Complain About Connection Issues as Wallet’s Default Endpoint Suffers From ‘Major Outage’

On Friday, users leveraging the Web3 wallet Metamask complained about service outages after Infura, Metamask’s default endpoint suffered from a “major outage.” The wallet company addressed the situation and explained the problems were due to Infura combating an outage. Metamask Users Deal With Connection Issues After Infura Suffers From Service Disruption One of the most … Read more

Jack Dorsey Claims if ‘You’re Building on Ethereum You Have at Least One, if Not Many, Single Points of Failure’

The internet entrepreneur and former CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, claims if developers are building on Ethereum they have “at least one, if not many, single points of failure.” The statement was in response to Vitalik Buterin’s commentary concerning Elon Musk running Twitter. Former Twitter CEO Criticizes Projects Building on Ethereum Jack Dorsey doesn’t seem … Read more

$5.8 Billion Burned: Second Largest Crypto Network Records 2 Million Ethereum Destroyed in 7 Months

This week, the Ethereum network’s burn rate reached a milestone by surpassing 2 million ethereum burned worth $5.81 billion since August 5, 2021. Metrics show the crypto network has a 24-hour burn rate of 1.74 ether per minute, which equates to roughly $5K worth of ether destroyed every 60 seconds. 2 Million Ethereum Burned, More … Read more

Investors Inject $450 Million Into Consensys, Ethereum Incubator Now Valued at $7 Billion

The Ethereum software firm Consensys has announced the incubator has raised $450 million in a Series D funding round led by Parafi Capital. The latest financing brings the company’s valuation to over $7 billion, following the $200 million Series C raise Consensys secured last November. Consensys Raises $450 Million, Proceeds From the Round Will Be … Read more

Infura Mistakenly Leaves Venezuelan Users Without Metamask Support

Infura, the service provider of Metamask, one of the most used smart contracts-based wallets, blocked the access of Venezuelans to the Ethereum blockchain. Reports about this happening circulated on social media, attributing it to the existence of sanctions that the infrastructure provider might have applied to Venezuela. However, Infura later stated this was the result … Read more