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Tech

Mark Cuban Loses Nearly $1M to Crypto Scam

The billionaire said he logged in to his crypto wallets after months of inactivity but had likely clicked on a phishing link.

Billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban (Getty Images)

Web3

Superapp Grab, Stablecoin Issuer Circle to Start Web3 Wallets Trial in Singapore

The Grab Web3 Wallet will be available to users of the ride hailing, food delivery and digital payments app to use vouchers in non-fungible token (NFT) form and earn rewards.

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle (CoinDesk)

Tech

Ethereum Developer Consensys Unveils ‘Snaps’ Add-Ons for MetaMask Wallet

According to a press release, Snaps are “new features and functionality, created by third-party developers, that MetaMask users worldwide can install directly into their wallet."

ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin (CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase Exchange Remains Inactive in India, While Other Operations Are Still Active

The question of the extent of Coinbase's operations in India was triggered after it sent emails to some customers asking them to withdraw their funds by September 25.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Tech

StarkWare Restores Crypto Access for Delinquent Wallet Updaters, After Complaints on X

After users complained on X, StarkWare walked back on a move in which it implemented an upgrade that made users' funds inaccessible.

StarkWare co-founders President Eli Ben-Sasson and CEO Uri Kolodny (StarkWare)

Tech

Fireblocks Discloses ‘Zero Day’ Vulnerabilities Impacting Leading MPC Wallets

It’s unlikely users were impacted by the vulnerabilities – collectively referred to as “BitForge” – but Fireblocks says they could’ve let hackers “drain funds from the wallets of millions of retail and institutional customers in seconds” if left unfixed.

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Finance

Circle Seeks to Make Crypto Payments Easier With New 'Programmable Wallets'

The product is aimed at payments from businesses to customers.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (left) with Michael Casey, chief content officer of CoinDesk (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

GameStop to Remove Crypto Wallets Citing 'Regulatory Uncertainty'

The company will remove its iOS and Chrome wallet extensions on Nov. 1.

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Videos

Eco App CEO on Launching 'Cash-Like' Crypto Wallet 'Beam'

Coinbase and a16z-backed crypto wallet Beam went live Thursday. Andy Bromberg, CEO of the Eco app and contributor to the Eco protocol, discusses the launch and how Beam offers a more "cash-like" experience compared to other digital wallets.

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Web3

Suku May Beat Musk to Crypto Twitter Payment Adoption

Last week, Web3 wallet Suku teamed up with Polygon to release a free open-edition NFT collection – during which users minted over 50,000 NFTs directly on Twitter.

Suku and Polygon's Twitter-based NFT mint (Suku)