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Finance

Coinbase, a16z-Backed 'Cash-Like' Crypto Wallet Beam Goes Live

Where most wallets require signing up, performing a degree of KYC checks, Beam users can send payments simply by using a link to a QR code. Thus it is aiming to create the closest possible equivalent to using crypto like cash.

Beam (PIxabay/GuentherDillingen)

Tech

Code Wallet Aims for Fresh Start on Solana After Messy Tale of Kik and KIN

The minimalist payment app is built around the cryptocurrency KIN, which forced its creator – the messaging app Kik – to pay a $5 million fine to the SEC following a $100 million ICO.

Ted Livingston speaks at Kin Ambassadors event in NYC April 2018. Photo by Brady Dale for CoinDesk.

Videos

Merchants on Messaging App Telegram Gain Access to In-App Crypto Payments for First Time

Merchants on Telegram are now able to accept payment in cryptocurrency as services provider Wallet expands beyond its chat-centric payments mechanism. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments for the messaging app.

Recent Videos

Finance

Coinbase Adds Messaging Function to Crypto Wallet

The new messaging feature will let any two Ethereum addresses talk to each other.

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Tech

Ethereum’s Buterin Releases Roadmap Addressing Scaling, Privacy, Wallet Security

In his blog post, Buterin says the network needs to address these components simultaneously; otherwise the blockchain could fail.

Vitalik Buterin shares a new blog post on Ethereum's roadmap to address scaling, privacy, and wallet security. (CoinDesk)

Tech

Atomic Wallet Users Hacked for $35M Worth of Bitcoin, Ether, Tether and Other Tokens

Atomic Wallet said Monday that “less than 1%” of its monthly active users were impacted in the weekend breach.

Wallets (RitaE/Pixabay)

Finance

PayPal Ventures Leads $52M Round for Crypto Firm Magic

The startup offers non-custodial wallet infrastructure for an enterprise client list that includes Macy’s and Mattel.

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Web3

Crypto Wallet Bitski Taps Hardware Wallet Ledger To Make Web3 More Secure

The browser-extension wallet is integrating support for Ledger to help users navigate decentralized applications while keeping their assets safe.

(Bitski)

Tech

Crypto Security Firm Dfns Adds Biometric Support to Wallet Development Toolkit

The addition will allow wallet developers to incorporate Face ID, fingerprints, and other convenient authentication methods into their products.

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Finance

PayPal to Enable On-Chain Transfers From Venmo Accounts, Including to On-Chain Wallets

The feature will become available in May, PayPal's Jose Fernandez da Ponte said during a panel at Consensus 2023.

PayPal's crypto lead Jose Fernandez da Ponte says PayPal's new stablecoin, PYUSD, is "an extension of the PayPal balance." Does that include PayPal's interest revenue? (CoinDesk/Helene Braun)