Cryptocurrency Wallets

Over the years, commission-free trading platform Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) has seen a significant expansion of its cryptocurrency business, aligning with the growing interest in the asset class. What happened: After stocks and exchange-traded funds, the company dived into digital assets...

Tangem, a Swiss-based crypto wallet company, is developing unique cold wallets specifically designed for the Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) meme coin. What Happened: The Shiba Inu team confirmed in an official tweet that pre-orders for these card-shaped wallets would be available from May 29. #SHIBARMY...

Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ:HOOD), an investment and trading app, announced the launch of “Robinhood Connect” at this year’s Consensus on Thursday, entering the fiat-to-crypto on-ramp space. What Happened: The service enables users to buy and sell cryptocurrency directly to and...

Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ: HOOD) is integrating tools from the blockchain data platform Chainalysis as it prepares to roll out its cryptocurrency wallets. What Happened: The trading platform, popular with retail investors, will be using Chainalysis KYT and Chainalysis Reactor tools, according...

Blockchain technology firm ConsenSys said that its Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) wallet MetaMask saw a 38-fold year-over-year increase in the number of monthly active users. What Happened: ConsenSys said Wednesday that its flagship portfolio product MetaMask now has about 21 million monthly active users...

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)  co-creator Billy Markus has a word of warning to cryptocurrency holders who plan on being their own bankers. What Happened: Markus was responding to a tweet that highlighted the dangers associated with cryptocurrency exchanges and storing funds on their platforms. See...

Elrond (CRYPTO: EGLD) was trending on Twitter at press time ahead of major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (NASDAQ: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE). What Happened: EGLD was mentioned in 7,128 tweets, while BTC, ETH, and DOGE were mentioned in 5,251, 4,112, and 3,964...

Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) CEO Jack Dorsey confirmed that the payments company will build a Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hardware wallet in a Twitter post on Thursday. What Happened: Dorsey, who also heads Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), wrote “We’re doing it.”  We’re doing it #Bitcoin...

Billionaire Mike Novogratz said he purchased shares of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) as a cryptocurrency play, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. What Happened: The CEO and founder of cryptocurrency investment firm Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (OTC: BRPHF) told Bloomberg that he bought stock in the...

Robinhood Markets, Inc will allow its customers to withdraw and deposit cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and the meme-themed Dogecoin (DOGE). What Happened: The broker said in a series of tweets that it is in the process of building deposits and withdrawals for all listed...

Ardent cryptocurrency supporters have long argued against storing the digital assets in wallets where the user doesn’t own the private keys, and the community’s new savvy member — Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk — has just expressed support for the concept. What...

Bitcoin (BTC) millionaires are having a hard time getting into their wallets — thanks to forgotten passwords, the New York Times reported Tuesday. What Happened: Stefan Thomas, a computer programmer, is one such millionaire who holds 7,002 bitcoins worth 234 million — as of press...

PayPal Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) CEO Daniel Schulman said at the company’s third-quarter earnings call Monday that its cryptocurrency foray is "just the beginning of the opportunities." What Happened: Schulman said PayPal is creating “one of the most...

Square Inc (NYSE: SQ) said Friday it would give out a grant to a designer seeking to simplify cryptocurrency wallets and make them more accessible to less technology-savvy users. What Happened: The San Francisco-based financial technology company's cryptocurrency unit announced...