Trezor CEO cites usability as top factor for hardware wallet: BTC Prague 2023

Trezor doesn’t plan to introduce any private key recovery tools, as it has provided all possible means to help users secure the seed phrase, CEO Matej Zak said. дальше »

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AI startup by ex-Meta and Google researchers raises $113M in seed funding

The company is on a hiring spree, and is on the lookout for artificial intelligence researchers, software engineers and product developers. дальше »

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Sui-based NemoSwap’s investors deny involvement in $3M seed round

NemoSwap, a Sui-based decentralized exchange, misled the public about investors in its project as two investors named in its $3 million seed round have distanced themselves from the project. In a now-deleted statement, Nemoswap claimed it completed a funding round led by Node Venture. дальше »

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Haun Ventures Leads $10M Seed Round for Web3 Gaming Studio Argus

Argus also announced the World Engine, an SDK that helps developers build their own blockchain-based gaming ecosystems. дальше »

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TheADA NFT Drop & Ongoing Seed Investing Round

Introduction: TheADA, a decentralized and scalable NFT staking protocol based on the Cardano blockchain, launched its first NFTs during the seed investing round. The team is thrilled to announce its partnership with jpg. дальше »

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MetaZone Secures Funding to Expand the World’s First Tokenized App Platform for the Metaverse

MetaZone has announced the completion of its US$3 million seed round co-led by metaverse industry leaders, Sfermion and CMT Digital, to expand their tokenized app platform pioneering the META - Metaverse Enabled Tokenized Application дальше »

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MetaZone Secures Funding to Expand the World’s First Tokenized App

MetaZone announced today the completion of its US$3 million seed round co-led by metaverse industry leaders, Sfermion and CMT Digital, to expand their tokenized app platform pioneering the META, (Metaverse Enabled Tokenized Application). дальше »

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Trezor Wallet Sees Astounding 1000% Surge in Sales as Ledger Faces Major Setback

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Cronos Labs launches second cohort of $100M Web3 accelerator

On May 15, the chosen projects commenced the 12-week program after being granted seed funding of $30,000.

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GoodGang Labs: Shaping Virtual Interactions with NFTs

Singapore’s GoodGang Labs has marked a significant milestone, as the avatar communications start-up successfully raised $2 million in seed funding. GoodGang Labs is designing an immersive platform where users can interact through animated avatars and they will incorporate NFTs to further enhance this dynamic online communication experience. дальше »

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Ledger CEO says ‘sharded’ wallet keys could be shared if subpoenaed

The private seed phrases of Ledger users could be shared with governments if their custodians were ordered to do so, but this is “not a real concern,” according to CEO Paul Gauthier. дальше »

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Crypto Biz: Tether flees from banks, Ledger’s backdoor for seed phrases and more

This week’s Crypto Biz explores Tether’s first quarter audit, Ripple’s partial victory against the SEC, Worldcoin fundraising and Ledger’s controversial recovery service. дальше »

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Ledger co-founder addresses ‘Recover’ concerns, says wallet is secure

Ledger co-founder clarifies concerns over 'Recover' update as seed backup feature security remains a concern. GridPlus announces open-source firmware amid controversy. дальше »

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Ledger co-founder clarifies ‘there is no backdoor’ in ‘Recover’ firmware update

Ledger Recover is an over-the-air firmware update allowing users to back up their seed phrases by third-party entities if they opt-in to the new service. дальше »

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Ledger co-founder clarifies "there is no backdoor" in Recover firmware update

Ledger Recover is an OTA firmware update, which would allow users to back up their seed phrases by third-party entities only if a user chooses to opt-in to the new service. дальше »

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Users will decide if they can still trust Ledger with their seed phrases

Ledger’s decision to introduce a third party to your wallet seed phrase created an exploit that could appeal to both governments and hackers. дальше »

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This Week In Crypto: Ledger Wallet Faux Pas, XRP Prospects Bearish, and SHIB AI Predictions

In the news this week: Ledger defends seed phrase recovery option, Ripple sentiments still bearish despite overseas expansion, and Andrew Tate in hot water for promoting pump-and-dump scheme. The post This Week In Crypto: Ledger Wallet Faux Pas, XRP Prospects Bearish, and SHIB AI Predictions appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Опция восстановления пароля к холодному кошельку Ledger вызвала дискуссии

Некоторые пользователи полагают, что у третьих лиц не должно быть опции по сохранению ключевой фразы к цифровому кошельку. Французская компания-производитель холодных кошельков Ledger оказалась в центре дебатов в связи со своим сервисом восстановления ключевой фразы (seed phrase) к кошелькам пользователей. дальше »

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Ledger calls itself a “self-custody maxi,” says recovery service is optional

Ledger emphasized its commitment to self-custody of funds in response to ongoing criticism from customers on May 16. Earlier, the hardware manufacturer announced a feature called Recover that allows users to restore their seed phrase. дальше »

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Crypto community reacts to Ledger wallet’s secret recovery phrase service

Many members of the crypto community believe Ledger’s latest seed phrase recovery feature is a bad idea.

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Crypto Startup Hourglass Starts Unique Marketplace to Trade Locked Up DeFi Assets

The company raised $4.2 million in seed round, led by ElectricCapital. дальше »

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Funds of Every Wallet Created With The Trust Wallet Browser Extension Could Have Been Stolen Without Any User Interaction

Things to know: – Seed generation of Trust Wallet was flawed, the total entropy was only 32 bits. We have created a file containing all possible seeds. – Fortunately, the Ledger Donjon discovered the vulnerability very quickly and likely avoided one of the biggest hack in the crypto ecosystem. On November 14th 2022, Trust Wallet, […] дальше »

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New tech could make crypto and Web3 wallets more convenient

Developers are working on ways to get rid of seed words and even private keys, while still keeping users in control.

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Crypto VCs made $2.6B worth of deals in the first quarter of 2023

Valuation trends in the report are mixed, with seed rounds up 33.3% and late-stage rounds up 209.2% compared with 2022; however, early-stage rounds are down 16.7%. дальше »

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Odsy Network completes $7.5M seed round to decentralize access control in Web3

The seed round raised the Odsy Network valuation at $250 million. The round was led by Blockchange Ventures with participation of VCs, strategic partners, and investment DAOs. The Odsy Network provides a secure and programmable access control layer for all of Web3 through dynamic decentralized wallets. дальше »

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Zero-Knowledge Privacy Startup Webb Protocol Raises $7M

Polychain Capital and Lemniscap co-led the seed round for the bridge protocol. дальше »

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Siphon Lab Successfully Closes $1.2 Million Seed Round Fundraising

Siphon Lab, a cryptocurrency DeFi startup, recently completed a successful $1.2 million seed round of funding in advance of its beta launch. Waveline Capital, BT Growth Capital, Uno Ventures, Quidnet Ventures, Mava Ventures, and other well-known angel investors in the web3 and web2 industries also contributed to the fundraising, which Kima Ventures led. To address […] дальше »

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Portals, the game-changing DeFi aggregator, secures $2M in seed funding spearheaded by Lightshift Capital

Calgary, Canada, May 3rd, 2023, Chainwire Portals, the platform that simplifies Web3 by enabling anyone to bundle complex DeFi actions, has announced the successful close of a $2M seed funding round led by Lightshift Capital, with participation from Poolside, Basement Labs, LongHash Ventures, Daedalus Angels, Mechanism Capital and leading angels 0xMaki, Mathieu Baril, Owl. дальше »

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Seed.photo to attend blockchain-based Istanbul and Belgrade Summit

Revolutionary Multi-Blockchain NFT Photography Marketplace Seed. photo to Showcase Platform at Blockchain Economy Istanbul Summit and Tomorrow Conference Summit in Belgrade Seed. photo, the innovativThe post Seed. дальше »

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Cosmos-based Nolus secures $2.5 million in pre-seed and seed funding to tackle inefficiencies in DeFi

To address inefficiencies in DeFi money markets, Nolus, an interoperable application on Cosmos, has obtained $2.5 million in pre-seed and seed funding. The recently completed $20 million valuation seed funding, which is supported, among others, by Dorahacks, Everstake, Cogitent Ventures, Token Metrics Ventures, and Autonomy Capital, will enable Nolus to finish building the platform’s technological […] дальше »

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Marvel Studios Founder Says Web3 Has 'Same Seed' of His Early Marvel Days

Marvel Studios’ founding chairman made his first public talk since he sold Marvel to Disney 10 years ago. дальше »

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What security? Bitcoin enthusiast cracks known 12-word seed phrase in minutes

If the words of a 12-word seed phrase are known, it’s deceptively easy to enter the wallet and sweep the funds.

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Ex-a16z Engineering and Security Heavyweights to Start Crypto Custody Firm: Source

a16z’s former CTO, Riyaz Faizullabhoy, and former CISO Nassim Eddequiouaq have the blessing and seed backing of the venture capital giant, a person familiar with the plans said. дальше »

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Amboss Raises $4 Million In Seed Funding For Lightning Network Products, AI Research

The company plans to use the funding to further its AI research and product development for Lightning tools. дальше »

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Flow Secures $3M Seed Funding To Build A Rollup Centric NFT Ecosystem

Introducing Flow: The Game-Changing NFT Ecosystem Set to Revolutionize the NFT Market. Aggregator Beta Launches on Ethereum Mainnet. Groundbreaking AI and Rollup-Centric Roadmap Unveiled; Anticipated Token Launch on April 30. дальше »

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Swaap Closes $4.5M Seed Round and Announces Upcoming v2 Launch

Swaap Labs, the company building Swaap, has successfully secured over $4. 5 million in seed funding. Swaap builds the Next-Generation Market Making Protocol that leverages a combination of oracles and dynamic spread for sustainable yields and reduced trading costs. дальше »

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Fractal Raises $6M in Seed Funding Led by Hack VC

Coinspeaker Fractal Raises $6M in Seed Funding Led by Hack VC Fractal wants to develop a platform that facilitates transparency. The aim of the company is to eliminate the opaqueness that has plagued the industry. дальше »

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VycoLend raises $0.5M seed round to build an ultimate lending hub

Crypto DeFi startup VycoLend has recently closed a successful $0.5 million fundraising seed round ahead of its beta launch. The funding was led by Aura Ventures, with participation from Lumina Capital and Cardinia Ventures, among other notable VC firms and angel investors in the web3 and web2 industries. The seed round funding will be used […] дальше »

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Deribit Parent Company Leads $4.4M Seed Funding Round Into Dutch Crypto Exchange Finst

The oversubscribed funding round will be used to expand Finst's range of products drive its international expansion plans. дальше »

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Franklin secures $2.9m for hybrid crypto-cash payroll services

Franklin, a company offering tax-compliant hybrid crypto and cash payroll solutions for businesses, has raised $2.9 million in a seed funding round led by gumi Cryptos Capital and CMT Digital. дальше »

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Ecosapiens Raises $3.5M for Eco-Friendly NFT Movement

Ecosapiens, a forward-thinking eco-conscious group, has recently raised $3. 5 million in its latest seed funding round. The round was led by consumer web3 fund Collab+Currency, and well-known builder gmoney joined as an advisor. дальше »

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DeFi Hub Nibiru Chain Valued at $100M After $8.5M Seed Funding Round

The startup will launch its testnet and stablecoin this summer. дальше »

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Crypto Payroll Company Franklin Closes $2.9M Seed Round

The payroll company is the second skunkworks project developed internally at boutique Web3 marketing firm Serotonin, founded by Ethereum mainstay Amanda Cassatt. дальше »

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Investment DAO Hydra Ventures Raises $10M to Fund Other DAOs

Web3 investors such as 1kx, ConsenSys, Collab+Currency, Wicklow Capital and Seed Club were among firms joining the investment round. дальше »

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Project SEED’s Outland Odyssey Shifts from Landscape to Portrait Mode

Project SEED, the world’s first blockchain game studio, announced today that it will shift its flagship game, Outland Odyssey, from mobile landscape ARPG to mobile portrait ARPG mode. This decision comes after a period of testing and R&D and is aimed at providing a more immersive and accessible way to explore the game’s world for … Continued The post Project SEED’s Outland Odyssey Shifts from Landscape to Portrait Mode appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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New Kaspersky report finds 14% of crypto users don’t back up keys, seed phrases

A third of Americans who own or have owned cryptocurrency have fallen victim to scams and theft, according to a recent survey by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. The post New Kaspersky report finds 14% of crypto users don’t back up keys, seed phrases appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Narwhal Finance Announces $1M Seed Round Funding Led by Animoca Ventures

A $1 million seed round funding headed by Animoca Ventures, with participation from Hailstone Ventures and numerous angel investors, was announced for Narwhal Finance, the decentralized cross-market perpetual trading platform built on BNB Chain and Arbitrum. дальше »

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Dogecoin dev tool update adds QR codes, moon phases, BIP-39 seed support

The Dogecoin Foundation has released a major update to its libdogecoin toolset, according to a March 23 announcement from developer Michi Lumin. The post Dogecoin dev tool update adds QR codes, moon phases, BIP-39 seed support appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Narwhal Finance Secures $1M in Seed Funding Led by Animoca Ventures

Denmark, Copenhagen, 24th March, 2023, Chainwire Narwhal Finance Secures $1M in Seed Funding Led by Animoca Ventures Narwhal Finance, the decentralized cross-market perpetual trading platform built on BNB Chain and Arbitrum, announced a $1 million seed round funding led by Animoca Ventures, with participation from Hailstone Ventures and various angel investors. дальше »

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Narwhal Finance Secures $1M in Seed Funding Led by Animoca Ventures

Denmark, Copenhagen, 24th March, 2023, Chainwire Narwhal Finance Secures $1M in Seed Funding Led by Animoca Ventures Narwhal Finance, the decentralized cross-market perpetual trading platform built on BNB Chain and Arbitrum, announced a $1 million seed round funding led by Animoca Ventures, with participation from Hailstone Ventures and various angel investors. дальше »

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