Cryptocurrency Wallet

Visa-backed crypto cards saw spending rise by 525% in 2025, with total net spend growing from $14.6 million in January to $91.3 million by December. The surge shows more people are using crypto cards for everyday payments, supported by Visa’s wider push into stablecoins and payment infrastructure.

A massive hack has struck Trust Wallet, one of the most widely used crypto wallets, resulting in estimated losses exceeding $6 million.

Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of Samourai Wallet, began serving a five-year federal prison sentence and shared a personal account of his first days, describing the intake process and adjusting to prison life just before Christmas.

Trust Wallet confirmed a security incident affecting version 2.68 of its Chrome extension after users reported unauthorised wallet drains following a recent update. The company told users to disable the extension and upgrade immediately, saying its mobile app and other versions were not affected while the investigation continues.

The Marshall Islands have begun testing a crypto-based universal income system, distributing payments to citizens through a yield-generating digital token built on the Stellar blockchain.

MetaMask, the world-renowned crypto wallet initially built for Ethereum, has officially added Bitcoin support, nearly ten months after first hinting at the integration.

The sentencing of Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez has become a defining moment in the escalating battle between crypto privacy advocates and U.S. regulators—and now, President Donald Trump’s suggestion of a potential pardon could mark a rare turning point for the industry.

A critical vulnerability in React, one of the world’s most widely used JavaScript libraries, is being actively exploited by hackers to inject crypto-draining malware into legitimate websites — a development that has alarmed cybersecurity experts and Web3 teams alike.

Netflix is leaning into one of crypto’s most familiar anxieties with One Attempt Remaining, a new comedy centered on a divorced couple racing against time to recover access to a forgotten cryptocurrency wallet that has since grown to be worth millions.

Spanish law enforcement has arrested five people linked to a brutal kidnapping and murder in Málaga earlier this year, believed to be part of a “wrench attack”—a violent tactic used to force victims to hand over access to their cryptocurrency wallets. Authorities in Denmark have also charged four additional suspects connected to the case.