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Bitcoin’s active addresses fall below Ethereum’s after a 60% drop in six weeks
By: Omgfin Exchange
Tags: Ethereum, Wallet, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency

Ethereum flips Bitcoin by another metric as active addresses plummet.

The number of addresses active on the Bitcoin network has crashed roughly 60% within the past six weeks from 1.3 million to roughly 500,000.

The collapse in activity has seen Ethereum overtake Bitcoin by the number of active addresses, with the Ethereum network hosting roughly 200,000 a lot of active wallets than Bitcoin on July 27.

It is the third time this month, with Ethereum conjointly having overtaken Bitcoin by the metric June 5, 2021, and June 6, 2021. The previous time ETH was within the lead was at the start of 2017.

Twitter analyst, Mr. Whale — known for his pessimistic bearish noted that Bitcoin’s active addresses have fallen to their lowest level since April 2020 supported a weekly moving average.

Several factors are also contributory to the aggressive call inactive Bitcoin addresses, together with the over 50% sell-off that followed Bitcoin’s uncomparable highs in could and ensuant sideways market action, and therefore the huge crash in network hash rate amid China’s latest stifling on native Bitcoin mining operations.

Ethereum’s active addresses augmented by over 9% over the past week to tag 700,000, despite the worth of ETH falling over 10%. However, active Ethereum addresses area units still down 22% from their early April peak of 900,000.

Flippening watch

Active addresses area unit the most recent metric Ethereum has overtaken Bitcoin by, with Blockchain Center’s Flippening Index estimating Ethereum’s group action fee revenue leads by quite 300%, whereas total group action count is ahead by nearly 500%.

However, Bitcoin has conjointly saved a lead in each mercantilism and group action volume once recently falling behind Ethereum.

According to a June 23 report from on-chain analytics supplier, Glassnode, the full range of distinctive addresses interacting with DeFi protocols has continued to climb since might, suggesting DeFi activity was rising despite the broader crypto meta-trend.

Related: nearly doubly the maximum amount ETH fastened in DeFi as on exchanges: Glassnode

The data shows a virtually 40% increase within the range of wallets that have interacted with DeFi protocols since the beginning of May, pushing the entire user count up to over 2.9 million. As such, persistent demand for DeFi from new users might justify Ethereum’s recent strength in network activity relative to Bitcoin.
New FortKnoxster iOS and Android App update now live on App stores
Tags: Wallet, Blockchain, Encryption, Cryptocurrency, Messenger

New FortKnoxster iOS and Android App update now live on App stores FortKnoxster Follow Jul 2 · 2 min read

FortKnoxster is happy to announce that the new and improved FortKnoxster App for iOS v1.7 is now live. This release brings several important features & improvements. Check out the full release notes below.

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Key release notes for FortKnoxster iOS App v1.7:

NEW Email signup replaces phone/SMS signup. A long-awaited and highly demanded feature now allows new users to sign up to FortKnoxster without the need for a phone number.

NEW dynamic font size support

NEW tap chat message options & voice message

Several improvements to call performance and UI

NEW FortKnoxster design look & feel

Improved overall connectivity

NEW Typing indication in chats.

OTHER IMPROVEMENTS

Stronger and enhanced security applied

General improvements & bug fixes

Key release notes for FortKnoxster Android App v1.7.1 build 289:

Added media/gallery viewer support for certain Android devices

Performance & connectivity optimizations

General improvements & bug fixing

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Avalanche Integrates with Magic to Bring Passwordless Authentication to the Internet of Finance
Tags: Wallet, Blockchain, Magic, Avalanche, Crypto

Avalanche is just the third layer one protocol to be integrated with Magic, a leader in passwordless logins and more user-friendly key management in crypto securing over 20 million user authentications per month.

You may know Magic better by its former name, Fortmatic. Since launching in February 2019, over 6,500 developers–including established DeFi brands like Uniswap, Aave, Augur, Bancor, and Zerion–have used its products and experienced dramatic improvements in user conversion rates, from ~10% (with browser extensions) to 84%.

With Magic’s software and Avalanche’s complete support for the Ethereum Virtual Machine and all of its tooling, it has never been easier for developers across the Ethereum, Magic, and Avalanche communities to launch powerful applications with frictionless onboarding experiences.

How does it work?

Magic’s software development kit (SDK) includes Javascript, Python, iOS, Android, and Firebase, with Ruby, PHP, and Go language implementations coming soon. It supports multiple languages, and developers can even tailor the login interface to match their brand guidelines for a slick, customized look.

In addition to streamlining users’ login experiences and eliminating password reset tickets, Magic also boasts enterprise-ready security that is SOC 2 certified and an anomaly detection system that prevents malicious login attempts based on established usage patterns.

Magic is one SDK that enables fully customizable passwordless logins–such as email, social, and biometrics–with just a few lines of code, where each user account is a decentralized identity powered by blockchain key-pairs.

Another Avalanche-X Grant Crosses the Finish Line

If you’ve been keeping up with our blog, you’ll know that we recently included Magic in the newest class of grants recipients for Avalanche-X, our accelerator for developers building decentralized finance applications.

Magic is just the latest of these grant recipients to reach production, and we have many more in the pipeline from both this most recent class and the inaugural class of Q2 2020. As always, we’ll announce them here, and encourage developers to explore open Avalanche-X grant opportunities, propose your own moonshot, or join the Avalanche Discord to discuss your ideas with the community and team.
Billions of Dollars in Limbo Due to Lost Cryptocurrency Passwords
By: Crypto Coin Growth
Tags: Keys, Passwords, Digitalcurrencies, Wallets, Cryptocurrency

When Matthew Mellon tragically passed away in Mexico in 2018, the cryptocurrency community lost an important investor and supporter. Matthew was a prominent heir of the powerful Mellon family of bankers, and he inherited more than just monetary wealth; he was an early Bitcoin investor who reinvested his profits into Ripple, the competing blockchain-based cryptocurrency that trades under the XRP symbol. At one point, Mellon’s XRP holdings were valued at more than a billion dollars, and the private key to his cryptocurrency wallet may have been irretrievably lost with his death.



Lost Passwords and Lost Cryptocurrency



The issue of lost digital currency passwords has been around since Bitcoin was launched nearly a decade ago. It is difficult to determine the exact amount of cryptocurrency currently frozen or inaccessible due to private keys or physical wallets that can no longer be retrieved. A few years ago, the story of an early digital currency miner who accidentally threw away a hard drive containing the cryptographic private keys to more than $10 million worth of Bitcoin; that man has unsuccessfully petitioned his municipal council for permission to excavate the local landfill, even offering the city a 50 percent finder’s fee.



The landfill story above was even parodied on an episode of the hit HBO comedy series “Silicon Valley,” and the New York Post has compiled various stories about lost cryptocurrency passwords.



Understanding the Security Methods of Cryptocurrency Wallets



Most digital currency holders are not aware of the public and private keys that define the tokens stored in their online, physical and portable wallets. These 256-bit character strings are difficult for most people to remember unless they are photographic memory savants; for this reason, digital currency wallets are accessed by simpler password and PIN combinations. Some USB cryptocurrency wallets feature biometrics devices such as fingerprint scanners, and security experts believe that this could become a widespread protocol in the near future.



Some USB cryptocurrency wallets feature biometrics devices



As to what will happen to the tokens frozen by the loss of passwords, the only problem they pose is that they will not enter circulation. Should XRP become an accepted digital currency that can be used for retail purchase transactions, the $1 billion locked into the Matthew Mellon estate will not be able to circulate, but this will not add or take away liquidity from the cryptocurrency market.



In the end, the future of biometrics as a standard security feature for digital currency wallets cannot come soon enough, but there will also be estate planning issues to consider. #cryptocurrency #DigitalCurrencies #Keys #Passwords #Wallets
Monthly Report - April
By: Vision - Crypto
Tags: Crypto, Wallet, Report, Bitcoin, Portfolio

The month of April was very exciting for Vision, since this time all the work was not only done in the background, but a lot could be brought to the outside.

What happened?

- Release of Vision for iOS and Android

- Community Growth of more than 3000 people

- More than 4000 Installations

- Multiple App Updates (Bug fixes and improvements, added lock screen, hide sensitive information while locked, chart range color highlighting)

- Presented the NewTokenTuesday and the related weekly polls

- Added a new few TRC10 and TRC20 Tokens ( JUST, USDJ, TERC, SEED, IGG, BTZC)

- Added a new ERC20 Token (SXP)

- Added a new Blockchain (DASH)

We are very grateful for everyone who supports us in building Vision and accompanies us on this journey, thank you!

This month has been very exciting and successful for us, and we couldn’t have imagined the release of Vision better. Continue to accompany us and be curious to see how Vision will develop further.

There will be many new and exciting things to come, and we look forward to sharing these developments with you!

Feel free to join us!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/VisionCryptoApp

Telegram: https://t.me/vision_crypto_en

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vision_crypto_app/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCimUWXxI_647FX312bQBMNA

Download Vision here:

Android: https://app.vision-crypto.com/link/android-play-store

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1500186931
ANU#38 — Bonus Top-Up, CoinAdvice and Innovfest Unbound
By: Appcoins Official
Tags: Payments, Wallet, Appcoins, Purchase, Blockchain

AppCoins News Update, or ANU for short, is a regular bi-weekly update by the AppCoins team. As usual, we are going to cover dev updates, market reports, team members and upcoming events. This week’s focus is on wallet verification, the bonus on Top-Up and the development of a smoother purchase flow.

Quicklinks

Dev Update

APPC Markets Report

Featured Team Member

Upcoming Events

In our last ANU, we mentioned working on a wallet verification update. This month, we have more news regarding that, as well as other updates. Here’s what we have been up to:

Wallet Verification

The AppCoins ecosystem has been on the up since the beginning. That said, with such growth, fraud can be inevitable. Although this is nothing new, and we have dealt with it in the past (“Developers Incentives Program”), we aspire to keep improving our defence mechanisms.

In our Proof of Attention (PoA) flow, users can benefit from a campaign if they spend 2 minutes in an app or game from our store. Since we don’t require any user data, it’s been a challenge to identify which users have or have not benefited from a campaign already.

In ANU#37, we also introduced a new concept, the Verified Wallet. Users who want to benefit from our PoA flow, now need to verify their wallet address using their phone number. Up until now, we were using the user’s wallet and IP to check if they had used the campaign already. From now on, we will also consider the hash of the user’s phone number.

This will make it harder for fraudulent users to be able to benefit from a campaign multiple times. Please note that we don’t store your phone number, we only have the phone number’s hash.

Bonus on Top-Up

As you may already know, our User Incentive Program gives users up to 30% bonus on their in-app purchases. Last June 5th, we applied this bonus to wallet Top-Ups.

Although we are already giving a Top-Up bonus, there was no mention of it while the user was making the Top-Up. We have now added a button explaining this:

Smoother Purchase Flow

As we explained in ANU#37, we are focusing on asking the user to install the AppCoins Wallet when it really matters. We just published the first app using this new flow. To test it out for yourself, you can download Family Farm and follow the next steps:

Warning: Before uninstalling the wallet, make sure you backup your wallet!
Breaking Hexa after Breaking Bitcoin
By: Varunram Ganesh
Tags: Wallet, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptography, Cryptocurrency

The first attack is pretty simple — you can head over here for the talk but the gist of it is pretty simple:

A. There was a linear correlation between the two coefficients of the quadratic polynomial generated for SSS (ie) while generating a and b for the polynomial y = ax² + bx + c, a and b were linearly dependent. This causes the system to fall from a 3/5 scheme to a 2/5 scheme (the talk explains more math). This would mean that two parties could collude with each other and retrieve the user’s seed and reduces resistance against collusion attacks.

B. Zion seeded the PRNG with a static value which can be reverse engineered from the app, compromising cryptographic security. This means anyone who possesses one of the shares and reverse engineers the PRNG value can recover the user’s seed, effectively making the system a 1/5 scheme (hence the clever name to the attack: Shamir Secret Sending, you share your seed in an indirect way to all your contacts).

Hexa relies on grempe/secrets.js to generate shares (and as a result, the polynomial). This package uses a PRNG according to the environment it is being run in (eg crypto.RandomBytes for nodejs). We assume that the implementation of crypto.RandomBytes, a standard library in node.js is cryptographically random and hence attack 1 is taken care of.
Zignaly partners with Cybavo
Tags: Investment, Wallet, Zignaly, Bitcoin, Zig

Partnership

Zignaly partners with Cybavo

The partnership will accelerate the integration of ZIG into the Zignaly ecosystem and enable utilities Zignaly Follow Jun 23 · 2 min read

Zignaly is happy to announce our latest partnership with Cybavo. Cybavo is a secured and insured digital asset wallet solution, which will allow us to integrate the ZIG wallet into the platform and start offering ZIG utilities to more than 80,000 platform users.

As communicated earlier, ZIG will offer various utilities inside the Zignaly ecosystem, including but not limited to:

NFT based insurance protocol

Trading fees rebate for the ZIG Holders

Payment of success in ZIG, while availing exclusive discounts

In-platform liquidity program/staking/ other rewards

By using Cybavo’s solution, Zignaly will focus on the token utility without reinventing the wheel. This will not only save us several months of development, but will also allow us to direct additional budgets towards other activities such as marketing, PR, and exchange listings.
FortKnoxster Android v1.7 is now live on Google Play Store
Tags: Wallet, Blockchain, Android, Encryption, Messenger

FortKnoxster Android v1.7 is now live on Google Play Store FortKnoxster Follow Jun 23 · 2 min read

FortKnoxster is happy to announce that the new and improved FortKnoxster App for Android v1.7 is now live. This release brings several important features & improvements. Check out the full release notes below.

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Key release notes for FortKnoxster Android App:

NEW Email signup replaces phone/SMS signup. A long-awaited and highly demanded feature now allows new users to sign up to FortKnoxster without the need for a phone number. Now available for Android users too.

NEW Multilingual support added with German (other languages to come)

Android 10+ incoming call dialog support added

NEW FortKnoxster design look & feel

Improved overall connectivity

Inbox attachments improvements

NEW Typing indication in chats.

OTHER IMPROVEMENTS

- Stronger and enhanced security applied

- General improvements & bug fixing

Please make sure to rate the FortKnoxster app in the app stores:

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Live Cash Tech App Revealed
Tags: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Crypto, Wallet

Cash Tech showcases sublime multi-chain wallet solution ahead of beta-release

Versatile cryptocurrency wallet solution Cash Tech is entering its final phase before it’s beta release. The comprehensive multi-chain wallet will bring broad functionality to retail cryptocurrency holders and allow them to access features that the incumbent wallet solutions rarely offer.

Current wallet solutions typically have restricted features and difficult-to-navigate UXs. It is extremely rare to find a wallet solution which excels in providing both broad functionality and sublime UX. The Cash Tech team has been working relentlessly to launch a wallet which gives users an intuitive navigational experience while also putting diverse features at their fingertips.

The Cash Tech community has been extremely supportive of this vision, validating the need for such a wallet solution. Since the Cash Tech team initially began sharing their vision, the team has succeeded in building a community of over 15 thousand cryptocurrency enthusiasts on Telegram and Twitter collectively. This community includes some strong brand advocates and cryptocurrency influencers who have provided critical feedback and input throughout the process of building Cash Tech.

Ahead of the beta-release, Cash Tech is sharing a video of the live application which highlights the straightforward set-up process along with some of the key features of the next-generation application. The video showcases the sublime user experience that Cash Tech users will undergo while also shining a light on functions such as multi-chain cryptocurrency storage, seamless transfers, and NFT storage and display.

Cash Tech is committed to changing the way that retail cryptocurrency users handle their assets. The team will not stop until cryptocurrency holders have a frictionless wallet solution that encompasses all the key features of decentralized technology. This mobile application preview reveals what will be the initial beta-release of this next-generation wallet. Future iterations of the application will implement even broader functionality including solutions like cross-chain atomic swaps, a DeFi services aggregator, and the ability to spend your cryptocurrency assets with merchants.
SecuX Bitcoin 2021 Miami Recap
Tags: Wallet, El Salvador, Bitcoin, Miami, Cryptocurrency

The biggest #bitcoin event in history. Let’s look back while moving forward.

The Bitcoin 2021 conference took place in Miami, Florida, a free city in the United States, which also has recently become a crypto haven when its mayor publicly endorsed the government to use cryptocurrencies. Started with the VIP Whale Day activities on June 3rd, 2021, and opened its doors to general admissions on June 4th and 5th, the largest Bitcoin conference in the world and the first in-person business conference since the pandemic began, attracted over 12,000 crypto enthusiasts to the event.

SecuX had excitedly embraced the opportunity to join in on this celebration of Bitcoin, NFT, blockchain, and all things crypto. A constant flow of people huddled around our booth for a first-hand experience of the glamorous SecuX V20 hardware wallet. Introductions, compliments, questions, answers and affirmative responses were exchanged, as well as satisfying purchases. We were delighted to learn how everyone started growing out of storing their valuable digital assets in USB drives, and was on the outlook for the next generation hardware wallet for safe keeping. Not only long-term hodlers who were well versed in crypto and blockchain, but newcomers were also astonished by the sleek design and the user-friendly large touchscreen and interface that SecuX had to offer.

Watch SecuX interview with Crypto Alley:

The 2-day conference had gathered some of the most influential speakers that provided an abundance of ideas, discussions and debates. The crowd waited for hours and stretched over a mile down several blocks just to get in the venue, only to find another waiting line for the main stage lecture hall.

Watch Bitcoin 2021 conference highlights:

Banking the Unbanked: Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey and Human Rights Foundation Alex Gladstein

Fireside: Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor And Crypto Celebrity Max Keiser

El Salvador Becomes The First Country to Declare Bitcoin Legal Tender: Jack Mallers of Strike

Ready for Bitcoin 2022 conference? Early-bird tickets available here:

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PirateOcean Wallet Guide
Tags: Pirates, Wallet, Security, Privacy, Cryptocurrency

Any new addresses you create and have coins sent to it, will all aggregate their balances on your main wallet page. So multiple addresses can be used by one wallet for added security and privacy.

All of these addresses you create here do not need to be managed individually but they can be, again, more on that later.

What you need to do now is VERY IMPORTANT. This is how you are able to secure your funds in the case of a computer outage, or if you want to access them on a new computer in the future.

Step 6.

We are going to secure your Private Keys and Wallet.dat file. These are the ONLY ways for you to recover your wallet and access to your funds in case of an issue. There is no customer service or password reset.

Do this right.

Make sure you are in a secure place where there are no cameras or people to watch what you are doing. I know it sounds silly but this is “New money” so you wouldn’t share your account info in public for your bank. Don’t do it with this.

Get a pen and some paper or two USB sticks. This is the most secure way to save this next information. You can hand write the private keys or copy/paste them to a .txt file and save it to two different USB’s, yes two. I have seen them get corrupted. Just like with real bank accounts and credit cards, some malware programs are designed to scan computer files for Private keys so be sure to delete the file from your computer when you are done and have verified they are correct.

Do not print these out.

Unless you want to learn how to run a machine offline and clear a printer memory cache, I suggest pen and paper or USB. I repeat, you will need to do this for ANY AND ALL z addresses you plan on holding funds in. So any time you create a new address, be sure to save this info, or transfer funds in these addresses to one that you hold immediately.

6a. Go to the Receiving z-addresses again under “file”. Right click on one address and copy the address.

6b. Go to the “Help” button at the top and choose “Debug Window”, then choose the “Console” tab.
Instantly deposit INR with Mobikwik — BuyUcoin
By: Rinkesh Jha
Tags: Mobikwik, Inr, Wallet, Deposit, Cryptocurrency

BuyUcoin completed the end process of integration with Mobikwik for deposits INR in crypto wallet quickly. Now buy cryptocurrencies with credit/debit cards, MobiKwik wallet, as well as Net banking.

With it as well, the fastest deposits are now live in buyucoin.

Fastest ways to deposit inr in buyucoin wallet with MobiKwik wallet.

How to Add INR with MobiKwik?

follow these 8 simple steps for deposit money quickly in BuyUcoin through Mobikwik within 1 second.

Sign-in into BuyUcoin Click Here (if you have not created an Account on buyucoin then you should firstly do sign up) Go to ‘Wallets’ > Add INR > MobiKwik then Enter the Amount how much you want to deposit and click ‘Create Request’ Minimum deposit inr limit is 20 and a standard fee of 1.75% is applied. There are multiple options shown in the images Debit Card, Net banking, MobiKwik Wallet, UPI, UPI QR, PayLater (in this option you can use OLA MONEY Postpaid+wallet. Choose >MobiKwik Wallet > Click ‘Make Payment’ Enter your mobile number and hit ‘Sent OTP’. Entering the OTP will take you to the payment options. Select Debit/Credit Card or Net banking and complete the transaction.

Once you completed the transaction your buyucoin wallet will be instantly deposited INR.

It’s the complete simple step made for traders can buy/trade cryptocurrency in India with even more ease.

Team BuyUcoin.
LVT Capital and iMe Unite To Provide A Breakthrough Crypto Platform Powered By Telegram
By: Lvt Capital
Tags: Wallet, Lvt Capital, Defi, Telegram, Cryptocurrency

LVT Capital and iMe Unite To Provide A Breakthrough Crypto Platform Powered By Telegram LVT Capital May 27·2 min read

iMe Messenger and Crypto Wallet, or iMe for short, is an advanced messaging and cryptocurrency platform that uses Telegram’s API as its foundation.

Telegram is widely known for its privacy-centric messaging app and this is also the main reason why it has gained the trust of millions of users all over the world.

And iMe aims to follow Telegram’s stellar achievements by fully utilizing its highly reliable system to deliver secured crypto services for the people.

That is why we, at LVT Capital, are eager to see how iMe would blast through its competitors using Telegram’s architecture which has already made a name when it comes to security.

First off, iMe has all the features you can expect from a messaging app (plus more), like auto-translation, multi-forward chats, and text extractions from images.

It’s Time For The Crypto Side Of Things

While its messaging features are certainly amazing, what makes iMe really special is its advanced crypto services.

Users can use iMe’s chat feature to store, trade, and transfer coins, which gives total convenience for users when doing crypto transactions.

Its stable coin, AiCoin, can be used to purchase in-app monetization that provides holders with an added opportunity to earn from the platform.

iMe’s crypto wallet provides optimum flexibility by supporting cryptos such as Ethereum and Tether, which is currently one of the leading digital assets in the world. More crypto currencies will be added as well.

Three Powerful Techs In One Platform

One great innovation that iMe made on its platform is the integration of three advanced technologies to create a powerful yet easy-to-use platform.

Underneath iMe’s simple user interface, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and DeFi work simultaneously to provide the most secured crypto and messaging service for its users.

At Last, A True Game-Changer

We, at LVT Capital, need not look far to take messaging and cryptocurrency to the next level. With the ingenuity of iMe and LVT Capital’s expertise in blockchain and other crypto-related fields, we can do wonders, right here, right now.

You can learn more about iMe here:

Website | Twitter | Telegram | Medium
A Guide to O3 Wallet (Mobile)
By: Caroline
Tags: Mobile, O3, Wallet, Guides And Tutorials, Cryptocurrency

After you download the O3 Wallet app from App Store, Google Play or our official website, open it and you’ll see the interface in the image below (I’m using iOS to demonstrate, but it should look similar on Android):

Grant your consent to our User Agreement by checking that box and we’re good to go.

How to import an existing wallet

1.1 In the interface above, click ‘Import Wallet’, and you’ll be prompted to choose which chain you want to view your wallet on.

1.2 Now you should be directed to the interface below. Enter your Private Kay/Encrypted Key with password, or use an NEP6 File to import your wallet.

1.3 When the steps above are completed, you can begin using your wallet.

1.4 Alternatively, if your wallet is already configured, you can choose import additional wallets with ease. To import a wallet you will first click the settings icon, as shown in the. interface shown below, to invoke the ‘Manage Wallet’ tab. From there, click ‘Import Wallet’ to start the process.

2. How to create a new wallet

2.1 In the welcome page, click ‘Create Wallet’.

2.2 You’ll be directed to the interface below. Enter a name for your wallet and set a password. When you’re done, click ‘Create’.

2.3 After that, you’ll be prompted to backup your keys carefully. The QR code and the wallet address will also be shown to you in the interface below. Once your wallet is backed up, it will be ready for use.

2.4 Alternatively, if you are already using a wallet and wish to create a new one, you can click the marked area in the interface shown below to invoke the ‘Manage wallet’ tab, and then click ‘Create Wallet’ to start the process.

3. How to manage a wallet (This includes funtions like backup public address/keys and remove wallet from the app)

3.1 Click the marked area in the interface shown above to invoke the ‘Manage wallet’ tab or go to ‘Me’ -> ‘Manage wallet’.

3.2 In the interface shown below, choose the wallet you want to manage (there’s only one in the image) and click the three dots on that wallet tab.

3.3 In the interface ensued as shown in the image below, you can perform a series of actions to your wallet like edit the wallet’s name and password, view wallet address/keys, and export the wallet.
The Story of Telos Blockchain and why it’s one of the undervalued coins.
By: Eugene Luzgin
Tags: Dapps, Eos, Ethereum, Wallet, Tlos

Almost everyone who is active in cryptocurrency World have heard about EOS Blockchain, which promised to become Ethereum killer but later came under criticism for its centralization, corruption and vote buying.

I helped to launch EOS Blockchain as a founder of EOS Tribe block producer candidate back in 2017 and later watched it evolve in ways most didn’t anticipate. I have written my reflection on it in a now dated post: https://steemit.com/eos/@eostribe/my-reflection-on-eos-history-and-current-state. Many of my observations and predictions in the above article are self evident today creating a down pressure on EOS coin price.

This post however is about much less known Telos Blockchain, which was launched by many original technical BP teams who have left EOS after it’s de-facto takeover (details in my previous post).

Telos is a fork of the same EOSIO code with many problems discovered in EOS fixed in Telos version. You can think of Telos as an upgraded version of EOS Blockchain with more equitable distribution of tokens and better Governance model and zero inflation on total supply of tokens to top it off.

And this why I think Telos has more potential for grows and token appreciation vs current EOS coin. Here are my arguments for Telos:

Telos has a diverse technical community and technical talent which keeps innovating and bringing more real World use cases; Telos is now testing and soon deploying Ethereum virtual machine, which will allow for many currently suffering Ethereum dApps running on congested Ethereum network a clear path of migration to faster network; Telos is a tight run ship without large marketing budget, which prefers on building rather than creating hype; Total supply of TLOS is at 355M coins at a price of $0.024 per coin with zero percent inflation vs over 1.022 Billion EOS coins at a price of $2.75 initially growing at 5% (inflation was later reduced); Another shortcoming of EOS as a smart contract platform is its relative centralization of validating nodes in China, which makes many Western projects and businesses hesitant to even consider it; Telos on another hand is very well distributed across International teams supporting the chain and dedicating their full time attention to success of the chain and building new solutions on it;

Given Telos limited supply and speed of innovation — I see dramatic potential for Token appreciation in coming months.

You can learn more about Telos on it’s main website: https://www.telos.net/

If you are developer — you can win some TLOS by participating in latest Hackathon to build Governance apps on Telos blockchain: https://taikai.network/telos-foundation/challenges/telosdecidehackathon

Disclaimer: I am founder of EOS Tribe — Block Producer on Telos and other EOSIO chains: http://eostribe.io/ and developer for TRIBE Wallet supporting TLOS and other major EOSIO coins: https://www.tribewallet.io/
A Guide to O3 Wallet (Desktop)
By: Caroline
Tags: Desktop, O3, Wallet, Guides And Tutorials, Cryptocurrency

First, head over to the O3 official website to download the app (I’m using Windows to demonstrate, but it should look similar on macOS and Linux).

How to import an existing wallet

1.1 After the download completes, click ‘Import Existing Wallet’ in the welcome page.

1.2 You’ll be prompted to choose which chain you want to view your wallet on.

1.3 Now you should be directed to the interface below. Enter your Private Kay or Encrypted Key with password to import your wallet.

1.4. Enter your wallet’s name and passphrase to access it.

1.5 When the steps above are done, you can start using your wallet.

1.6 Alternatively, you can open the drop down menu in an existing wallet, and click ‘Import’.

2. How to import a Ledger wallet

2.1. Click ‘Import Ledger Wallet’ in the welcome page.

2.2. Connet to your Ledger and select the wallet address you want to import. You can check the checkbox ‘Ontology only addresses’ to view Ontology only addresses.

3. How to create a new wallet

3.1 In the welcome page, click ‘Create New Wallet’. You’ll be prompted to select chain and enter the wallet name/passphrase.

3.2 Alternatively, you can open the drop-down menu in an existing wallet, and click ‘Create’.

3.3 There’s even a third way. In the app’s Settings tab, you can click ‘Create New Wallet’ and start the process. You can also import existing wallet and ledger wallet in this tab.

4. How to manage a wallet (This includes funtions like backup public address/keys and remove wallet from the app)

4.1. Click ‘Manage Wallet’ in the app’s Settings tab or directly from your wallet’s home page.

4.2. You’ll be directed to a page with your wallet’s address and keys shown. At the top of the page there are buttons for performing actions like ‘Edit name’, ‘Print wallet’, and ‘Remove wallet’. Below the Encrpted key you can change the wallet’s password.

4.3 In the app’s Settings tab, you can perform other actions as shown below.

4.4 You can also switch chains in the drop-down menu.
Monthly Report - May
By: Vision - Crypto
Tags: Crypto, Wallet, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Portfolio

The month of May brought many ups and downs. From problems with the Google Play Store, to more than 10,000 new installations, as well as the addition of new features, the month was very exciting for us.

What happened in May and what Vision has experienced and achieved can be read in this article.

What happened?

- Community Growth of more than 1,000 people

- Milestone: +10,000 New Installs

- Added New Tokens ( LINK, BNB, TEL)

- Added New Blockchains (DigiByte, Binance Chain)

- Added New Features ( referral Program, staking, buy crypto widget powered by Binance)

- Improvements and bug fixes (chart improvements, historical/todays Price…)

- Recognition from Changpeng Zhao (CEO from Binance)

- Vision was added by Tron to their website as a community wallet

May was a very exciting month for the whole Vision team. Each of us worked hard to give Vision more attention, but most of all to improve Vision!

During May, we worked continuously to make Vision run even more smoothly and to fix even the smallest bugs. With this basis, more features were added and will be added in the coming month of June as well.

We thank everyone who spreads Vision, uses Vision, and helps us to build Vision!

We are looking forward to the month of June and would like to invite you to follow our process!

Our Social Media channels:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/VisionCryptoApp

Telegram: https://t.me/vision_crypto_en

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vision_crypto_app/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCimUWXxI_647FX312bQBMNA

If you haven’t downloaded Vision yet, feel free to do so!

We would also be very happy about any feedback, be it via our social media channels or a rating!

Download: https://app.vision-crypto.com/link/download

Thank you for your support, we are very grateful to you!
ICONFi Supports ICON’s Token Swap!
Tags: ICO, Icx, Wallet, Defi, Tokenswap

A New Token Swap Support that is Available 24/7

Dear ICON Community,

As many of you know, ICON has migrated to its own public blockchain and swapped out the original ERC20 tokens (“ICO Tokens”) with its native ICX tokens through a token swap campaign in 2018. The ICON Foundation has continued to support token swaps for those who missed the campaign three years ago.

However, the current token swap process involves expensive ETH gas fees and is handled in a batch every several months, costing both money and time for many ICO Token holders. The ICONFi team aims to change that. In partnership with the ICON Foundation, ICONFi is developing an automated token swap system to handle all forthcoming token swap requests in a streamlined format.

For every ETH wallet holding ICO Tokens, a corresponding ICON wallet exists that the owner can access using his/her private key (“PK”) of the ETH wallet. ICONFi will be dropping “IOU” tokens into the corresponding ICON wallets that can be exchanged with the native ICX via ICONFi. This service will be available 24/7, and there is no need to wait for a manual swap process.

We will be providing a detailed guide to access your own ICON wallet with your ETH wallet PK when we are ready to launch the service publicly. The service is expected to open in April/May, so please stay tuned for more details.

Thank you.

ICONFi
Ultra eWallet 2.0 is Live
Tags: Technology, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Wallet

We are happy to share the release of Ultra eWallet 2.0!

As part of our partnership with Dafabet, one of the World’s top gaming groups, we have built Ultra eWallet 1.0 to make it easy for Dafabet users to pay with their credit cards.

The release of Ultra eWallet 2.0 for Dafabet includes direct processing, for users who already have crypto.

The crypto gateway will enable Dafabet users to smoothly pay with their USDT tokens, which is expected to grow the volume of processing and the usage of Ultra eWallet.

Ultra eWallet 2.0 benefits:

No minimum transaction amount

Instant settlement

Lower fees for the operator and user

No need for a KYC process

Like all of COTI’s products, transactions are funneled to the Trustchain and adds to the overall usage of the COTI network, which benefits $COTI holders, stakers and node operators.

We continuously upgrade and improve our products. The release of the Ultra eWallet 2.0 was the missing piece that now makes the wallet and payment system for Dafabet’s gaming platform complete.

Stay COTI!
New release v0.13.4.0 incoming
Tags: Labels, Crown, Sync, Update, Wallet

We expect to release a new Crown wallet, v0.13.4.0 at some time during the week commencing 30 April 2019.

v0.13.4.0 will be an optional but recommended update

The non-mandatory upgrade will include 3 fixes:

The eagerly awaited fix to the v0.13 sync problem.

This alone will make the update worth the effort of installing. Since the v0.13 update, a number of users have experienced very severe performance problems with syncing the blockchain. A number of workarounds were published, which successfully circumvented the problem for some of those users. Others continued to experience unacceptably slow syncing. Ashot and presstab have worked hard to identify and resolve the issue.

With the new update, everyone with a part-way decent internet connection should be able to complete a full sync in less than 4 hours. Incorrect display of rewards on the wallet summary screen.

Rewards were showing as mature (available to spend and stake) before they actually were.

Fresh masternode and systemnode rewards, and staking rewards will correctly show as “Pending” in the wallet summary screen until they receive the required 100 confirmations. Address labels.

An oversight in the v0.13.0 release was the treatment of address labels in the wallet. A workaround was published which updated the labels for those who wanted to retain them, but it was cumbersome and more effort than everyone would have liked.

Ashot is playing his cards close to his chest but the fix might involve starting the wallet once with the -upgradewallet option.

Although this is a non-mandatory update, we expect the majority of Crown holders will upgrade. There are still a number of v0.12.5.x nodes and wallets running and we hope these fixes will encourage those people to upgrade.

The network protocol version will not change again so it won’t be necessary to issue start-alias commands for masternodes or systemnodes if you have already upgraded to v0.13.2.0

When the patch is released we will publish a new article with the steps required to upgrade.
The Top Cosmos Wallets to Safely Store and Stake your Atoms
By: Felix Lutsch
Tags: Wallet, Blockchain, Cosmos Network, Cryptocurrency, Proof Of Stake

Evaluation

+ Multiple ways to access (Ledger, Trust Wallet, WalletConnect)

+ Support for multiple currencies and applications

- Only supporting a subset of validators and features

This slick mobile wallet is developed by the Korean team at Cosmostation, who also run their own validator and block explorer. The wallet is available as a web wallet, as well as on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Evaluation

+ Great design and UX

+ Amount of information and features

+ Available on desktop as well as mobile (iOS and Android)

- No security audit

WeTez

Another mobile wallet from the Chinese team at WeTez, who are already experienced in staking on Tezos. They also operate a validator on the Cosmos network and educate the Chinese community around the staking ecosystem.

Evaluation

+ Support for Cosmos, IRISnet and Tezos

+ Available on both iOS and Android

- No security audit

- No governance features and little information in the interface

Other Ledger Tools

There are a variety of tools build by validators to allow for easy staking and governance participation using a Ledger device. These include delegating through the Hubble and Stargazer block explorer and the delegation tool from our colleagues at Staking Facilities, as well as our own tool. The Chorus One tool additionally allows delegators to participate in governance themselves.

Evaluation

+ Easy to use

- Limited features and only Ledger devices supported

Conclusion

There are a variety of wallet options available already today. We recommend storing large Atom amounts on a Ledger device. To do so you will need to have the Cosmos application installed on your Ledger device using Ledger Live. There are also some other wallets in development (e.g. IOV and Lunagram). We are looking forward to trying these out and seeing the wallets and tools mentioned in this article evolve.

Originally published at https://blog.chorus.one on April 26, 2019.
Smart Contract Wallet —Part 4 Demo Time!
By: Pawan Dhanwani
Tags: Tezos, Smart Contracts, Wallet, Blockchain, Tezsure

Smart Contract Wallet —Part 4 Demo Time!

Tezos community — we need YOU. We have a working smart contract wallet that needs testing. Please register here to be part of the closed beta. In the meantime, it would help us a lot to receive feedback on our demo videos. Pawan Dhanwani Follow Apr 21 · 2 min read

Our previous chapters:

Start With The Basics

We are eager to show off the work we have done, so we didn’t work on our UI/UX yet. We are currently working on a new and fresh design for our official release. Please let us know what you like to see in our wallet from both a functional and UI/UX standpoint.

We developed the basic functionalities for a smart contract wallet on Tezos. A user is able to create a SCW account, send and receive different tokens and add Wardens.

Creating a New Smart Contract Wallet Account

Adding Tez and Sending Tez

Adding a Warden and Using Restore

With the restore function there are two outcomes:

Outcome 1: Either Acc-3 is the actual owner who has lost access to Acc-1 EOA and is trying to regain access to the wallet. In that case after all wardens have signed and 36 hours has passed the owner can regain ownership.

Outcome 2: Acc-3 is a rogue person and is trying to take over the wallet with the help of a warden. In that case the actual owner (Acc-1) has 36 hours to destroy the claim.

Transferring Tokens

This Is Just The Start…

We showed you the basic functionalities that this smart contract wallet includes. We have been experimenting with the integration of a Decentralized Exchange and are looking forward to showcase this soon.

We are eagerly looking forward to your feedback. Please fill this form!

If you want to be part of the beta testing program please fill the form and we will get in touch.
Partner Spotlight: Apto Payments launches Instant Card Issuance
Tags: Payments, Wallet, Debit Card, Fintech, Groups

Partner Spotlight: Apto Payments launches Instant Card Issuance GlobaliD Follow Apr 21 · 2 min read

What if any GlobaliD Group could launch their own branded debit card in a matter of minutes?

Maybe you’re a small business developing a rewards program. Maybe you’re a content creator or influencer looking for new ways to connect with fans. Maybe you’re a charity looking to give people a passive way to contribute through their spending.

And there will be countless compelling use cases none of us have yet thought of.

For GlobaliD, the vision of Instant Issuance is that anyone can create a Group, connect a wallet to that Group, and issue a branded payments card to Group members.

With the launch of Apto’s Instant Card Issuance platform, we’re one step closer to that vision.

Greg Kidd, co-founder of Apto Payments, co-founder and CEO of GlobaliD:

Congrats to Apto Payments for bringing Instant Issuance of payment cards to market. This empowers developers for issuing cards the same way that Stripe empowered developers a decade ago for accepting cards. Super powerful.

From the announcement:

Apto Payments, a next-generation cards and payments company, today announced the launch of its Instant Issuance platform, a self-serve, developer platform that allows companies, merchants, financial institutions, and businesses of all sizes and industries to issue debit cards. With Instant Issuance, card programs for challenger banks, employee payroll, rewards and loyalty programs, and many other use cases can be built with just a few hours of development. Designed with developers in mind, the Instant Issuance platform offers a frictionless, self-serve experience that allows companies to quickly bring their card programs to market. While card issuance is often a slow and complex process, Apto’s Instant Issuance platform allows developers to start working in sandbox within minutes. The platform also makes it seamless and easy to switch from development to production, customize cards, onboard users, and track sign-ups and revenue. Going from sign-up to having physical cards in the hands of users can happen in as little as a week.

Meg Nakamura, co-founder and CEO of Apto Payments:

“Historically, card issuance has required immense time and resources just to establish relationships with the requisite players, deal with compliance hurdles, and, finally, initiate the program. At Apto, we believe card issuance is overdue for an update. With our Instant Issuance platform, we are not only making the process easier, but fairer and more equitable.”

Check out the full announcement.