Key Highlights Stellar has seen a surge in network participation, with daily active addresses recently reaching 94,972 and total value locked (TVL) touching a peak of nearly $273 million. MetaMask integrated Stellar as a default network across its browser extension and mobile apps, provisioning Stellar addresses for all existing users. The network launched its Protocol ...
Key Highlights: Attackers drained at least $6 million from over 44,000 wallets across eight Cosmos ecosystem networks, according to blockchain analytics firm Bitquery. Web3Auth suspended its embedded wallet service to recover vulnerable assets, while Keplr advised users against depositing into compromised accounts. Major wallet providers MetaMask and Trust Wallet reported no affected users, and there ...
Key Highlights: A victim identified as Ahmad suffered an estimated $14,000 in total financial losses following a street phone snatching in East London. Within hours of the theft, criminals drained multiple crypto wallets—including MetaMask, Phantom, and Bybit—and opened leveraged trading positions on eToro. Unauthorized transactions included retail charges at Costcutter and rides on Uber before ...
Key Highlights: A victim named Ahmad suffered approximately $14,000 in direct losses after a thief snatched his smartphone in East London. Within hours of the street theft, perpetrators breached multiple crypto platforms—including MetaMask, Phantom, and Bybit—and engaged in unauthorized retail spending and leveraged trading. Ahmad averted complete financial ruin by rapidly freezing payment cards and ...
Key Highlights: MetaMask has officially integrated the Stellar network into both its browser extension and mobile application. Users can hold, transfer, and swap $XLM and other Stellar-issued tokens, with Stellar addresses generating automatically from existing MetaMask accounts. The move advances MetaMask’s push beyond Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) environments, targeting utility in remittances and digital payments. ...
Key Highlights: Major cryptocurrency wallets Phantom and MetaMask have generated tens of millions of dollars by integrating Hyperliquid’s trading infrastructure. According to findings from a Castle Labs report, Phantom has generated more than $25 million in revenue via Hyperliquid’s Builder Codes system. MetaMask has secured upwards of $10.5 million using the same integration, highlighting the ...
Key Highlights: Castle Labs reports that roughly 95% of fees generated across HyperCore trading, Builder Codes, and HIP-3 markets fund $HYPE repurchases, while integrations have driven over $25 million in revenue to Phantom and over $10.5 million to MetaMask. Despite solid fee distribution mechanics, $HYPE fell to $84.41 on October 10—down roughly 13% from its ...
Key Highlights: Demand to enter Ethereum staking has cooled, with roughly 1.5 million ETH ($4 billion) in the entry queue and an estimated 25-day wait, down from peak levels in early September. A significant portion of recent validator exit activity was driven by MetaMask taking validators offline following a September 30 security incident, though investigations ...
Self-Custody Wallets Mature: Traders Weigh Architecture Trade-Offs for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Altcoins The self-custody wallet market has evolved beyond a single selling point. Traders holding Bitcoin ($BTC), Ethereum ($ETH), Solana ($SOL), XRP, stablecoins such as USDT and USDC, and other digital assets now face a nuanced decision: which wallet architecture best aligns with their security, ...
Consensys and MetaMask Separation: What the Split Means for Ethereum and ETH Holders Consensys announced on September 9 that it will operate MetaMask as a separate entity from its Ethereum infrastructure business. The restructuring gives the consumer wallet and the protocol builder distinct management teams and investment priorities. For ether holders, the separation raises a ...
Consensys has announced a strategic separation into two independent companies, marking the end of a single-company structure that has persisted for over a decade. The reorganization will create MetaMask, focused on consumer self-custodial finance, and a new Consensys entity dedicated to Ethereum protocols and institutional infrastructure. The split is expected to close by the end ...
Ethereum development firm Consensys announced plans to split into two independently operated companies, separating its MetaMask wallet business from the Ethereum protocols and institutional blockchain infrastructure it has built over the past decade. New Corporate Structure The existing company, Consensys Software Inc., will rebrand as MetaMask under Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin as chairman and CEO. ...