On November 20, Phantom’s wallet reached the No. 2 spot among the most popular utility apps on the U.S. App Store. This significant jump leaves it just behind Google, the reigning champion of app rankings.
Bitget Wallet, a non-custodial crypto wallet by Bitget, is leading an initiative to advance crypto projects within Telegram. Together with the venture fund Foresight Ventures, Bitget has allocated $20 million to support developers of Mini Apps on Telegram.
Consensys, the developer of the widely-used non-custodial MetaMask wallet, has announced layoffs impacting more than 160 employees (nearly 20% of its team) across all divisions.
Based on on-chain data from Arkham Intelligence, around $20 million was stolen from U.S. government crypto wallets. On October 24, the platform published an analysis on their X account.
A federal judge in Texas dismissed ConsenSys' lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its chairman, Gary Gensler. The company sought to legally establish that Ethereum is not a security and to prevent the SEC from interfering with the operation of the MetaMask crypto wallet.
Mercuryo launched the virtual debit card Spend, which is powered by Mastercard and tied to a non-custodial wallet. Aimed at European users, the card operates in euros and integrates with popular payment platforms like Google Pay and Apple Pay, accessible in most regions globally.
Uniswap, the decentralized exchange, officially released its Uniswap Extension browser add-on to the public. This extension serves as a non-custodial wallet with an integrated swap feature located on the browser's sidebar, rather than the usual pop-up window.
On July 5, a wallet acquired an NFT named "Neon Village" for 20 ETH (~$58,000) using a bid that was placed on SuperRare back in 2021.
The developers at Zerion have rolled out the mainnet for their L2 blockchain, ZERO, enabling wallet users to issue, trade, and transfer tokens without gas fees, powered by zero-knowledge proof (ZK) technology.
Decentralized domain name provider Unstoppable Domains has partnered with Cake Wallet to enable the trading of Monero usernames.
On October 31, Bitget Wallet introduced Bitget Wallet Lite, a Telegram-based crypto wallet that lets users buy, hold, and transfer digital assets without leaving the messaging app.
On October 28, Phantom, the most widely used crypto wallet on the Solana network, reported intermittent service issues.
South Korean tech giant Naver has partnered with blockchain platform Chiliz to launch its first cryptocurrency wallet—Naver Pay Wallet. According to the company, this new non-custodial wallet could potentially provide over 33 million users with access to digital assets.
The non-custodial Proton Wallet beta is now accessible to a select group of users.
Coinbase Wallet has launched a new web app that enables users to connect multiple wallets, analyze balances and transactions, manage DeFi positions, and even handle NFT collections across major blockchains. To enhance user experience, developers have added specific filters for selected networks or wallets.
Tangem, a company specializing in card-based crypto wallets, is collaborating with Visa to create a new hardware wallet incorporating Tangem Pay technology. This will enable users to make payments at standard terminals.
