‘House is fine, but door is jammed’: AWS outage shows crypto’s weak spot

‘House is fine, but door is jammed’: AWS outage shows crypto’s weak spot

The 15-hour Amazon Web Services outage that halted Coinbase, Robinhood and MetaMask revealed how much of Web3 still relies on centralized servers. The recent Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage that knocked out major crypto and fintech platforms, including Coinbase, Robinhood, MetaMask and Venmo, has reignited debate over how decentralized Web3 really is. While blockchains continued…

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MetaMask to launch self-custody crypto card with Mastercard

MetaMask to launch self-custody crypto card with Mastercard

The new card will be backed by Mastercard, but faces steep competition from similar products offered by centralized exchanges. Wallet provider MetaMask is launching a crypto payments card that will allow users to spend self-custodied funds, offering crypto holders additional ways to use their tokens. The new card is backed by Mastercard and is being…

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# MetaMask issues scam alert as NameCheap hacker sends unauthorized emails

# MetaMask issues scam alert as NameCheap hacker sends unauthorized emails

” MetaMask issues scam alert as NameCheap hacker sends unauthorized emails “ Popular crypto wallet provider MetaMask warned investors against ongoing phishing attempts by scammers attempting to contact users through NameCheap’s third-party upstream system for emails. On the evening of Feb. 12, web hosting company NameCheap detected the misuse of one of its third-party services…

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# ConsenSys CEO: ‘We’ve retained virtually all of our capabilities’ after job cuts

# ConsenSys CEO: ‘We’ve retained virtually all of our capabilities’ after job cuts

” ConsenSys CEO: ‘We’ve retained virtually all of our capabilities’ after job cuts “ Blockchain software developer ConsenSys retains the ability to achieve its goals after recent layoffs, CEO Joe Lubin claimed in a Feb. 7 interview with Cointelegraph, stating that “we’ve retained virtually all of our capabilities.” According to Lubin, the cuts were implemented…

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# ‘Multichain future is very clear’ — MetaMask to support all tokens via Snaps

# ‘Multichain future is very clear’ — MetaMask to support all tokens via Snaps

” ‘Multichain future is very clear’ — MetaMask to support all tokens via Snaps “ MetaMask Snaps aims to facilitate a “multichain future,” allowing the Ethereum-based wallet service to support non-native blockchains and tokens for the Web3 economy. Details of the latest in-development addition to MetaMask’s growing ecosystem were unpacked at the StarkWare Sessions event…

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