a16z-backed Eco unveils Beam, a P2P crypto transfer service aiming to be a 'global Venmo'

The crypto payments space is seeing a surge of activity these days as developers strive to make decentralized finance as user-friendly as web2 experiences. Eco Inc, an a16z-backed payments startup that's raised $95 million in funding to date, just unveiled a decentralized payments project called Beam. In an interview with TechCrunch, the company's CEO Andy Bromberg described Beam as a non-custodial payment system that functions like a "global Venmo."

• 2023-07-27
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Atomic Wallet Hacker Swapping Stolen Funds for Bitcoin: Elliptic

Elliptic Connect analysts have also linked the stolen crypto from the Atomic Wallet hack to the North Korean hacking group Lazarus.

• 2023-06-06
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Coinkite’s New Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Looks Like BlackBerry, Takes AAA Batteries

The new Coldcard Q1 model aims to blend security and convenience – with a physical QWERTY keyboard recalling the look of a 2000's-style waffle phone. It relies on a flashlight and LED scanner to read QR codes – instead of using a camera, which can be an attack vector.

• 2023-02-15
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