After Binance’s $6.3B Hack, What Actually Protects Your Crypto?
Binance’s repayment pledge puts crypto custody protections in focus. Exchange reserves, private insurance and bank deposit guarantees cover different risks.
#self-custody
Cryptocurrency news, market insight, company coverage, and practical guides related to self-custody.
Related Posts
Featured tagged stories
Electrum Urges 4.8.3 Update After Bitcoin Fee-Bump Attack
Electrum 4.8.3 fixes an exploited server flaw that can redirect Bitcoin payments when users raise fees. Developers report one user lost funds.
Ledger Unveils Direct DeFi Platform Amid Wallet Implant Investigation
Ledger Platform brings direct connections to supported DeFi apps, while the company continues investigating hardware-wallet implants and tightening retail rules.
CZ Shares 2026 Crypto Security Guide for Wallets and Exchange Accounts
Changpeng Zhao outlines how to protect wallet keys and exchange accounts, with recovery backups and inheritance planning central to his 2026 guide.
French Lawmakers Back €100,000 Self-Custody Crypto Reporting Proposal
France’s Finance Committee backed disclosure of self-custodied crypto worth at least €100,000, with penalties up to €10,000. The measure still needs legislative approval.
Ledger Adds USDC and USDT Loans Backed by Wrapped Bitcoin
Ledger Wallet adds USDC and USDT loans against cbBTC or wBTC through Morpho and Yield.xyz, with on-device signing, variable rates and liquidation risk.
US Treasury Drops FinCEN Wallet and Crypto Mixer Proposals
FinCEN is withdrawing two long-pending crypto reporting proposals, citing concerns about lawful privacy and compliance burdens while retaining illicit-finance oversight.
SEC Proposes Crypto Custody Rules for Advisers and Funds
The SEC would allow conditional adviser custody and eligible state trust companies to hold crypto assets, with safeguards and a 60-day comment period.
MetaMask Agent Wallet with $10K Loss Protection for AI Autonomous Trading Goes Live
Non-custodial Web3 wallet provider MetaMask has launched Agent Wallet, a specialized infrastructure enabling AI agents to autonomously manage on-chain transactions within strict user-defined security guardrails and…
Exchange vs. Self-Custody: CZ Weighs In as Self-Custody Losses Surpass Exchange Hacks
Following data showing more Bitcoin lost to self-custody errors than exchange collapses, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao argues that exchange custody may offer lower statistical risk for…
Ripple Board Member David Schwartz Outlines Bitcoin Inheritance Model
XRP Ledger co-creator David Schwartz has proposed a self-custody inheritance setup that splits hardware access and PIN access between separate individuals to secure legacy Bitcoin transfers.
Coldcard Exploit Sparks $90 Million Bitcoin Outflow as Clarity Act Stalls in Senate
Panic hit self-custody holders as a $90 million Coldcard wallet exploit triggered massive small-holder Bitcoin transfers to exchanges, coinciding with Q2 corporate losses and political gridlock…
Twelve Years of Self-Custody: How Trezor Invented Hardware Wallet
Twelve years after shipping the world’s first hardware wallet, Trezor marks its anniversary by reflecting on its Prague hackerspace origins, self-funded roots, and why user experience…