Cryptocurrency

The latest news and insights about Cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrency, also known as crypto, is the name given to digital means of payment based on cryptographic tools such as blockchains and digital signatures.

 
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Sepior Selected For Participation in Mastercard Lighthouse FINITIV Program
Sepior Selected For Participation in Mastercard Lighthouse FINITIV Program

Mastercard announced today the 15 fintech companies selected to participate in the Lighthouse FINITIV Spring Class of 2022, which included Sepior and other fintech innovators.

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Attention Curv Wallet Customers - Change Brings Opportunity!
Attention Curv Wallet Customers - Change Brings Opportunity!

The March 8, 2021 announcement that PayPal agreed to acquire Curv was met by many in the industry with excitement, but for others concern. After all, it’s common for such acquisitions to lead to fundamental changes that require a new direction for the customers of the company being acquired. While change is never easy it also opens the door to new opportunities to select new solutions from the perspective of experience and insight on changing market requirements. As the original pioneer and industry leader in MPC and Threshold Cryptography (TC) schemes Sepior is helping many companies through this transition and stands ready to assist others.

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Minimize Ethereum Gas & Fees With MPC
Minimize Ethereum Gas & Fees With MPC

Ethereum transaction fees have hit new highs in 2021. One of the factors is that the price of Ethereum has also hit new highs, but there’s much more to it. One way to minimize transaction fees is to use secure Multiparty Computation (MPC) for your multiple party approved transactions. In addition to minimizing the cost of your own transactions, you’ll maximize Ethereum’s throughput and contribute to reducing fees for everyone.

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Department of Treasury Gives The Nod, But Are Banks Ready To Custody Cryptocurrencies?
Department of Treasury Gives The Nod, But Are Banks Ready To Custody Cryptocurrencies?

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a letter on July 22, 2020 clarifying US national banks' and federal savings associations' authority to provide cryptocurrency custody services for their customers. This is a major step forward in bringing cryptocurrency to a place where more mainstream adoption is likely. The big questions are what’s different about providing custody of cryptocurrencies, and how will these mainstream institutions provide these services?

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Yet another reminder, Account Security = Key Security
Yet another reminder, Account Security = Key Security

The announcement last week of Fusion Foundation’s $6.4M cryptocurrency theft was not major in terms of the magnitude of the loss on market scale, but it’s an important reminder that even the best secured wallets are no more secure than the security of the keys that protect them. The resulting loss of more than 80% in market cap value, (now improved to 40%) is also a reminder of the consequences to shareholders when such events happen.

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Cryptocurrency Wallet Security
Cryptocurrency Wallet Security

As the popularity of cryptocurrency trading explodes, one of the biggest risk factors for existing and potential investors continues to be the large scale hacks of exchanges and digital wallets. Digital wallets are well-known across legacy applications such as e-payment and PKI, with cryptocurrencies now added to the list. Security is very important for all of these applications, but perhaps most for cryptocurrencies, because transactions are irrevocable when they’re used in conjunction with blockchain schemes.

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