Sources: Consensys, maker of crypto wallet MetaMask, plans to go public, with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs leading its IPO; Consensys was valued at $7B in 2022
Lucinda Shen / Axios :
Aikido Security says attackers injected malware into 18 npm packages with 2.6B+ total weekly downloads, after compromising a maintainer's account via phishing
Popular npm packages debug and chalk were recently compromised, exposing developers and organizations to potential malware risk. … Charlie Eriksen : Hello. It feels like the first Monday of the fall ...
Consensys founder Joseph Lubin says the SEC has agreed “in principle” to end its securities enforcement case against Consensys' MetaMask, filed in June 2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is dropping yet another case against an American crypto company …
MetaMask Head of Security Taylor Monahan says the Bybit hackers have moved at least 209,384 ETH, of ~400,000 stolen, onto Bitcoin, largely using THORChain swaps
Daniel Kuhn / The Block :
The US SEC sues Consensys over its MetaMask service, alleging the wallet tool was an unregistered broker that “engaged in the offer and sale of securities”
Consensys sues the US SEC over what it calls the “unlawful seizure of authority” over ethereum, after receiving a Wells notice for its MetaMask wallet product
nor should it—to regulate global, peer-to-peer computer networks. The SEC's aggressive overreach into commodities, software, and these novel technology platforms is unlawful. https://fortune.com/... B...
Consensys announces MetaMask integration with Robinhood, letting MetaMask users purchase USDC, ether, bitcoin, and other crypto via Robinhood's order engine
MetaMask says its customers in the US, the UK, and parts of Europe can now convert ether into fiat at their bank or PayPal account via its new sell function
- Company announces customers can now convert crypto for traditional fiat currency with a new sell function.
PayPal launches an integration with the MetaMask Web3 wallet that lets users purchase and transfer ether, rolling out to all US customers in the coming weeks
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez / Fortune :
After criticism from users, ConsenSys revises MetaMask's data collection practices, including stopping logging IP addresses directly alongside transaction data
ConsenSys clarified its data sharing practices and said it will rebuild MetaMaks' settings page to address user concerns.