Electrum

The 39-year-old is suspected of laundering tens of millions of euros obtained from malicious software using decentralized exchange Bisq and privacy coin monero, police say.

By Jack Schickler

Sep 14, 2022 at 8:16 a.m. UTC

Sep 14, 2022

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Tech

Apple

Electrum Developers Apply Fix After Apple Update Bricks Bitcoin Wallets

Apple's most recent Mac update is causing major problems for one of Bitcoin’s oldest wallets.

By Colin Harper

Nov 18, 2020 at 11:28 p.m. UTC

Nov 18, 2020

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Policy

Wallets

Someone Just Lost $16M in Bitcoin by Using a Malicious Install of the Electrum Wallet

An Electrum wallet user claims to have lost a fortune in bitcoin after installing an older version of the software from a malicious source.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Aug 31, 2020 at 10:41 a.m. UTC

Aug 31, 2020

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Tech

Wallets

Bitcoin Wallet Electrum Now Supports Lightning, Watchtowers and Submarine Swaps

In its latest major release, Electrum now supports a number of innovations that could make using Lightning more secure and less bumpy for users.

By Alyssa Hertig

Jul 10, 2020 at 4:42 p.m. UTC

Jul 10, 2020

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Markets

Payments

Electrum Wallet Is Adding Support for Bitcoin's Lightning Network

The popular wallet service Electrum is soon to add official support for bitcoin's lightning network, its founder has told CoinDesk.

By Daniel Palmer Anna Baydakova

Jul 5, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. UTC

Jul 5, 2019

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Markets

Crime

Electrum Wallet Attack May Have Stolen As Much as 245 Bitcoin

A phishing attack on the Electrum wallet network has reportedly managed to steal bitcoin worth over $800,000.

By Yogita Khatri

Dec 28, 2018 at 11:02 a.m. UTC

Dec 28, 2018

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