#Android News

Zecwallet Android and iOS Apps to Have Z-Address and Memo Support

May 10, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins

Zecwallet – the digital wallet for privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash (ZEC) could soon mark its debut on the Android and iOS app stores. According to a recent announcement, Zecwallet’s desktop lite wallet is poised to arrive soon in the form of mobile apps. Android and iOS Zecwallet Lite Apps Coming Soon...

Coinbase Pro Launches Android Mobile App

January 8, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Bitcoin

U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has officially launched its Coinbase Pro mobile app for the Android platform. The exchange confirmed in a Medium post published on January 7, 2020. Coinbase Pro App Now Available for Android Just a few months after the launch of the Coinbase Pro mobile app for iOS...

Brave Browser Hits 40 Million Downloads on Android as Global Privacy Concerns Loom

Brave Hits 40 Million Downloads on Android as Global Privacy Concerns Loom

November 28, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Altcoins

Brave, a privacy-enhancing browser for mobile and desktop, has reached over 40 million Android downloads. Although the browser doesn't require the use of any cryptocurrency, it is still considered a major part of the ecosystem due to its native Basic Attention Token (BAT). For context, Coinbase is the closest crypto...

Unity Video Game Engine Supports IOTA (MIOTA) as Payment System

November 25, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins

According to a Tweet by IOTA developer Marlon Morales on November 25, IOTA’s native digital currency – MIOTA – can potentially work as a medium of payment for all Unity supported platform games or applications. A Big Breakthrough for MIOTA IOTA, a Germany-based non-profit organization that is looking to foster...

Overstock’s tZERO Launches Android Cryptocurrency Trading App

July 26, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Tech

tZERO, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based alternative trading system (ATS) regulated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has announced the launch of the Android version of its cryptocurrency mobile app named tZERO Crypto App, according to a press release on July 25, 2019. Now Available on...

Android Malware Attack Crying Bug Green Red

Hackers Planting Cryptocurrency Mining Malware on Android Smartphones

June 24, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Cybersecurity, News

Hackers have found a way to exploit loopholes in open Android Debug Bridge (ADB) ports, a client-server program used in the development of Android applications, to mine blockchain-based digital assets. Once a device gets infected, the bad actors can spread the malware to connected devices via Secure Socket Shell (SSH),...

Android and iOS touching Lightning labs wallet

Lightning Labs Releases Non Custodial App for iOS and Android

June 21, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at News, Tech

Lightning Labs has released their noncustodial mobile app, now available on the Bitcoin mainnet. The complexity of Lightning has been one of the most significant reasons for relatively low usage statistics. This is now a potentially broken barrier as the mobile apps were designed to be as simple as possible,...

Android Malware Attacking Cryptocurrency and Bank Apps

March 29, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Crime, News, Tech

Gustuff, a vicious Trojan horse created by a Russian-speaking cybercriminal known as “Bestoffer”, is now attacking Android smartphones with the sole aim of stealing users’ cryptos and fiat contained in the apps, reports TNW on March 28, 2019. Weapon of Mass Infection Touted as a “weapon of mass infection,” Gustuff...

Rawtx: Another Lightning Network-enabled Bitcoin Wallet for Android

May 13, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Bitcoin, Finance, News

An announcement by Rawtx on May 9, 2018 has marked the launch of yet another bitcoin wallet for the Lightning Network, along with eclair. The Lightning Network is touted as a solution to bitcoin’s scalability problems has been live and running for several months now. With an estimated 2,301 nodes...