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ConSensys has acquired Web3Auth, which it says will help it improve the user experience for its popular MetaMask crypto wallet. ConSensys has acquired the crypto wallet infrastructure provider Web3Auth, which it says will bolster the user experience for its popular crypto wallet offering MetaMask. ConSensys said in a June 2 blog post that the acquisition, which it did not share further details on, “will greatly improve MetaMask user experience by addressing one of the biggest risks in self-custody today: seed phrase management.” It claimed that 35% of crypto wallet users are at risk of losing their funds as they do not keep a backup of their seed phrase — a string of up to 24 words that allows full access and control of a wallet. Read more

It's the first time that MetaMask integrates a non-EVM network.

Binance Wallet “killing” competition and airdrops, K-drama actress embezzles $3M, Chinese firm to issue RWAs in Hong Kong. Asia Express. Cryptocurrency exchange Binances wallet has surged out of nowhere in 2025 to become the dominant in the industry. It closed the week starting on May 5 with an 86% share of the swap market, and so far, in the week starting on May 12, its at 93%, according to Dune Analytics data. At the first full week of the year, Binance Wallet controlled a measly 3.4% while OKX led the industry with 44.6% of the market, with MetaMask and imToken each at around 18.5%. Read more