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Tangem launches 5,000 physical Visa crypto cards, shipping restricted in 20 countries
Tangem, a self-custody crypto wallet company, has launched its first Visa-based physical crypto card, but said demand and where cards can be issued do not always match. The initial run is limited to 5,000 cards. Tangem said more than 40 percent of Tangem Pay payments came from Latin America and more than 30 percent from the United States. It said it cannot ship the card to about 20 countries, including China, Russia and North Korea.
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Are more expensive crypto hardware wallets safer? 2026 comparison
In the crypto hardware wallet market, clarity of on-device transaction verification and asset recovery after loss are emerging as key selection criteria, beyond the number of supported coins. Cointelegraph compared major wallets by security, connectivity, usability and recovery options. Differences were notable in input experience and screen design. Wireless, wired and QR-based models offer varying trade-offs, but none guarantees safety if users approve malicious transactions or leak backups.
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Bitcoin encryption intact, but wallet and hardware risks grow
Near-term security risks to bitcoin are closer to weaknesses in custody structures involving wallets, firmware and recovery procedures than to quantum computing decryption, the article said. It cited cases involving seed generation methods, malicious software distribution and limits of air-gapped use. Research also showed potential hardware-focused attacks. The article said recovery services can add new dependencies. AI was cited as a factor that could accelerate vulnerability discovery, though its effectiveness remains uncertain.
