DiscontinuedCrypto walletEthereum2019–2021
Authereum
A username and password replaced the usual seed-phrase login
A smart-contract wallet that let users access Ethereum applications without a browser extension.
- Capital raised (announced)
Funding
| Round | Date | Announced | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Unknown |
Announced is what was said at the time. Cash actually received is rarely disclosed and is not assumed to match.
People
| Name | Role | Period | Now | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Whinfrey | — | Founder and builder, Hop Protocol | Oct 2026 |
How it ended
Pivoted away
Blockspot dates the wallet’s wind-down announcement to March 2021 and says the team redirected its work to Hop Protocol as Ethereum account-creation costs rose.
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Sources
5 sources behind this page.
- 1Interview with Hop founder Chris Whinfrey · Alpha Please · Nov 2022
- 2Authereum wallet: Seamless access to Ethereum transactions · Blockspot · user-editable
- 3Authereum funding and investors · CB Insights · user-editable
- 4Authereum: Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees · CB Insights · user-editable
- 5Chris Whinfrey / X: professional biography · Chris Whinfrey / X
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