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Zerohash rolls out a new tool to move crypto without copying wallet addresses

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Zerohash introduced AUTH, a transfer tool that lets users move crypto between linked accounts without copying wallet addresses or selecting a blockchain network. The service was unveiled at Money20/20 in Las Vegas and is built to connect exchange accounts and self-custody wallets through compatible applications.

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Zerohash launched AUTH, a service for moving cryptocurrency between linked accounts without requiring users to copy wallet addresses or pick a blockchain network.
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Zerohash says AUTH supports more than 600 connections, including four exchange or brokerage accounts and the rest wallets.
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Zerohash unveiled AUTH at the Money20/20 conference in Las Vegas.
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AUTH lets users connect exchange accounts and self-custody wallets and approve transfers through compatible applications.

What it means

Zerohash is positioning AUTH around the basic plumbing of crypto transfers, where users normally need to manage addresses and network choices by hand. A tool built for linked accounts and wallets fits into a market that has been pushing for simpler account-to-account movement across crypto products. Money20/20 in Las Vegas is also a standard venue for payments and financial infrastructure launches, which shows this is being framed as a product for mainstream rails rather than a niche crypto workflow.

For people who hold crypto across exchanges and self-custody wallets, the immediate change is a more direct transfer flow inside compatible apps. That can reduce the steps involved in moving funds between connected accounts, while leaving the user inside Zerohash’s supported environment. Exchange and brokerage accounts sit alongside wallets here, so the product is aimed at linking custodial and self-custody setups rather than replacing either one. (per coindesk.com)

The trade-off sits between convenience and the long-standing crypto practice of user-controlled address handling. Tools like AUTH can make transfers feel closer to traditional fintech account movement, but they also pull more of the experience into a branded system of supported connections. The fact that Zerohash says it supports more than 600 connections suggests the contest is now over who becomes the default interface for moving assets, not whether those assets can move at all.

Still open is how widely AUTH will be adopted beyond the launch announcement and which applications will integrate it next. The details available do not say how many users, partners, or regions will use the service first, or how quickly the 600-plus connections will become available in practice. The next useful marker would be disclosures from Zerohash on live integrations and actual transfer volume through AUTH.

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