Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas tied the run to the Coldcard wallet exploit, noting several Bitcoin funds have drawn inflows daily since the hack.
The Block•Zack Abrams8 AugWith more victims being found by investigators, could Coldcard losses actually surpass $130 million?
AMBCrypto•Ishika Kumari8 Aug
Bitcoin logged 2.27 million new wallets and 751,000 active wallets this week, its strongest onchain activity in months, as holders raced to move funds off Coldcard hardware wallets following a firmware exploit that has drained more than $116 million. A Security-Driven Surge, Not a Buying Spree Santiment put out onchain figures this week, describing 751,000 […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati8 Aug
Bitcoin Magazine Coldcard Bitcoin Hack: Victims Report Median Loss of 1 BTC as Theft Tops $111 Million The amount of Bitcoin stolen has been confirmed at $111 million, but is likely much higher — and could stand at over $130 million. This post Coldcard Bitcoin Hack: Victims Report Median Loss of 1 BTC as Theft Tops $111 Million first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo .
The Coldcard hack underscores the critical need for rigorous firmware security in hardware wallets, challenging the trust in self-custody solutions.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team7 Aug
By Danny Sanders, Chief Commercial Officer, Trezor If you own a hardware wallet and you have spent the last few days worried, I completely understand. The recent Coldcard incident was serious, and real people lost real money, which is never something to wave away. One company made a serious mistake on one of the core […]
Bitcoin.com News•Media7 Aug
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Shrugs off Coldcard Hack and Clarity Act Delays, Price Chops Higher as Investors Buy ETFs The Bitcoin price seems unfazed by recent negative news. This post Bitcoin Shrugs off Coldcard Hack and Clarity Act Delays, Price Chops Higher as Investors Buy ETFs first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo .
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin ETFs Add Nearly $800 Million in the Wake of Coldcard Exploit One of the biggest Bitcoin security stories of the year unfolded last week as a firmware exploit affecting certain Coldcard hardware wallets renewed industry debate around self-custody and operational security. At the same time, another story was developing in the background. Over the same seven trading days, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $790.6 million in […] This post Bitcoin ETFs Add Nearly $800 Million in the Wake of Coldcard Exploit first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Nick Ward .
Crypto at risk of becoming "canary in a coal mine" when it comes to demonstrating how AI could impact cybersecurity.
The Block•RT Watson7 Aug
The Coldcard hack wallet moved 30.185 BTC to a new address, prompting scrutiny as analysts track possible movement of stolen funds.
Dice entropy may become the new gold standard after the Coldcard hack
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Charles Bennett7 Aug
Bitcoin developer René Pickhardt says self-custody fears kept him from buying more BTC as Coldcard losses renew scrutiny of wallet security.
Coldcard has temporarily suspended its automatic customer data deletion process because of legal obligations tied to the security incident disclosed on July 30, preserving records that would otherwise have been erased after 120 days. Coldcard announced the policy change in…
Coldcard’s NVK is scrubbing posts from X as hacking losses surpass 2,055 BTC and irate customers demand answers.
Protos•Aaron Wise7 Aug
A volunteer security group called the Bitcoin Red Team uncovered 4,962 vulnerabilities, 85 of them critical, across 390 open-source Bitcoin projects over a 27-hour stretch after the Coldcard hack. A Response to the Coldcard Exploit The Coldcard hardware wallet exploit drained bitcoin (BTC) from long-term holders after a firmware bug dating to March 2021. Losses […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati7 Aug
A five-year firmware error turned Coldcard into the largest known Bitcoin seed-theft, while AI-assisted analysis of the broader ecosystem is surfacing how systematically the industry has underestimated the same class of vulnerability. On July 30, 2026, a coordinated sweep removed…
CoinDesk•James Van Straten7 Aug
The Coldcard exploit, which caused more than $100 million in losses, helped push July crypto thefts to $247 million, making it the second-worst month of 2026.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai7 Aug
The hacker behind the Coldcard wallet exploit, believed to hold 2,055 BTC (about $130 million) in stolen bitcoin, moved funds for the first time in weeks, sending 30.185 BTC (about $1.94 million) to a new wallet. The Hacker Goes Quiet, Then Moves Again Just hours ago, the hacker behind the largest share of the theft, […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati7 Aug
Bitcoin active addresses hit their highest daily level since December 2024 after users moved funds from wallets generated with vulnerable Coldcard firmware, seeking alternatives.