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David Schwartz weighs in on $100M Coldcard hack

David Schwartz said the Coldcard breach shows that rare custody failures can produce devastating losses, comparing the incident with past breakdowns in traditional finance. Schwartz compares Coldcard breach with TradFi failures Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz framed the Coldcard attack…

Crypto.news•Lawrence Mondal4 Aug

Bitcoin recovers above $64K: Has the Coldcard-driven sell-off ended?

Bitcoin's short-term holders panic-sold before turning back to accumulation.

AMBCrypto•Olayiwola Dolapo4 Aug

MARA Opens Slipstream to the Public as Coldcard Victims Race to Escape

MARA Foundation says its Slipstream service is now open to anyone, with no signup code required, at the same moment thousands of bitcoin holders are racing to move funds off a flawed hardware wallet. MARA Strips Away the Access Codes MARA Holdings, the Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure provider, formerly known as […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman4 Aug

Nearly $32 Million in ‘Dormant’ Bitcoin Moves After Coldcard Hack Reaches Estimated $130M

Bitcoin Magazine Nearly $32 Million in ‘Dormant’ Bitcoin Moves After Coldcard Hack Reaches Estimated $130M Bitcoin worth close to $32 million moved for the first time in 12 years yesterday. This post Nearly $32 Million in ‘Dormant’ Bitcoin Moves After Coldcard Hack Reaches Estimated $130M first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo .

Bitcoin Magazine•Mathew Di Salvo4 Aug

Bitcoin’s Most Active Day Since 2024. What Happened On-Chain During the Coldcard Panic

Bitcoin active addresses hit a 20-month high in the Coldcard panic. On-chain data shows what holders really did.

BeInCrypto•Jakub Dziadkowiec4 Aug

At least 15 attackers exploited Coldcard vulnerability: Galaxy

Galaxy said that at least 15 different attackers have exploited the Coldcard vulnerability, which may have been avoided with just $2 worth of AI hardening, according to Dragonfly’s managing partner.

Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai4 Aug

AI Attack Freezes Boltz, Rattles Lightning Network Users

Boltz, a company that lets people move bitcoin between the main blockchain, the Lightning Network, and the Liquid sidechain, shut down all of its swap services on Aug. 3 after months of automated attacks it said were increasingly powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The timing rattled bitcoiners because the disclosure landed almost alongside the Coldcard […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman4 Aug

Coldcard exploit drives record OKX inflows as users rethink self custody

OKX has reported record inflows to its centralized exchange following the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit, as the company says users are increasingly prioritizing managed custody after one of the largest known Bitcoin wallet security incidents. According to The Block, OKX…

Crypto.news•Rony Roy4 Aug

Coldcard Urges Users to ‘Carefully Move Funds’ as Exploit Losses Mount

Some reports claimed that the stolen money is somewhere around $130 million already. And, it's still increasing.

CryptoPotato•Jordan Lyanchev4 Aug

Coldcard hack may accelerate migration to ETFs as safer option

The Coldcard hack underscores the need for enhanced security measures, potentially driving a shift towards ETFs and institutional custody solutions.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team4 Aug

Coldcard hacker’s BTC wallet flooded with on-chain messages

Victims are spending small amounts of BTC on OP_RETURN messages asking the Coldcard thief to give some of it back.

Protos•Aaron Wise4 Aug

OKX says Coldcard exploit triggers ‘record’ inflows to centralized exchanges

During the first half of the year, OKX told The Block it prevented $26.3 million in scam-related losses by stopping suspicious transfers.

The Block•RT Watson4 Aug

Coldcard urges users to move bitcoin as active wallet exploit continues

CoinDesk•Shaurya Malwa4 Aug

Coldcard Exploit Tops $100M as Expert Says Stolen BTC May Be Hard to Spend

Not everyone agrees the stolen BTC are trapped, with some pointing to mixers, Lightning, and privacy tools as possible escape routes.

CryptoPotato•Wayne Jones4 Aug

Coldcard exploit crosses $100M with 1,596 Bitcoin stolen: Wave 4 can push losses to $130M

The Coldcard exploit has become a major hardware wallet security incident, renewing scrutiny of self-custody practices.

AMBCrypto•Muriuki Lazaro4 Aug

Bitcoin self-custody at risk after Coldcard exploit drains over $83 million

The Coldcard exploit highlights the critical need for enhanced security measures and may drive increased adoption of multi-signature wallets.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team4 Aug

Hardware Wallet Firms Warn of Phishing Surge as Coldcard Losses Near $130M

Fake "coordinated hardware audit" emails are steering holders to a cloned Coldcard site that installs remote-access software.

Decrypt•Decrypt Agent4 Aug

Bitcoin rises toward $64,000 as Coldcard exploit, Strategy sales recede. ADA advances

CoinDesk•Shaurya Malwa4 Aug

Coldcard crisis hits $130 million – proving ‘not your keys’ is meaningless if you trust a single device to generate them

Block's Bitcoin Engineering and Security team and independent Bitcoin Core developers have traced the recent batch of Coinkite Coldcard wallet losses to a specific firmware defect that exposed a hidden weakness in Bitcoin self-custody before any user touched a seed phrase. The bug diverted the device's random-number generation from its STM32 hardware source to MicroPython's […]

CryptoSlate•Gino Matos4 Aug

The Coldcard Hack Just Hit $116 Million. A Fourth Wave Is Still Draining

The Coldcard hardware wallet hack has grown to $116 million (potentially more) across four separate waves, and Coinkite says the last three days have been among the hardest in the company’s history. Four Waves in Four Days What started as an estimated $30 million theft has more than tripled in less than a week. Bitcoin.com […]

Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati4 Aug