Coldcard RNG integration error tied to estimated $88.6M Bitcoin theft
Square Engineering says a deterministic MicroPython fallback may have weakened seed generation under specific conditions.
Square Engineering says a deterministic MicroPython fallback may have weakened seed generation under specific conditions.
The issuer cited liquidity, operating costs, and investor interest as it winds down a $14.25 million fund.
Thorn said some suspected attacker transactions are still unconfirmed, leaving a narrow fee-bump window for affected users.
The reported third-wave losses span 4,585 addresses, while Senate odds for a Clarity Act vote fade with five days left.
Commissioners invited written statements due Aug. 24, extending uncertainty for US-listed BTC index options timing.
Sub-10 BTC deposits hit 7,300 BTC on July 31 as net inflows turned positive and exchange balances rose to 2.715M BTC.
The transfer extends a seven-month distribution trend tracked via Arkham-labeled wallets and summarized by Lookonchain.
STRC traded around $89.46, breaking a recent pattern of dividend hikes after sub-par months.
SF 3868 requires immediate deactivation on Aug. 1 and sets a Dec. 31 deadline to remove machines from public view.
Coinkite says a hotfix won’t secure already-generated vulnerable seeds, urging users to migrate funds.
Analysts say a late-June leverage flush muted forced selling, shifting August risk to jobs data, yields, ETF flows, and a Coldcard overhang.
Because vulnerable seeds can’t be repaired by an update, the incident is fueling fresh interest in custodians and spot BTC ETFs like IBIT.
A rotation narrative is building toward BTC, ETH, RWAs, stablecoin rails, payments, and infrastructure, but the evidence is qualitative.
The July drawdown-driven transfer leaves open whether a disclosed $1.11B BTC miner basket was sold.
BlackRock’s IBIT took in $183.4M, keeping July net flows at +$437.8M after two months of heavy outflows.
The market maker says liquidity is concentrating in institution-favored tokens as long-tail activity weakens.
The alert hit as investigators analyzed a tightly timed 594.48 BTC sweep from single-sig wallets with no proven link.
The BTC amount, custody setup, and whether yield strategies are allowed were not disclosed.
The firm disclosed $218.4M of Bitcoin sales tied to preferred dividends and a $3.75B cash reserve to support payouts.
The state-affiliated outlet says scammers used Proton Mail and threatened damaging reports unless paid in BTC.