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Liquid Network Recovers 3,400 BTC — But $47M Is Still Missing
Whitehat hackers returned most of the bitcoin taken from Liquid Network's federation wallet, but nearly 600 BTC remains outstanding as Blockstream works to bring the network back online.
Who Really Took $320M From Liquid Network — and Will It Come Back?
Purported white-hat hackers drained 4,000 BTC from Blockstream's Liquid Network sidechain, then promised to return most of it. Meanwhile, the Coldcard exploiter quietly moved $7.7M more.
Old Wallets Wake Up While a Jobs Report Pulls Bitcoin Under $80,000
A British investor just recovered $4.5M in forgotten Bitcoin, and a string of decade-old wallets moved $15.7M — all as a strong jobs report pushed BTC back below $80,000.
Trezor's Expanded Data Breach Raises Hard Questions About Hardware Wallet Custody
A third-party shipping partner failed to delete customer records, exposing 67,000 more US users. Meanwhile, Bitcoin trades near $79,709 after a strong jobs report briefly pushed it below $80,000.
IMF Confirms El Salvador's Bitcoin Stack Grew on Private Donations, Not Taxes
The IMF reversed its earlier position, confirming El Salvador added Bitcoin since June 2025 through private donations only. Meanwhile, U.S. Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $731M in a single day.
Coldcard Exploit Meets THORChain: What the Stolen-BTC Trail Reveals About Custody Risk
A hacker tied to a Coldcard hardware wallet breach moved stolen Bitcoin through THORChain into Ethereum. The story is less about the tool and more about how funds were secured in the first place.
Is the Sality Botnet Takedown a Wake-Up Call for Bitcoin Custody?
A major malware network that stole Bitcoin for eight years was just dismantled. Here's what it reveals about self-custody risks — and what changed.
BlackRock's Bitcoin Conviction at $77,816: What the Portfolio Math Actually Shows
BlackRock has reaffirmed its Bitcoin thesis, and fresh ETF inflows plus a wave of corporate treasury buying are putting that conviction to the test in real time.
Kraken's Dust Attack Exposes a Custody Risk Bitcoin Holders Should Understand
A sanctioned wallet sent tiny crypto 'dust' to Kraken customers, triggering account lockouts. The incident is a sharp reminder that custody design has real consequences.
The Coldcard Hack's 1,789 BTC Shadow Over Bitcoin's $80K Recovery
Bitcoin's sharp rally back above $80,000 is drawing fresh scrutiny to a security breach: Galaxy Research now tallies 1,789 BTC lost in the Coldcard hack, with 87% of those coins still unmoved.
AI-Exposed Bitcoin Flaws and the Developer Group Racing to Fix Them
A small team of developers is quietly auditing Bitcoin software for vulnerabilities that AI tools have made easier to find and exploit — here's why that matters right now.
Coldcard's Firmware Fix Arrives as Bitcoin Settles Near $77K After Historic Short Squeeze
Coinkite pushed a security-critical firmware update for Coldcard wallets while Bitcoin paused near $77,168 following one of its sharpest weekly rallies in years.