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AI Signature Threat Puts Bitcoin Custody Under the Microscope
An Ethereum researcher's warning that AI could crack Bitcoin wallet cryptography 'in months' is forcing a hard look at how holders — and institutions — store their coins.
Ledger's Bitcoin Loan Feature Raises Custody Questions Worth Understanding
Ledger's new Morpho-powered loan product lets users borrow against Bitcoin without selling — but what happens to your keys when collateral is on the line?
What Big-Bank Bitcoin Exposure Really Means for How BTC Is Held
Major banks are quietly increasing Bitcoin positions, and the custody infrastructure behind that shift is changing how the asset moves — and who controls it.
What Strategy's Lopsided Week Tells Us About Corporate Bitcoin Confidence
Strategy spent six times more buying back its own stock than buying Bitcoin last week — and that unusual ratio says something real about how corporate treasury players are evolving.
Absa's Bitcoin Custody Move Shows What Bank Adoption Actually Looks Like
South Africa's Absa became the first African bank to custody Bitcoin. Here's why that milestone matters more than the headlines suggest.
SEC's Crypto Custody Proposal: What It Means for Bitcoin Funds and Donors
The SEC has proposed new custody rules for crypto-holding investment funds, arriving just as Bitcoin ETFs logged $103M in fresh inflows and the broader market hit its most risk-on tone in months.
What a 43% Quarter Actually Means for Bitcoin's Credibility
Bitcoin just closed its best Q3 since 2017. Here's what the numbers behind that rally — and the risks still attached — tell us about where the network stands.
What the Bitget $388M Hack Tells Us About Exchange Custody Risk
Customers pulled 4,000+ BTC in one hour after Bitget resumed withdrawals post-hack. The rush reveals how quickly trust collapses when exchange custody fails.
What Missouri's Bitcoin Corridor Tells Us About Grassroots Adoption
A café in rural Missouri sparked a 40-merchant Bitcoin network. Meanwhile, corporate treasuries and ETF flows paint a more complicated picture of who's actually buying.
THORChain Refuses to Block Bitget Hacker as $6M Moves Into Bitcoin
THORChain declined Bitget's request to freeze hacker-linked addresses after a $388M theft, allowing roughly 2,390 ETH to be swapped into 75 BTC through the protocol.
Did North Korean Hackers Just Steal $388M From Bitget — And Is Your Exchange Safe?
A massive exchange hack linked to North Korea, a rare stretch of ETF inflows, and a new privacy proposal for Bitcoin all landed in the same week. Here's what matters.
Did a $352M Hack at Bitget Just Expose a Custody Crisis?
Bitget halted withdrawals after nearly $352M in suspected unauthorized transfers. Meanwhile, a Brooklyn man got 12 years for a $16M Coinbase phishing scam — custody failures are this week's theme.