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BitBank's $100M+ Bitcoin Funnel to Iran's Revolutionary Guards: What It Means for Crypto Sanctions
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Tehran exchange BitBank, saying it moved hundreds of millions in Bitcoin to Iran's Revolutionary Guards — including tolls collected from ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Bitcoin Core 32.0's Security Patches Land as Congress Codifies a 5.9K-BTC Reserve Play
A major Bitcoin software update enters final testing with speed and security fixes, while a House committee votes to lock Trump's Bitcoin reserve into law—and corporate treasuries sit on thin ice.
Bitcoin Core 32's Node Exploit and What the CLARITY Act Collapse Actually Signals
A wallet flaw in Bitcoin Core 32 gets patched as the Senate's 49-50 procedural vote on the CLARITY Act triggers $450M in ETF outflows — here's what both mean.
Swiss Bitcoin Pay's Data Breach and What It Signals About Payment Processor Security
Swiss Bitcoin Pay shut down servers after a breach exposed customer emails, Bitcoin addresses, and transaction history. Here's what the incident reveals about custody and data risks in Bitcoin payments.
Symbiosis Bridge Exploit and Bitcoin ETF's $463M Bleed: What Both Signal Now
A Bitcoin bridge attack netted only $336K despite minting billions in synthetic BTC, while ETF outflows hit $463M last week. Here's what each reveals about where Bitcoin custody risk actually lives.
Did Revolut Hand Your Bitcoin History to a Fake Government Request?
Revolut fulfilled a fraudulent data request, exposing passports, selfies, home addresses, and full Bitcoin transaction histories. Separately, white-hat hackers took 4,000+ BTC from Blockstream's Liquid sidechain.
Is Trezor's Latest Data Breach a Warning Sign for Hardware Wallet Users?
A phishing campaign hit Trezor customers after scammers breached its marketing platform — arriving the same week Blockstream refused a ransom demand over nearly 600 stolen BTC from the Liquid network.
Can Block's Bank Charter Reshape How Bitcoin Is Custodied?
Jack Dorsey's Block has applied for a bank charter specifically to custody Bitcoin, while CoinCorner launches a Lloyd's-insured multisig vault—two moves that signal custody is becoming a mainstream concern.
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.