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Coldcard's official X account posted a phishing link on Oct. 11, 2026, warning of a fake firmware vulnerability. The post was deleted, but the incident follows a July seed‑generation failure that exposed thousands of wallets.
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A single transaction mixing KYC and non-KYC Bitcoin can compromise years of privacy, warns Seth for Privacy. Proper UTXO management – or 'coin control' – is crucial for maintaining anonymity.
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Chainalysis used AI to trace the September 24 Bitget hack that stole $387 million across four blockchains, linking the funds to North Korea. The breach pushed the regime’s 2026 crypto take past $1 billion.
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Tether and Circle have accumulated roughly $200 billion in US Treasury securities and repurchase agreements over the last five years, offsetting more than 40% of the decline in China’s holdings of US debt during the same period, according to Federal Reserve research.
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Recent data showing an $88 billion drop in bank reserves doesn’t automatically indicate tightening Bitcoin liquidity. Analysts point to offsetting factors like Treasury cash management and reverse repurchase agreements.
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A $459,000 exploit of the Tradewiz trading bot was traced to a wallet address that first used the bot to execute 27 trades, according to researchers. The finding suggests a potential compromise of user private keys.
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Near Intents froze its cross-chain swaps after a bug let an attacker drain about $3.8 million. The company said it will reimburse every affected user.
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CertiK recorded $2.68 billion in gross crypto losses through September 2026, with North Korea‑linked attacks exceeding $1 billion. Bitget’s $387.5 million breach and the Liquid Network incident drove over half of the total.
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Tether revealed limited exposure to EQIBank as the bank contests a US government seizure of $84 million linked to payment processor Capstone Limited. The event raises questions about the accessibility of assets potentially backing the USDT stablecoin.
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