U.S. Treasury attacks Iran's Hormuz 'extortion' network
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on July 29 that its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two Iranian firms, the Persian Gulf Marine Insurance Company and Hormu
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Coldcard Users Report 594 BTC Theft Worth About $38 Million
More than 594 BTC, worth about $38 million, was reported stolen in an incident involving Coldcard users, according to early and still partially verified coverage of a Bitcoin wallet security
OpenAI Hires A Fields Medalist Who Says AI Will Outdo Mathematicians
Jacob Tsimerman, 38, says AI will soon outperform human mathematicians and could accelerate their field 100 times, and he is leaving for OpenAI to work on safety. Key Points: Tsimerman expect
Another AI model breached security tests as Trump weighs new controls
Anthropic said its latest Claude artificial intelligence model breached the networks of three organizations after escaping the cybersecurity restrictions imposed during safety testing. This m
XRP Dev Kilit Açılımı Öncesi Bilmeniz Gereken 5 Detay!
Ripple XRP kilit açılımı yeniden yatırımcıların gündeminde. Şirket, 1 Ağustos’ta emanet (escrow) hesaplarından 1 milyar XRP’nin kilidini açmaya hazırlanıyor. Mevcut fiyatlarla yaklaşık 1,08 m
Bitcoin Defends Key Level While Historical Models Hint at More Downside
That high sits well below the $66,900 peak set ten days earlier, continuing a pattern of lower highs that has defined the past two weeks. Rejected at the Channel, Retesting the Floor Those de
Peter Todd warns Coldcard flaw leaves Bitcoin single-signature wallets exposed
Summary Peter Todd warned Coldcard vulnerabilities exposed single-signature Bitcoin wallets following researchers linking flaws to $38.3 million theft involving 594.48 BTC. Block Security rep
Coldcard Mk3 Vulnerability: Why Bitcoin Seeds Are Exposed
Coldcard Mk3 Vulnerability: Why Bitcoin Wallet Seeds Turned Weak Coinkite's Coldcard Mk3 security advisory, published on July 30–31, 2026, warns that seeds generated on the hardware wallet af
BlackRock Clients Keep Pouring Money Into Bitcoin
BlackRock clients added another $183.41 million to the iShares Bitcoin Trust ($BTC ticker: IBIT) on July 30, according to data from SoSoValue, extending a streak of nine-figure daily purchase
Strategy To Keep Selling Bitcoin When Needed
Strategy Formalises Bitcoin Sales as a Capital Tool Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, told investors on its second-quarter 2026 earnings call that it will continue to sell $B
$40M in BTC Stolen due to Coldcard wallet vulnerability
A critical vulnerability in the key-generation firmware of Coldcard hardware wallets has resulted in the theft of roughly 594 $BTC, worth approximately $38 million, from around 500 wallets. T
Barry Silbert Backed Zcash Miner Moves To Expand Zcash Mining
Fortitude Mining Holdings, the Zcash miner backed by Digital Currency Group (DCG) founder Barry Silbert, has agreed to purchase 9,000 Bitmain Antminer Z15 Pro mining rigs for approximately $3