1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (404+ words) Ikemefula Aruogu is a seasoned author and educator in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. He has been in the business of crypto content writing for many years with thousands of articles published on the internet. Ikemefula is based in Nigeria…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (953+ words) A Coldcard security issue has put Bitcoin hardware-wallet safety back under the microscope after reports that a firmware flaw affected seed generation on some older device versions. According to the validated incident notes, the issue relates to Coldcard Mk3 firmware versions…...

11+ hour, 27+ min ago   (470+ words) Canadian Bitcoin hardware maker Coinkite has warned users of its Coldcard Mk3 signing device to move funds from wallets whose seed phrases were generated on affected firmware. On Thursday, Coinkite said seeds created on an Mk3 running firmware version 4.0.1, released in March…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (395+ words) On the 30th of July, Bitcoin’s [BTC] self-custody faced a stress test. An attacker drained about 594 BTC worth over $38 million from 500 Coldcard wallets within about 15–25 minutes. This action is a real-world examination of Bitcoin’s core ethos, as these users did everything…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago   (529+ words) Coinkite and Block both state that Mk4, Q, and Mk5 devices are "not affected" by the active exploit. That framing is accurate regarding the specific attack carried out Thursday night. It requires qualification, as Block's engineering analysis makes clear. Coinkite also states…...

5+ hour, 53+ min ago   (209+ words) Bitget Wallet, a self-custodial crypto wallet built for everyday finance, has surpassed 100 million users worldwide as daily payment users now outnumber traders for the first time in the company’s history. According to Bitget, more than half of the global users…...

3+ hour, 54+ min ago   (385+ words) A firmware bug dating back to 2021 reduced seed entropy on Coldcard hardware wallets, letting an attacker sweep 594 BTC from nearly 500 devices in under 30 minutes. Coinkite, the Canadian company behind the Coldcard hardware wallet, disclosed on July 31 that a critical flaw…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago   (197+ words) 1inch launches Aqua to enable users to manage liquidity directly from their wallets. Here's how it could change the landscape. Users can back multiple positions with one token balance. The launch aims to enhance user experience in DeFi. 1inch has unveiled Aqua,…...

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6+ hour, 24+ min ago   (973+ words) Hardware wallets are usually sold around one simple idea: keep the private key away from the internet, and you remove a large part of the risk. That is true, but only after the key has been created correctly. A recent…...