$38M Coldcard Heist: The Bitcoin Self-Custody Nightmare
📰 "$38M Coldcard Heist: The Bitcoin Self-Custody Nightmare" by Rhodes
This isn't fear-mongering—it's what happened to roughly 500 Bitcoin holders on July 30, 2026. An attacker drained 594 BTC (worth over $38 million) from Coldcard hardware wallets. Here's the kicker: the victims never made a mistake. Their wallets were compromised by a firmware bug that had been hiding in plain sight since March 2021.
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