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Is Your Bitcoin Wallet Safe? Electrum Exploit Redirected Funds to Attackers
A confirmed flaw in Electrum let malicious servers silently swap recipient addresses on pending transactions. Here's what happened and what it means for custody.
Could a Wallet Bug Be the Real Threat to Your Bitcoin Right Now?
A patched flaw in a Bitcoin wallet let rogue servers steal funds mid-transaction. Here's what happened, who was affected, and what it means for how you hold Bitcoin.
Is Bitcoin's Weekend Dip Below $80,000 a Sign of Deeper Trouble Ahead?
Bitcoin slipped under $80,000 this weekend amid geopolitical tension and a $404M liquidation wave. Meanwhile, Franklin Templeton just registered two funds that automatically convert stock dividends into bitcoin.
Can Bitcoin Core's New AI-Era Security Policy Keep the Network Safe?
Bitcoin Core just rewrote its vulnerability rules because AI can now find bugs faster than humans can patch them. Here's what changed and why it matters.
Is Bitcoin Core's New Openness About Bugs Safer Than Staying Quiet?
Bitcoin Core is changing how it handles security disclosures, citing AI-assisted bug hunting. Meanwhile, ETF flows turned sharply negative and crypto tax legislation hit a wall.
Is China's Push to Seize 61,800 BTC the Biggest Custody Fight in Bitcoin's History?
Chinese prosecutors are pursuing over 61,800 Bitcoin tied to a $5.7B fraud case, while a parallel UK court battle over the same coins raises questions about who actually controls seized Bitcoin.
Did the Liquid Network Hack Reveal a Hidden Weakness in Bitcoin's Sidechain Security?
One month after hackers stole 4,000 BTC from the Liquid Network, the sidechain is back online — but questions about custody and protocol risk remain unanswered.
Is AnchorWatch's Capped-Fee Custody Model a Challenge to the Status Quo?
AnchorWatch launches a regulated Nevada trust company for Bitcoin custody with a hard $10,000/month fee cap — just as ETF inflows hit a monthly high and BlackRock files for a third Bitcoin fund.
Are Long-Dormant Bitcoin Wallets a Sign the Market Is Shifting?
A wallet silent since 2013 just moved $34M in BTC. With ETF outflows mounting and Strategy still buying, what do these signals actually tell us?
What Google's Willow Chip Actually Means for Bitcoin Security
A new quantum computing milestone has renewed scrutiny of Bitcoin's cryptographic foundations. Here's what the threat really looks like right now — and what the industry is doing about it.
Deutsche Bank's Bitcoin Custody Launch and What It Signals for Security Standards
Deutsche Bank is weeks away from offering Bitcoin custody. That timing matters — a major Ledger theft just exposed how dramatically custody failures can go wrong.
Tampered Ledger Wallets Expose a Hardware Supply Chain Weak Spot
A scammer who stole millions through fake job schemes lost nearly $5M in Bitcoin after storing funds on compromised hardware wallets — raising hard questions about device integrity.