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August 3, 2026
Millions stolen from Bitcoin wallets hosted by Canada-based company — nationalpost.com
Hackers have absconded with more than US$100 million ($140 million CAD) worth of Bitcoin from thousands of supposedly secure accounts in recent days, setting up another scandal for investors who have been repeatedly preyed upon by thieves in the sector.
Bitcoin is just the poster currency for a growing movement of alternative tender — qz.com
Like the trillion-dollar platinum coin several months ago, Bitcoin has jumped from a technical curiosity to “mainstream” financial news. It has become an object of economic escapism—but the kind you can’t escape from. Whether it continues to grow as a
F.B.I. Agent Is Accused of Stealing Cryptocurrency — nytimes.com
The agent confessed to making unauthorized withdrawals from a criminal target overseas, according to court papers.
Strategy sold more bitcoin as it keeps pivoting away from its buy-and-hold playbook — qz.com
The company sold 1,638 bitcoin last week, its latest move under a capital framework adopted in late June that authorizes bitcoin sales for liquidity
Bitcoin owners rocked by $116 million hack: What we know about the Coldcard exploit — fortune.com
A security hack has once again rocked crypto. Since Thursday, Bitcoin owners who store their crypto with Coldcard, which offers a form of hyper-secure storage known as hard wallets, have experienced four waves of thefts that have affected more than 5,200
Trump heads west as Senate eyes pre-midterm recess — rollcall.com
Just as Senate GOP leaders plan to begin moving several big-ticket items ahead of a planned August recess, President Donald Trump will head out west for a Los Angeles-area fundraiser and an economic speech in Las Vegas. Trump is set to return to
Crypto hackers drain millions from over 1K bitcoin wallets in string recent attacks linked to software flaw — nypost.com
Security researchers warned of a vulnerability for Coinkite's Coldcard wallet users.
Trump-backed American Bitcoin posts $57m loss but grows its BTC treasury — thenextweb.com
American Bitcoin lost money again in the second quarter, and kept buying bitcoin anyway. The Trump-family-backed miner reported a net loss of $57.2m for the three months to June, narrower than the $81.8m loss it booked the quarter before. Mining revenue
Ben McKenzie Says Major Streamers Were Scared to License His Anti-Crypto Documentary, So He Found a Different Way to Reach Audiences — variety.com
Ben McKenzie believes he knows why the major streaming services weren’t interested in licensing “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money.” His new documentary takes on the cryptocurrency industry, portraying the controversial digital currency as corrupt and in
Circle bought 1,000 IBM blockchain patents. Nothing good can come of that — fortune.com
Patents, in the popular imagination, conjure up images of geniuses, scientific marvels, and inevitably, the word “innovation.” And so it was this week when Circle announced it had purchased nearly 1,000 patents from fading tech giant IBM. The stablecoin
Crypto industry poll touts benefits of its top Hill priority — semafor.com
More than half of Americans say they would feel more protected if Congress passes the cryptocurrency industry’s top legislative priority, according to a new poll conducted by Focaldata on behalf of crypto company Coinbase. The poll, shared first with
How Iran Blew Up Trump’s Gulf AI Deals — thebulwark.com
(Photo illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Bulwark | Photos: Shutterstock) WAR TENDS TO BE BAD FOR BUSINESS. Investment dries up and talented workers flee. So it has proved in the Persian Gulf, where the war with Iran has driven out foreigners, snarled supply
AI is 'both the weapon and the target' in latest wave of cyberattacks — theregister.com
AI is becoming both an attack tool and a high-value target, with attacks by AI-enabled adversaries rising 89 percent in 2025, according to CrowdStrike. The security firm's annual Threat Hunting Report details criminal gangs and nation states using AI
Hackers Target Bitcoin’s Safest Hiding Place in Ongoing Attack — bloomberg.com
Hackers have found a software flaw in a brand of “cold” Bitcoin wallet — considered one of the safest places to store cryptocurrency — and are siphoning tens of millions of dollars in an ongoing attack.
Coldcard wallet attack drains at least $70M in Bitcoin from 1,200 addresses: report — foxbusiness.com
Owners of a popular bitcoin storage device are being urged to protect their cryptocurrency after security researchers said a software flaw may have allowed attackers to steal roughly $70 million worth of bitcoin in less than an hour. Forbes first reported
Coldcard wallet attack drains up to $89M in Bitcoin from 1,200+ addresses — foxbusiness.com
Owners of a popular bitcoin storage device are being urged to protect their cryptocurrency after security researchers said a software flaw may have allowed attackers to steal roughly $70 million worth of bitcoin in less than an hour. Forbes first reported
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