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Bitcoin cold wallet hack exposes five-year-old firmware flaw, drains $114M from Coldcard devices

Crypto Briefing·August 6, 2026·1 min read
Bitcoin cold wallet hack exposes five-year-old firmware flaw, drains $114M from Coldcard devices

A Bitcoin cold wallet hack exploited a five-year-old firmware flaw, draining $114 million from Coldcard devices. The incident underscores the critical need for robust firmware security and may drive increased reliance on regulated Bitcoin investment vehicles. The breach highlights ongoing vulnerabilities in hardware wallet security.

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