Coldcard Hardware Wallet Security Exploit
Long-term Bitcoin holders are disproportionately affected by the hardware wallet exploit, as stolen coins had average dormancy of over 3 years
Too little corroboration in the last 3 days to call a trend (4 articles). Watching for it to gain traction.
Still mostly niche and specialist coverage — not yet picked up broadly by mainstream press.
"The episode has already pushed roughly $15 billion in Bitcoin to safer custody and drawn a warning from Ledger that wallet security has to adapt to AI-assisted discovery."
"Despite the exploit, BTC responded positively to the July jobs report showing the US economy lost 23,000 jobs against expectations of 80,000, tagging an August high above $65,300."
"Millions of dollars in Bitcoin has been drained on a daily basis since the attack, and cautious investors have been moving their coins to other storage solutions — including exchanges."
"Thorn noted the stolen coins had sat untouched for years before being taken—an average dormancy of 3.18 years—underscoring that the victims were long-term holders."