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A Coldcard firmware vulnerability resulted in widespread Bitcoin losses across a larger set of wallets than initially estimated, with 1,082.65 BTC compromised across 1,196 addresses.

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Too little corroboration in the last 3 days to call a trend (1 article). Watching for it to gain traction.

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≈ RELATED The Coldcard hack represents individual security mismanagement rather than a fundamental flaw in Bitcoin's protocol, limiting its negative impact on Bitcoin adoption NEUTRAL BTC ≈ RELATED Coldcard Firmware Seed Vulnerability Exploit BEARISH BTC ≈ RELATED Coldcard Wallet Exploit Contagion Risk BEARISH BTC ≈ RELATED The Coldcard wallet vulnerability and resulting fund migrations are distorting traditional on-chain bearish signals, making it difficult to interpret genuine market sentiment NEUTRAL BTC ⇄ CROSS-ASSET Ethereum stolen in the Coldcard exploit is being rapidly moved through Tornado Cash mixer, creating similar laundering and potential selling pressure for ETH as for Bitcoin. BEARISH ETH ≈ RELATED Mt. Gox Creditor Sell Pressure BEARISH BTC
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"Galaxy Research, the research arm of Galaxy Digital, has expanded the on-chain footprint linked to the Coldcard wallet incident that reportedly resulted in the loss of 1,082.65 bitcoin. In a new analysis, the firm identified 1,196 addresses that were involved in transactions tied to that event, widening the estimated scale beyond earlier preliminary figures."

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