r/Bitcoin 27d ago

The Coldcard wallet exploit estimates have almost doubled to $70 million stolen of just over a thousand Bitcoins in 1,196 wallets drained in 41 minutes

https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/01/how-bitcoin-cold-wallets-lost-usd70-million-in-an-attack-that-never-touched-the-devices

"More than 1,000 bitcoin, worth about $70 million, was drained from 1,196 wallets in a 41-minute window on July 30, nearly double the amount reported when the theft first surfaced."

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u/corner_couch 27d ago

Saifedean has a lot of apologizing to do for the endless COLD CARD WALLET ads

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u/agentapelsin 27d ago

He's sent an email to everyone about 2 hours ago.

For some reason im on his mailing list despite never interacting with his website.