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Coldcard Bitcoin Exploit Balloons to $88 Million as Attackers Keep Draining Wallets

DecryptSunday, August 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM

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Coldcard Bitcoin Exploit Balloons to $88 Million as Attackers Keep Draining Wallets — Image via Decrypt

Galaxy Research says a third wave of thefts from Coldcard Bitcoin wallets has pushed observed losses to roughly 1,367 BTC across 4,585 addresses.

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Impact: High
Category: Crypto
Market relevance: High
Why it matters: Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk. Galaxy Research says a third wave of thefts from Coldcard Bitcoin wallets has pushed observed losses to roughly 1,367 BTC across 4,585 addresses. Watch liquidity and volatility around Bitcoin and Coldcard Bitcoin Exploit — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.

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What happened

Galaxy Research says a third wave of thefts from Coldcard Bitcoin wallets has pushed observed losses to roughly 1,367 BTC across 4,585 addresses.

Why it matters

Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk.

Background

Decrypt reported on this under crypto. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.

Timeline

Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC
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Economic impact

Watch liquidity and volatility around Bitcoin and Coldcard Bitcoin Exploit — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.

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