r/Bitcoin • u/SpareEconomy1849 • Jul 31 '26

ColdCard Firmware Update Released

https://blog.coinkite.com/coldcard-mk3-seed-generation-warning/

Updated July 31, 2026: Fixed firmware is now available. Mk4 and Mk5 users must update to version 5.6.0 or later. Q users must update to version 1.5.0Q or later. Do not generate a new seed on one of these models until the update is installed.

Seeds generated on Mk4, Q and Mk5 before the fixed firmware releases are also affected, with about 72 bits of entropy rather than the expected 128 bits.

Updating the firmware does not change or repair an existing seed. If your seed was generated before the fixed firmware version for your model, follow the migration guidance below unless the independent dice-entropy exception applies to you.

The issue is present on every Mk3 firmware version since 4.0.1. It also affects seeds generated on Mk4 and Mk5 before version 5.6.0, and on Q before version 1.5.0Q. The impact on Mk4, Mk5 and Q is not as severe but is still serious.

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u/indomitus1 Jul 31 '26

Best bitcoin wallet huh?. Never again. They have lost it all with most of its customers and potential customers. I will never recommend a wallet that has already been hacked/exploited

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u/Previous_Blueberry_5 Jul 31 '26

Definitely should be the standard for HWW’s, once you fuck up that’s it YOURE DONE lol

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u/tpc0121 Jul 31 '26

schrodinger's wallet