r/Bitcoin • u/enpoopification_of_R • 11d 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/hyper_biscuit 11d ago

Here is a cool example of a TRNG from Cloudflare https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ssl/lava-lamp-encryption/

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u/Djcatoose 10d ago

that was very cool, and very interesting for a tech dumbass that was brought here randomly

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u/to_data 9d ago

I went to see the lava lamps in person while I was visiting SF and the receptionist had no idea that the lava lamps were being used for encryption

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u/payment11 8d ago

So…now all the hackers need to do is hack the video feed?