Crypto

A critical flaw in Coldcard hardware wallets allowed an attacker to drain roughly 594 bitcoin, worth about $38 million, from around 500 single-signature wallets in a 25-minute sweep on Friday.

Dysphoria, an Internet of Things (IoT) botnet line tracked by CNCERT and XLab, has adopted blockchain-based name services and infected-device relays after a March law-enforcement operation against JackSkid infrastructure.

The perpetual contract, a 24/7 leveraged trading instrument pioneered in crypto, is rapidly expanding into traditional asset classes, transforming how equities, commodities, and pre-IPO stocks are traded.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup generated $20 billion in blockchain-based prediction market volume and $24 million in digital collectible trades, with over 400,000 wallets participating in blockchain betting, according to a report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.

Strategy, the Bitcoin-focused corporate treasury company formerly known as MicroStrategy, reported an $8.22 billion net loss for the second quarter of 2024, driven primarily by an $8.32 billion unrealized loss on its massive Bitcoin holdings.