Bitcoin cold-wallet attack spreads to 4,500 addresses as losses near $89 million

CoinDeskAugust 1, 2026 at 8:10 PM

Galaxy Research flagged a third wave of sweeps tied to weak Coldcard-generated keys, with the attacker now targeting smaller balances and changing how funds are collected onchain.

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