Can AI Hack Bitcoin? BitGo CEO Dares Anthropic’s Claude to Crack 100 BTC Wallet
BitGo CEO Mike Belshe challenged Anthropic’s Claude to move 100 BTC from a public wallet, but the funds remained untouched as of August 2. Claude ...
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Morning Minute: The Coldcard Bitcoin Hack Nears $114 Million in Potential Losses
Self-custody is under attack, and it's becoming increasingly clear that AI is one of crypto's leading threats.
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Strategy Sells $105M in Bitcoin as Dollar Reserve Hits $4B
Half the proceeds funded preferred dividends and half went into an $81 million STRC buyback, its second in as many weeks.
MicroStrategy Added 37 Bitcoin in Two Months. Then It Sold 1,638 in One Week
Strategy added just 37 bitcoin in two months, then sold 1,638 in one week. Its stack is now smaller than in May. The post MicroStrategy Added 37 Bitcoin in Two Months. Then It Sold 1,638 in One Week appeared first on BeInCrypto .
No dice? Your Bitcoin hardware wallet is probably not as secure as you thought it was
Coldcard's RNG failure shows why an air gap cannot rescue a seed that was predictable at creation. The post No dice? Your Bitcoin hardware wallet is probably not as secure as you thought it was appeared first on CryptoSlate .
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Sells 1,638 Bitcoin to Fund STRC Buybacks, Dividends
Michael Saylor’s Strategy has again sold Bitcoin, less than a month after its previous BTC sale. The company also bought back STRC shares over the past week under its Repurchase Program and increased its USD reserves by$250 million to $4 billion. Ad Ad Strategy Sells 1,638 Bitcoin For $104.73 Million An SEC filing shows that The post Michael Saylor’s Strategy Sells 1,638 Bitcoin to Fund STRC Buybacks, Dividends appeared first on CoinGape .
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Crypto Market Update August 3: Easing Geopolitical Tensions Fail to Boost Bitcoin as PI, UNI Lead Losses
The crypto market trades in the red today, August 3, despite reports that the US and Iran will hold fresh peace talks. Bitcoin (BTC) has slipped below $63,000, while Ethereum (ETH) is defending the support at $1,800. Pi Network (PI) and Uniswap (UNI) are facing the biggest drop after the prices fell by 3.89% and The post Crypto Market Update August 3: Easing Geopolitical Tensions Fail to Boost Bitcoin as PI, UNI Lead Losses appeared first on CoinGape .
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Strategy Sells $102 Million Worth of Bitcoin
Michael Saylor's Strategy has sold another 1,637 Bitcoin worth approximately $102.3 million.
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Strategy sold another $105 million of bitcoin last week, repurchased $81.2 million of STRC
The company trimmed bitcoin holdings by 1,638 coins, while raising $290.6 million with sales of common stock.
Strategy Sold Over $100 Million in Bitcoin, Buys Back More STRC
MicroStrategy sold over 1,600 BTC last week. It also expanded its cash reserves and bought back more STRC.
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Breaking: Trump-Backed American Bitcoin Stock Gains With Strong Q2 Earnings
Donald Trump-linked American Bitcoin Corp. (Nasdaq: ABTC), a Bitcoin accumulation and mining firm co-founded by Eric Trump, declared its monetary outcomes for Q2 2026. The company has been churning out record Bitcoin production during the period and building up its Bitcoin treasury. It also kept investing in its mining infrastructure even in the face of The post Breaking: Trump-Backed American Bitcoin Stock Gains With Strong Q2 Earnings appeared first on CoinGape .
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Trumps’ American Bitcoin reports record BTC output, narrower Q2 loss
Trump-linked Bitcoin miner produced a record 932 BTC in the second quarter, lifting mining revenue 8% as its net loss narrowed from the previous quarter.
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Ethereum Price to $4,000? BlackRock Clients ‘Dump Bitcoin for ETH’ as Coin Bureau Spots Bullish Shift
BlackRock clients withdrew approximately $60 million from IBIT and purchased more than $20 million of ETH early in the week. US Bitcoin ETFs lost $265.4 ...
Solo Bitcoin miner nets $200,000 as Coldcard hardware wallet drains rocks sentiment
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 3, 2026
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Bitcoin, ether decline as Coldcard exploit enters a fifth day
Nevertheless, the drop in crypto prices seems restrained given the magnitude of losses in the wallet hack and the erosion of confidence in cold storage.
Craig Wright Revives Bitcoin Governance Fight, Calls for a Permanently Fixed Protocol
Craig Wright argues that Bitcoin’s base protocol should remain permanently fixed, preventing developers, miners or companies from rewriting its rules. Bitcoin developers can propose upgrades, ...
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Another Bitcoin Crash Call? Dogecoin Cofounder Responds With 'Sigh'
Bitcoin bear call sparks reaction from Dogecoin cofounder, Billy Markus.
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Live updates: Bitcoin flirts with $64,000 as stocks start strong in August
ARP Digital’s Yusuf Fakhro said bitcoin’s weakness reflects stalled participation more than forced selling, with ETF flows turning negative, CME open interest back at 2023 levels and Strategy idle for a fifth straight week.
Ethereum Price Prediction This Week: Can ETH Break Above $2k?
Ethereum price fell 1.91% to $1,839 on Monday, extending pressure after last week’s broader market decline. Bitcoin price stood at less than $63,000, and XRP price traded at close to $1.06 following the recent selling off. Ether is currently trading below its recent $1870-$1,900 consolidation point. The key near-term weekly recovery target is the $2,000 The post Ethereum Price Prediction This Week: Can ETH Break Above $2k? appeared first on CoinGape .
Coldcard Losses Near $114M as Small Bitcoin Transfers Spike
Transfers of less than 1 BTC hit levels last seen days after the FTX collapse, while Galaxy Research flagged a likely fourth wave of thefts.