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1 week ago

Foundation Raises $6.4M to Build Hardware That Authorizes AI Agents in Real Time

Foundation raised $6.4M led by Fulgur Ventures, bringing total funding to $16.5M since its 2021 launch. Passport Prime launches at $349, targeting over 1M Cake Wallet users with KeyOS cold storage integration. Foundation plans a KeyOS app store by end of Q2 2026, expanding into AI agent and identity security. Arche Capital also participated in the round, which brings Foundation's total funding to approximately $16.5 million, according to the firm's release on Thursday.
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fromnews.bitcoin.com
2 weeks ago

Bitcoiner Dumps Old Computer Files Into Claude AI, Recovers 5 BTC Lost Since 2015

Claude AI corrected a btcrecover decryption bug, enabling recovery of a legacy P2PKH Bitcoin wallet locked for over 11 years.
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fromFortune
1 month ago

A quantum threat to Bitcoin has some asking the unthinkable: Is it time to freeze old wallets belonging to Satoshi Nakamoto? | Fortune

Quantum computing poses a significant threat to Bitcoin wallets, particularly those of Satoshi Nakamoto, potentially allowing hackers to access them by 2029.
fromFast Company
1 month ago
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Bitcoin could fall victim to quantum computers sooner than expected. Now crypto investors are turning to these alternative coins

fromBitcoin Magazine
9 months ago
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Stop Pretending Bitcoin Self Custody Is Easy, It's Not

Self-custody of Bitcoin goes beyond writing down 12 words; it requires understanding and secure physical storage.
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fromFortune
1 month ago

A quantum threat to Bitcoin has some asking the unthinkable: Is it time to freeze old wallets belonging to Satoshi Nakamoto? | Fortune

Quantum computing poses a significant threat to Bitcoin wallets, particularly those of Satoshi Nakamoto, potentially allowing hackers to access them by 2029.
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fromFast Company
1 month ago

Bitcoin could fall victim to quantum computers sooner than expected. Now crypto investors are turning to these alternative coins

Bitcoin's security is threatened by quantum computers, prompting a shift towards quantum-resistant tokens.
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fromBitcoin Magazine
2 months ago

BTQ Deploys First Working BIP 360 Implementation On Bitcoin Quantum Testnet

BTQ Technologies released the first working implementation of BIP 360, introducing quantum-resistant transaction infrastructure on Bitcoin Quantum testnet v0.3.0 for live testing and developer experimentation.
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fromBitcoin Magazine
2 months ago

Bitrefill Discloses Cyberattack, Points To North Korea's Lazarus Group

Bitrefill suffered a cyberattack on March 1 originating from a compromised employee laptop, with the Lazarus Group suspected as the perpetrator, resulting in stolen cryptocurrency and exposure of approximately 18,500 customer records.
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fromFuturism
2 months ago

Cops Accidentally Publicize Password to $4.4 Million in Crypto, Allowing Thieves to Easily Steal the Money and Run

South Korea's National Tax Service accidentally exposed a cryptocurrency wallet's recovery seed phrase in public photos, allowing a thief to steal approximately $4.8 million in crypto tokens.
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fromDataBreaches.Net
2 months ago

South Korean Police Lose Seized Crypto By Posting Password Online - DataBreaches.Net

South Korea's tax authority lost millions in seized cryptocurrency after publicly releasing photos of hardware wallets containing visible seed phrases, enabling unauthorized access.
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fromDataBreaches.Net
3 months ago

South Korean Authorities Accidentally Hand Hackers $4.8M in Crypto - DataBreaches.Net

South Korea's National Tax Service exposed a crypto wallet recovery key in a press release photo, enabling hackers to steal $4.8 million from seized assets.
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fromBitcoin Magazine
3 months ago

Binance France CEO Targeted In Failed Home Invasion

Three masked men attempted a home invasion targeting Binance France CEO David Prinçay near Paris; suspects were arrested in Lyon after stolen phones were traced.
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fromFortune
6 months ago

Quantum computers could be powerful enough to decrypt Bitcoin sometime after 2030, CEO of Nvidia's quantum partner says | Fortune

Fault-tolerant quantum computers could break Bitcoin security by solving mining or brute-forcing wallets shortly after 2030.
fromTheStreet Crypto: Bitcoin and cryptocurrency news, advice, analysis and more
8 months ago

Ledger CTO warns of shocking NPM attacks by crypto hackers

Malicious actors have found a way to hide open-source malware in Ethereum smart contracts, as per a recent report. On Sep. 3, the software security firm ReversingLabs released a report as per which hackers used code to hide command-and-control (C2) instructions within two Node Package Manager (NPM) packages. Node Package Manager (NPM) is the default package manager for Node.js, used to install, manage, and share reusable code packages (also called modules) for JavaScript projects.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
10 months ago

Bow Miner shocks the cryptocurrency world: 580 TH/s mining speed, 33 BTC mined in 24 hours! - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Bow Miner achieved a remarkable performance on June 29, 2025, with only 580 computing power earning 33 BTC worth over 3.54 million US dollars in a single day.
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