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TECHNICAL

The End of the Closed-Source Era Is at Hand: Obscurity Was Never Security

Colin Crossman -
The Coldcard hack is a preview. When machines can read what humans couldn't (or just didn't), closed source stops being a category.
BUSINESS

Bitcoin Red Team Finds 85 Critical Flaws Across 390 Open Source Repos After Coldcard Exploit

Juan Galt -
Triggered by the Coldcard RNG vulnerability that drained over $100 million, the Bitcoin Red Team led by Calle and Rob Hamilton has already filed 4,962 findings across 390 open-source projects using frontier AI models.
CULTURE

Self Custody Is Dead. Long Live Self Custody

Juan Galt -
The Coldcard security failure has shaken Bitcoin's confidence in hardware wallets—but abandoning self-custody would mean abandoning the very reason Bitcoin exists. History suggests the lesson isn't to trust custodians again, but to build stronger, more resilient ways to hold our own keys.
BUSINESS

Coinkite Releases Fixed Firmware After Coldcard Bug; AI Likely Involved In The Breach

Juan Galt -
NVK stated that AI-assisted code review can now find latent bugs at a speed outpacing even the industry’s most seasoned experts, calling it a sober reality of the new AI paradigm.
NEWS

COLDCARD SECURITY RISK: IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED

Shinobi -
IMPORTANT: Major security vulnerability discovered in Coldcard hardware wallets. For your own safety read disclosures and take necessary actions immediately.
POLITICS

Bitchat Mesh App Defies India Cybercrime Notice After Protesters Use It During Network Restrictions

Juan Galt -
The open-source Bitchat app, designed to work without internet or central servers, continued functioning and spreading peer-to-peer after authorities targeted its GitHub code.
GUIDES

I Scanned the Entire Bitcoin Blockchain for Images. What I Found Will Shock You

Juan Galt -
After three days of validation and half a day of deep scanning, the findings force a hard look at what “content on the blockchain” really means for ordinary node operators.
TECHNICAL

Bitcoin is NOT Changed by Proof Of Node

Juan Galt -
The proposal to temporarily restrict arbitrary data in Bitcoin transactions lacks economic nodes, protocol developers, and hashrate. History from the 2017 UASF shows nodes succeed only with broad investor and developer weight behind them.
NEWS

Jack Mallers Steps Down as CEO of Bitcoin Treasury Twenty One Capital 

Mathew Di Salvo -
Jack Mallers has stepped down as CEO of bitcoin treasury Twenty One.
MINING

Ocean Mining VP Jason Hughes: BIP-110 on Track to Fail as Miner Signaling Stays Below 1%

Juan Galt -
Ocean Mining’s VP of Development and Engineering Jason Hughes argues BIP-110 lacks measurable consensus, with node signaling at 7-15% and hashrate support under 1% ahead of the critical block 961632 window.
BUSINESS

Cloudflare x402 Integration Opens Door for Bitcoin in AI Agent Micropayments

Juan Galt -
Cloudflare's adoption of the x402 protocol enables websites to monetize data for AI agents via direct crypto payments, with Bitcoin and Lightning Network positioned as strong options alongside stablecoins for privacy and speed.
MARKETS

Bitcoin Price Jumps Over $65,500 on Soft Inflation Data 

Mathew Di Salvo -
Bitcoin price jumped over $65,000 per coin after US inflation data was cooler than expected.
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