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Juan Galt

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Liquid Gets 3,400 BTC Back After On-Chain Talks; White Hats Keep 598.5 BTC

Bitcoin Magazine Liquid Gets 3,400 BTC Back After On-Chain Talks; White Hats Keep 598.5 BTC A self-described white-hat party returned 3,400 BTC to Liquid Network’s federation wallet on Monday after Blockstream said bridge nodes were patched. About 598.5 BTC, near $47 million, remains at the holder address. This post Liquid Gets 3,400 BTC Back After On-Chain Talks; White Hats Keep 598.5 BTC first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Sep 7, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Alleged White-Hat Hackers Withdraw 4,000 bitcoin from Blockstream’s Liquid Network Federation Reserves

Bitcoin Magazine Alleged White-Hat Hackers Withdraw 4,000 bitcoin from Blockstream’s Liquid Network Federation Reserves Liquid Network said purported white-hat hackers withdrew about 4,000 bitcoin from the federation wallet that backs L-BTC. Bridge nodes are disabled and the sidechain is paused. This post Alleged White-Hat Hackers Withdraw 4,000 bitcoin from Blockstream’s Liquid Network Federation Reserves first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

Bitcoin Blockstream Juan Galt

Sep 6, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Coinkite’s Coldcard Bug Exposed Single-Sig Risk. Multi-Vendor Multisig Is the New Bitcoin Custody Baseline

Bitcoin Magazine Coinkite’s Coldcard Bug Exposed Single-Sig Risk. Multi-Vendor Multisig Is the New Bitcoin Custody Baseline Coinkite now forces dice rolls and key-press entropy on new Coldcard seeds. The lasting lesson from the July–August 2026 thefts is not to abandon self-custody — it is to stop generating every key on one vendor. This post Coinkite’s Coldcard Bug Exposed Single-Sig Risk. Multi-Vendor Multisig Is the New Bitcoin Custody Baseline first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Aug 26, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Open Source vs. Source-Available: What the Coldcard Failure Teaches About Bitcoin Software Incentives

Bitcoin Magazine Open Source vs. Source-Available: What the Coldcard Failure Teaches About Bitcoin Software Incentives FOSS rests on four essential freedoms defined by the Free Software Foundation and the Open Source Initiative’s ten criteria. Licenses that withhold commercial rights, such as MIT plus Commons Clause, shrink the reviewer pool and shift the burden back onto the vendor. This post Open Source vs. Source-Available: What the Coldcard Failure Teaches About Bitcoin Software Incentives first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Aug 20, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Hunting Down the Coldcard Hacker. Wave 1 Thief May Be Known to FBI

Bitcoin Magazine Hunting Down the Coldcard Hacker. Wave 1 Thief May Be Known to FBI Clay Garrett’s investigation matched the 1,082.65 BTC sweeps to a major data provider’s internal logs with “extraordinary specificity.” The coins remain unmoved. This post Hunting Down the Coldcard Hacker. Wave 1 Thief May Be Known to FBI first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Aug 18, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Chinese AI Beats Restricted OpenAI and Anthropic Cybersecurity Models, Bitcoin Industry Warns

Bitcoin Magazine Chinese AI Beats Restricted OpenAI and Anthropic Cybersecurity Models, Bitcoin Industry Warns Bitcoin company leaders and open-source developers report Chinese AI models delivering superior results on defensive cybersecurity work that restricted American frontier systems refuse, forcing reliance on them to secure critical infrastructure. This post Chinese AI Beats Restricted OpenAI and Anthropic Cybersecurity Models, Bitcoin Industry Warns first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Aug 13, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Casa CEO Nick Neuman: 233k BTC Moved To Safety After Coldcard Exploit Proves Self-Custody Resilience

Bitcoin Magazine Casa CEO Nick Neuman: 233k BTC Moved To Safety After Coldcard Exploit Proves Self-Custody Resilience Casa customer data indicates part of the 233k BTC flow came from single-key Ledger and Trezor users shifting to multisig and from multisig users removing Coldcard devices after the July 30 attack waves. This post Casa CEO Nick Neuman: 233k BTC Moved To Safety After Coldcard Exploit Proves Self-Custody Resilience first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

Bitcoin Coldcard Juan Galt

Aug 11, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Breez Announces Glow, an Open Source Bitcoin to Stablecoins Progressive Web App

Bitcoin Magazine Breez Announces Glow, an Open Source Bitcoin to Stablecoins Progressive Web App Breez’s new open-source Glow PWA turns Bitcoin into everyday money. Users send stablecoins from their BTC balance via Spark, log in with Passkeys, and keep full self-custody. This post Breez Announces Glow, an Open Source Bitcoin to Stablecoins Progressive Web App first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Aug 6, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

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

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Red Team Finds 85 Critical Flaws Across 390 Open Source Repos After Coldcard Exploit 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. This post Bitcoin Red Team Finds 85 Critical Flaws Across 390 Open Source Repos After Coldcard Exploit first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Aug 5, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Self Custody Is Dead. Long Live Self Custody

Bitcoin Magazine Self Custody Is Dead. Long Live Self Custody 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. This post Self Custody Is Dead. Long Live Self Custody first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

Bitcoin Coldcard Juan Galt

Aug 4, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

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

Bitcoin Magazine Coinkite Releases Fixed Firmware After Coldcard Bug; AI Likely Involved In The Breach 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. This post Coinkite Releases Fixed Firmware After Coldcard Bug; AI Likely Involved In The Breach first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Jul 31, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

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

Bitcoin Magazine Bitchat Mesh App Defies India Cybercrime Notice After Protesters Use It During Network Restrictions 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. This post Bitchat Mesh App Defies India Cybercrime Notice After Protesters Use It During Network Restrictions first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

Bitcoin GitHub Juan Galt

Jul 30, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

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

Bitcoin Magazine I Scanned the Entire Bitcoin Blockchain for Images. What I Found Will Shock You 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. This post I Scanned the Entire Bitcoin Blockchain for Images. What I Found Will Shock You first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Jul 28, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Lightning Labs Launches Wavelength: “Bitcoin on Easy Mode” for Developers and Autonomous Agents

Bitcoin Magazine Lightning Labs Launches Wavelength: “Bitcoin on Easy Mode” for Developers and Autonomous Agents Available immediately on Signet and testnet (mainnet invitation-only), Wavelength exposes the same API to AI agents through the Model Context Protocol so machines can pay machines in fractions of a cent while users retain full key control. This post Lightning Labs Launches Wavelength: “Bitcoin on Easy Mode” for Developers and Autonomous Agents first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Jul 22, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Bitcoin is NOT Changed by Proof Of Node

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin is NOT Changed by Proof Of Node 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. This post Bitcoin is NOT Changed by Proof Of Node first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Jul 21, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Cloudflare x402 Integration Opens Door for Bitcoin in AI Agent Micropayments

Bitcoin Magazine Cloudflare x402 Integration Opens Door for Bitcoin in AI Agent Micropayments 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. This post Cloudflare x402 Integration Opens Door for Bitcoin in AI Agent Micropayments first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

Bitcoin Cloudflare Juan Galt

Jul 16, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Bull Bitcoin Files Landmark Legal Challenge to Annul France’s DAC8 Crypto Data Surveillance Rules

Bitcoin Magazine Bull Bitcoin Files Landmark Legal Challenge to Annul France’s DAC8 Crypto Data Surveillance Rules The filing marks the first major legal challenge to DAC8 in the EU. Bull Bitcoin warns that forced consolidation of user data undermines both privacy and the regulation’s own tax-collection goals by driving users toward unregulated alternatives. This post Bull Bitcoin Files Landmark Legal Challenge to Annul France’s DAC8 Crypto Data Surveillance Rules first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Jul 8, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

USDT Returns to Bitcoin: RGB and UTEXO Enable Private Lightning Settlements

Bitcoin Magazine USDT Returns to Bitcoin: RGB and UTEXO Enable Private Lightning Settlements After years of development, UTEXO—backed by Tether—rolls out Bitcoin-native USDT with client-side validation, slashing fees and middlemen compared to Tron or Ethereum rails. This post USDT Returns to Bitcoin: RGB and UTEXO Enable Private Lightning Settlements first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Jul 6, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Wavespace Launches MiCA-Compliant Self-Custodial Bitcoin Debit Card Powered by Lightning and NWC

Bitcoin Magazine Wavespace Launches MiCA-Compliant Self-Custodial Bitcoin Debit Card Powered by Lightning and NWC Wavespace, the Bitcoin-only neobank, has achieved MiCA compliance and launched its self-custodial wavecard® that uses Nostr Wallet Connect to automatically top up from users’ Lightning nodes, eliminating custodial preloading risks. This post Wavespace Launches MiCA-Compliant Self-Custodial Bitcoin Debit Card Powered by Lightning and NWC first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Jul 2, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

One Year Later: How Coldcard Q’s Key Teleport Delivers Secure Remote Key Management for Bitcoin Treasuries

Bitcoin Magazine One Year Later: How Coldcard Q’s Key Teleport Delivers Secure Remote Key Management for Bitcoin Treasuries Bitcoin users facing travel or emergency scenarios benefit from Coldcard Q’s mature Key Teleport implementation, which outperforms traditional Tails-OS + PGP setups and resisted advanced AI decryption attempts. This post One Year Later: How Coldcard Q’s Key Teleport Delivers Secure Remote Key Management for Bitcoin Treasuries first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Jun 30, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Matt Corallo Urges Bitcoin Projects to Exit GitHub After Rust Lightning Ban

Bitcoin Magazine Matt Corallo Urges Bitcoin Projects to Exit GitHub After Rust Lightning Ban Senior developers including Andrew Poelstra highlighted broken merge scripts, hidden diffs, and unreliable tracking, pushing Bitcoin projects toward self-hosted Forgejo solutions. This post Matt Corallo Urges Bitcoin Projects to Exit GitHub After Rust Lightning Ban first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

Bitcoin GitHub Juan Galt

Jun 25, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Bull Bitcoin Secures MiCA License in France, Preserving Full Self-Custody and Privacy Features

Bitcoin Magazine Bull Bitcoin Secures MiCA License in France, Preserving Full Self-Custody and Privacy Features Founder Francis Pouliot announced the self-financed, three-year achievement, highlighting successful PASSI and DORA cybersecurity audits without outsourcing core infrastructure. This post Bull Bitcoin Secures MiCA License in France, Preserving Full Self-Custody and Privacy Features first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Jun 23, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Nostr is the Orange Web: Bitcoin’s Niche and Futuristic Alternative Internet

Bitcoin Magazine Nostr is the Orange Web: Bitcoin’s Niche and Futuristic Alternative Internet Nostr, the Bitcoin-integrated protocol invented in 2020, enables users to own their followers, content, and data across apps, with high-profile adopters like Edward Snowden and Jack Dorsey highlighting its censorship resistance. This post Nostr is the Orange Web: Bitcoin’s Niche and Futuristic Alternative Internet first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Jun 22, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine

Cardone Capital’s Bitcoin-REIT Hybrid: Targeting 22-32% Returns by Blending Cash-Flowing Properties and BTC Holdings

Bitcoin Magazine Cardone Capital’s Bitcoin-REIT Hybrid: Targeting 22-32% Returns by Blending Cash-Flowing Properties and BTC Holdings At Consensus 2026, Cardone detailed how his firm acquired a 366-unit Boca Raton property for $235M and paired it with $100M in Bitcoin, generating tax benefits and aiming for 22-32% returns over decades. This post Cardone Capital’s Bitcoin-REIT Hybrid: Targeting 22-32% Returns by Blending Cash-Flowing Properties and BTC Holdings first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .

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Jun 16, 2026 · byBitcoin Magazine