This Whale is stacking up BTC and ETH!
A large on-chain entity identified as wallet address 0x2684 has been quietly building one of the more notable crypto positions tracked in recent weeks, aggressively accumulating both Bitcoin
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Canton goes live with bridgeless atomic swaps to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and TRON
Arqitech has completed the first Canton Token Standard V2 atomic swaps on the @CantonNetwork MainNet, marking a significant step in bridgeless cross-chain settlement for institutions. The tra
Fake Flare staking site drained 3.4M XRP in a single week
A fraudulent website impersonating Flare Network drained 3.4 million $XRP from 71 investors in South Korea in just eight days last October, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency confirmed on J
IBM claims a verified quantum milestone, and Bitcoin's math still holds
A quantum milestone with a credibility first @IBM and the University of Chicago (@UChicago) announced on July 30 what they are calling "trusted quantum advantage," a term that carries more we
Chainalysis traces $5.4M in sanctioned funds through World Cup betting markets
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said in a report published July 30 that $20 billion was bet on the World Cup through on-chain prediction markets. Of that flow, the firm traced $5.4 mill
EU opens AI gigafactory race to cut reliance on US cloud
The European Union has initiated the bidding process for as many as seven AI “gigafactories” as part of its procurement program aimed at mobilizing more than 30 billion euros in public and pr
Crypto Card Services Suspended at Ready and Solflare After Kulipa Bankruptcy
BitcoinWorld Crypto Card Services Suspended at Ready and Solflare After Kulipa Bankruptcy Self-custody wallet provider Ready and Solana-based wallet Solflare have suspended their crypto card
China’s Gold Reserves Are Growing Fast—But Can They Overtake the US?
BitcoinWorld China’s Gold Reserves Are Growing Fast—But Can They Overtake the US? China’s official gold reserves have been rising steadily for over a year, prompting questions about whether t
Coinkite warns Coldcard Mk3 users after 594 BTC theft reports
Coinkite, the maker of the Coldcard hardware wallet, has warned Coldcard Mk3 users following reports tied to a 594 BTC theft, urging holders of the older device to treat the situation with ca
Coldcard Mk3 Alert as Experts Investigate $38M Bitcoin Wallet Drain
Canadian hardware wallet maker Coinkite has issued an urgent security warning for owners of its Coldcard Mk3 signing device, advising users to move funds away from wallets whose seed phrases
Coinkite Warns Coldcard Mk3 Users After Reported 594 BTC Theft
Coinkite has issued a warning to owners of its older Coldcard Mk3 hardware wallet over how the device generated seed phrases, a caution that surfaced alongside reports linking a 594 BTC theft
Coldcard Mk3 Seed Risk Warning Tied to $38.3M BTC Transfer
Coldcard has flagged a potential seed-generation risk in its Mk3 hardware wallet, a warning that has drawn added scrutiny as observers examine an unusual Bitcoin transfer valued at roughly $3