AI-Assisted Red Teams and the Security of Bitcoin Software
On August 14, 2026, Rob Hamilton told Galaxy's Alex Thorn that a hardware-wallet incident triggered a volunteer effort to scan Bitcoin software for vulnerabilities with AI.
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Commentary on security risks, self-custody, cyber threats, protocol resilience, and the governance of digital systems
Hardware-Wallet Security Is an End-to-End Property
On August 7, 2026, You’re the Voice guest Tomáš Sušánka argued that hardware-wallet security depends on complete implementation, active review, and controls that users can operate reliably.
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The Coldcard incident is still unfolding but the lesson is already clear
Over the past few days, the Coldcard failure has moved from an alarming report about a cluster of drained wallets to a much broader custody event.
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The Coldcard Incident and the Failure of Passive Verification
On August 5, 2026, The Bitcoin Nova featured Josh (Secure Sovereign) arguing that the Coldcard incident exposed a gap between Bitcoin’s self-custody ideals and its actual systems of verification.
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Coldcard Failure Exposes the Limits of Passive Self-Custody
On August 4, 2026, Galaxy Grid featured a panel examining a reported Coldcard key-generation failure and the thefts linked to vulnerable Bitcoin wallets.
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AI Security Pressure Tests Bitcoin’s Custody and Governance Systems
On August 5, 2026, BTC Sessions Bitcast convened Ben, Nathan, Joey, and Brandon to argue that AI-assisted attacks and vulnerability discovery are pressuring Bitcoin’s custody, service, and governance layers at once.
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40 bits: what the Coldcard failure reveals about trust in Bitcoin self-custody
What we know now: on July 31, 2026, an attacker swept roughly 594 BTC – about USD $38 million – from approximately 500 single-signature Bitcoin Coldcard wallets.
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High-Stakes Social Engineering in Bitcoin Mining
The November 25, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Frontier features Kent Halliburton describing how a sophisticated in-person scam resulted in the loss of $220,000 in Bitcoin from Sazmining’s treasury.
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Quantum Risk, AI Math, and Bitcoin Governance
The October 15, 2025 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Martin Shkreli assessing whether quantum computing or AI-assisted mathematics could threaten ECDSA-secured Bitcoin.
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AI Agents at 10% Cost: Policy, Privacy, and Mining
The September 29, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Jim Carucci outlining how agentic AI can deliver comparable results at roughly one-tenth the cost of model-centric workflows.
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Taplocks, Policy-Signer Wallets & the Anchor Era
The April 23, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Review Podcast with host NVK, and guests Rob Hamilton and Rijndael, highlighting some OPNEXT conference takeaways.
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Constitutional Money: Bitcoin’s Sovereignty Edge
The April 21, 2025 episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s podcast features Trace Mayer arguing that Bitcoin, and complementary gold reserves, operate as constitutional guardrails against inflationary excess.
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