Starcloud wants to mine Bitcoin in space, if it can figure out how to cool the hardware
The Nvidia-backed startup is betting on abundant solar power and dedicated ASIC miners to make it work
The Senate just killed crypto's shot at clear rules, and Bitcoin had its worst day since June
Crypto prices tumble as Senate blocks Clarity Act amid concerns over Trump family's crypto ties
A Coldcard firmware flaw let hackers drain $70 million in Bitcoin in 41 minutes, with losses now topping $88 million
Why it matters: A hardware wallet is supposed to solve one problem: keep your Bitcoin keys somewhere no attacker can reach them. This week showed what happens when the flaw sits inside the wallet itself. A firmware bug that's been shipping in Coldcard devices since 2021 let an attacker guess supposedly random seed phrases from the outside, no physical access, no phishing, no malware required, and drain funds from thousands of addresses. The running total is already past $88 million, and it's still climbing.
Bitcoin is down nearly 50% and the debate over its value is heating up again
Bitcoin peaked at $123,000 in July 2025. It's now trading at around $66,000
Chris Seedor once spent 1,500 Bitcoin on a GPU. Now he insures crypto fortunes
After receiving an early bitcoin windfall, he is building protection for self-custody investors
One company now controls more than 4% of all Bitcoin
Strategy is closing in on one million Bitcoin after spending another $2 billion
Man who lost Bitcoin wallet password while high recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after 11-year lockout
The recovery involved 3.5 trillion password attempts
WTF?! It's quite rare that we hear positive stories about AI, but at least one person is thankful for the proliferation of LLMs. A Bitcoin owner who forgot their wallet password 11 years ago just used Claude AI to access their cryptocurrency – all $400,000 worth.
What was the first ransomware attack to demand payment in Bitcoin?
Test your cyber history savvy in this week's trivia.
New report revives theory that cryptographer Adam Back could be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto
The hunt for Satoshi is back, despite denials
Man says wife stole $172 million in Bitcoin after hidden CCTV cameras captured wallet password
Court filings allege the seed phrase was used to transfer 2,323 Bitcoin
Prototype 3D printer uses throttled ASICs to mine Bitcoin and heat the printing bed
The prototype uses its print bed as a heatsink instead of wasting ASIC heat
Crypto laundering surged to $82 billion last year and the numbers keep rising
Chinese-language networks are laundering $44 million a day through on-chain ecosystems
Americans lost $330 million to Bitcoin ATM scams last year, FBI says
The FBI said the rise is "not slowing down"
Solo Bitcoin miner defies astronomical odds to claim block worth $270K
A 1-in-180 million shot
Authorities seize $15 billion in Bitcoin after investigation into worldwide investment fraud
Trafficked workers ran crypto scams from compounds disguised as legitimate businesses
Bitcoin hits all-time high of $123,000 as Washington declares "crypto week"
A golden age for crypto - or just another wave of hype and fraud?
Bitcoin worth $8.6 billion moved for the first time since 2011, bought for just $210K
Speculation ranges from a wallet upgrade to a possible security breach
AI could soon consume more electricity than Bitcoin mining and entire countries
Unchecked AI growth could double data center emissions
Second crypto investor arrested in alleged Bitcoin password torture case
Chainsaw threats, electrocution, beatings, and being hung off a roof -- all for a crypto wallet password
Coinbase hack could get people killed, TechCrunch founder warns
Executives of companies that don't adequately protect customer data should be punished
Bitcoin mining no longer profitable as costs soar
Small miners are being squeezed out as Bitcoin mining becomes big business
Trump establishes strategic Bitcoin reserve using seized assets
But the government won't be making new purchases, disappointing many in the crypto community
Man who lost $750 million Bitcoin in landfill now wants to buy the site
If at first you don't succeed...
In brief: James Howells, the man who has spent more than a decade trying to recover a hard drive containing more than $750 million worth of Bitcoin from a landfill, is not giving up on his quest for fortune. After a judge threw out his request to dig at the site last month, Howells is now considering buying the facility, which is due to be closed.
Judge refuses to let man search landfill for his lost $713 million Bitcoin hard drive
He has "no realistic prospect of succeeding"