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  "id": 79861,
  "title": "Coldcard wallet losses may near $114 million as possible fourth sweep emerges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/coldcard-wallet-losses-may-near-114-million-as-possible-fourth-sweep",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-03T08:51:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/03/coldcard-wallet-losses-may-near-usd114-million-as-possible-fourth-sweep-emerges"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The pending transactions signal replace-by-fee, so anyone who spots their address in the mempool has minutes to pay a higher fee and move funds first.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "A Coldcard firmware flaw let hackers drain $70 million in Bitcoin in 41 minutes, with losses now topping $88 million",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/a-coldcard-firmware-flaw-let-hackers-drain-70-million-in-bitcoin-in",
        "published": "2026-08-02T16:54:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Coldcard’s 5-year flaw reveals hardware wallet testing gap: Kraken’s security chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/coldcards-5-year-flaw-reveals-hardware-wallet-testing-gap-krakens",
        "published": "2026-08-03T04:09:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Solo Bitcoin miner nets $200,000 as Coldcard hardware wallet drains rocks sentiment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/solo-bitcoin-miner-nets-200-000-as-coldcard-hardware-wallet-drains",
        "published": "2026-08-03T11:18:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Record",
        "title": "Bitcoin hardware wallet maker destroys some inventory after more than $88 million stolen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/bitcoin-hardware-wallet-maker-destroys-some-inventory-after-more-than",
        "published": "2026-08-03T20:15:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}