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Aug 27, 2026, 08:19 PM UTC
BTC80,027+1.97%ETH2,505.24+1.38%SOL109.28+12.97%BNB710.72+1.57%XRP1.45+4.85%ADA0.2140+4.01%DOGE0.0886+4.21%AVAX7.49+3.17%LINK11.88+4.97%DOT0.8812+4.46%MATIC0.12620.00%BTC80,027+1.97%ETH2,505.24+1.38%SOL109.28+12.97%BNB710.72+1.57%XRP1.45+4.85%ADA0.2140+4.01%DOGE0.0886+4.21%AVAX7.49+3.17%LINK11.88+4.97%DOT0.8812+4.46%MATIC0.12620.00%

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Predictable Wallet Seeds Cost Users at Least $5.69m
Crypto5h ago

Predictable Wallet Seeds Cost Users at Least $5.69m

A weak random number generator from a 2014 library commit made recovery phrases in five wallets reconstructable. Attackers found them.

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A Quantum-Resistant Bitcoin Transaction Just Confirmed on Mainnet
Crypto16h ago

A Quantum-Resistant Bitcoin Transaction Just Confirmed on Mainnet

No fork required. It also cost up to $200 and had to be handed directly to a miner.

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The SHRINCS Proposal Would Make Bitcoin Quantum-Secure. It Has a Catch.
Crypto18h ago

The SHRINCS Proposal Would Make Bitcoin Quantum-Secure. It Has a Catch.

Blockstream has published a BIP for a post-quantum signature scheme already running in production on Liquid.

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