Bitcoin at $80K: Anatomy of a $3 Billion Short Squeeze

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Bitcoin at $80K: Anatomy of a $3 Billion Short Squeeze

Bitcoin at $80K: Anatomy of a $3 Billion Short Squeeze Bitcoin has just delivered its strongest week in more than two years, clearing $80,000 on 25 August 2026 after six weeks of going nowhere. The headlines credit a White House crypto meeting, a pending Senate vote and a Treasury liquidity announcement. Those things all happened,…

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Coldcard Hack Explained: The Seed Flaw and Self-Custody

Jeffrey Bong Bitcoin, Wallet

Coldcard Hack Explained: The Seed Flaw and Self-Custody 1. Introduction: A Wallet Failure, Not a Bitcoin Failure The Coldcard hack is the largest self-custody loss event Bitcoin has seen. Beginning on 30 July 2026, attackers swept coins out of thousands of addresses whose owners had done what the industry told them to do: buy a…