Tether CEO predicts quantum computing could recover lost BTC
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says quantum computing advances could eventually return lost Bitcoin to circulation, including Satoshi Nakamoto’s holdings if the creator is deceased. Ardoino also stated that quantum computing currently poses no immediate threat to Bitcoin’s cryptography. Prediction. Quantum computing is still very far from any meaningful risk of breaking Bitcoin cryptography.Quantum resistant addresses […]
Quantum computing will bring lost Bitcoin 'back in circulation' — Tether CEO
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino claims quantum computing will hack Bitcoin in “lost wallets” and return it to circulation — a move one trader warns could drag Bitcoin back to the “stone ages.” Source link
Ross Ulbricht-linked wallets lost $12m in meme coin blunder
Wallets tied to Ross Ulbricht lost around $12m worth of meme coins after accidentally selling them at the wrong price. Since the blunder, the ROSS token is now up more than 700%. According to Arkham, the two wallet addresses are listed on the donation site FreeRoss.org, which is run by the Silk Road creator’s family […]
Ethereum accounted for over 50% of $2.3b lost to hacks and exploits in 2024
Bad actors stole roughly $2.3 billion from web3 projects, with Ethereum accounting for more than half of the total losses. According to the State of Web3 Security in 2024 report from Cyvers, 51% of the stolen funds came from Ethereum-based projects, largely due to its role as the leading blockchain for DeFi and its extensive […]
8,000 BTC Buried in the Landfill and Other Horror Stories of the Lost Coins
A girlfriend of the British man accidentally threw away his hard disk with roughly 8,000 bitcoins on it in 2013. The years of legal battle for the right to retrieve the disk from the waste dump resulted in nothing. These and four other stories remind us to treat our crypto assets with caution. How not […]
I became an Ordinals RBF sniper to get rich… but I lost most of my Bitcoin
Legit Ordinals collectors hate RBF sniping, and platforms like Magic Eden are trying to stamp it out. But I was terrible at it anyway. Source link
Buterin adopts Moo Deng, Christmas wishes of a lost $773M BTC wallet — Finance Redefined
Howells told Cointelegraph about his legal battle to recover a lost $773 million Bitcoin hard drive, which he plans to use to finance blockchain innovation. Source link
