Bitcoin rocked by Coldcard exploit w. Freddie New

Freddie New, CEO, BHODL

Episode 22 of The Starting Block was broadcasted live with BHODL CEO Freddie New and The Block's Head of Multimedia, Gareth Jenkinson.

BHODL CEO Freddie New joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit that drained roughly 594 Bitcoin from affected devices, the importance of entropy in seed phrase generation, and best practices for securing Bitcoin in self-custody.

Outline

- Show Intro & Lineup
- Strategy's $8.2B Loss
- Coinbase Q2 Earnings
- Kalshi Legal Battle
- Circle Trust Charter
- Coldcard Exploit Headline
- Market Structure Bill
- Freddie New Joins
- Exploit Explained
- Self-Custody Best Practices
- Hardware Wallet Industry Impact
- Phishing Warning & Wrap-Up

Guest links:
Freddie New - https://x.com/freddienew
B HODL - https://x.com/bitcoinhodlco

Host links:
Gareth Jenkinson - https://x.com/gazza_jenks
The Block - https://x.com/TheBlockCo
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