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122. Weak Entropy, Broken Trust, and the $90M Coldcard Fallout
By POD256
Ep. 122 · Aired Aug 3, 2026 · 1h 0m · Last boosted 11d ago
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In this episode, we spent most of our time unpacking the Coldcard firmware exploit and the chaos that followed across the Bitcoin self-custody world. From our perspective, this was a painful but important conversation about broken trust, weak entropy, and the real-world consequences of software mistakes in security-critical products. We walked through how the vulnerability appears to have stemmed from a flawed random number generation implementation, why so many wallets were exposed, and how quickly attackers were able to sweep funds once the issue became public. We also discussed why this incident has reignited the debate around GPL licensing...
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