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Over $100M US in bitcoin stolen in Coldcard hack

Published

5 August 2026

Topic

technology

Sectors

Crypto & Web3

Geography

Canada

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Read at cbc.ca

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Fusion42 · 5 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Over $100 million worth of bitcoin was stolen from Coldcard hardware wallets, developed by Toronto's Coinkite, known for their high security in cold storage bitcoin key management. The perpetrators remain unknown as investigations continue.

This Wire brief tracks EternaFusion, and It sits within Fusion42's coverage of Crypto & Web3, and 4 sources have reported it between 2 Aug 2026 and 5 Aug 2026.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Your crypto security stack just faced a major test with Coldcard’s hack. You must urgently review your wallet's security assumptions and plan how to reassure customers or pivot to new trust signals.

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4 sources · first reported 2 Aug 2026 · latest 5 Aug 2026

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Crypto & Web3bitcoincold-walletcrypto-theftsecurity-breachCoinkite