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96 Bugs Caught, $116M Lost & SEC Vote Canceled | Aug 14
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XRP Ledger's pre-release audit uncovered 96 bugs including two critical account-drain vulnerabilities — while a Coldcard firmware flaw quietly drained $116M from 5,200 wallets. Today's briefing covers XRPL's security model, the SEC's stalled vote, Binance's EU sanctions sweep, and signals from Bitcoin whales.
Audio is available on Spreaker — see link below.
Two critical vulnerabilities in XRP Ledger's upcoming amendments could have allowed attackers to drain accounts without ever touching a private key. They didn't cause any damage.
Now to a case study in what the reactive model actually costs. A firmware flaw in the Coldcard hardware wallet drained one thousand eight hundred sixteen Bitcoin from more than five thousand two hundred addresses across four waves starting July thirtieth.
On the regulatory side, the SEC abruptly postponed an August fourteenth vote on exemptions that would have allowed digital asset startups to raise capital without traditional securities registration. The stated reason was scheduling.
Binance is blocking transactions with HTX and ten other platforms starting August twenty-third, citing EU sanctions compliance and international regulatory requirements. That's eleven platforms restricted in one action.
Three other developments worth flagging. Bitcoin whale wallets holding one hundred or more coins have accumulated fifty-four thousand BTC since mid-June, while price remains stuck below sixty-five thousand dollars.
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