
E52 - What Went Wrong with Coldcard: A Deep Dive into the Hack
Published: August 7, 2026
Duration: 52:43
How did 1,500+ Bitcoin, worth over a hundred million dollars, vanish from hardware wallets, and what does it mean for anyone holding their own coins?
Tim joins Honest Money to break down the Coldcard wallet exploit, the technical flaws behind it, and the hard lessons it holds for Bitcoin self-custody. From weak entropy generation to the growing role of AI in both attacking and defending wallets, Tim explains what went wrong and how to make sure it doesn't happen to you.
This conversation explores how the exploit worked, why open source matters for security, and the...