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XRP Ledger’s Payment Engine Had a Counterfeiting Bug Hiding Since 2015
Developers behind the XRP Ledger have disclosed and fixed a critical vulnerability that, left unaddressed, could have let an attacker conjure XRP out of thin air, a flaw that sat dormant in the network’s code for roughly a decade. In a disclosure published Friday, the ledger’s maintainers said a researcher reported the bug through the XRPL bug bounty program in September. The issue was an integer overflow in the payment engine, the part of the software that processes payments. Myriad: Where does...
Oct 8, 2026
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US Government Moves $1 Billion in Bitcoin Seized From Bitfinex Hacker
The U.S. government just shuffled more than $1 billion worth of Bitcoin tied to one of crypto's most notorious hacks. A wallet that blockchain analytics firm Arkham labels as holding the Bitfinex hacker's seized funds sent 12,267 BTC, worth about $1.01 billion, in a single transaction at 9:33 a.m. ET on Thursday. Nearly all of it landed at a new, unlabeled address, while 0.0012 BTC went to a second wallet. Myriad: How low will Bitcoin go? Click to make your prediction. The coins didn't go to an...
Oct 8, 2026
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Samsung Wallet Taps Solana for USDC Transfers on 82M US Galaxy Devices
Samsung Wallet will let U.S. users send Circle's USDC stablecoin across borders on Solana starting in the last week of October, the Solana Foundation announced Wednesday. The feature, which also extends to Samsung Pay, will be available on 82 million U.S. Galaxy devices at launch. Built-in fiat on- and off-ramps will convert to and from local currency, with Solana's infrastructure operating "behind the scenes," according to the release. BREAKING: Samsung partners with Solana to bring stablecoin...
Oct 7, 2026
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Google Lets You Build a Video Game by Typing a Description
Google launched Playground on Wednesday, a web platform where anyone can describe a game in plain language and get a playable version back without writing code. Users then refine the result by chatting, asking for different physics, rules, characters or settings, and can share it with a link, per Google. “Today, we’re introducing Playground, an experimental gaming platform that lets you create, play, and share custom games,” Google wrote. “Playground lowers the barriers to creation, so bringing...
Oct 7, 2026
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US Government Moves $103 Million in Seized Bitcoin and BNB, But Hasn't Said Why
Cryptocurrency wallets controlled by the U.S. government moved more than $100 million in Bitcoin and BNB on Tuesday, according to data from blockchain analytics firm Arkham. Some of it landed at Coinbase Prime, which market observers typically interpret as being deposited for sale. But the reason for the move, or if any sale is planned, is currently not confirmed. Myriad: How high will Bitcoin go? Click to make your prediction. The Bitcoin part of the stash amounted to 833.6 BTC, worth about $7...
Oct 5, 2026
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Why a 4chan Bitcoin Prophecy Says Today Is the End of Crypto Winter
On December 12, 2023, 4chan user SBC7H7La posted a screenshot with a pretty interesting pattern and a bold prediction Bitcoin's next market top would land on October 6, 2025. Bitcoin did exactly that, hitting an all-time high just above $126,000 on that date. The logic was pure numerology. Previous market lows to highs took 1,064 days, highs to lows took 364 days, and the pattern had happened twice in a row. The 4chan poster confidently said the simulation would repeat itself. Myriad: When will...