New Bitcoin addresses jump as Coldcard exploit pushes users to move funds
The number of new Bitcoin addresses climbed from 260,000 to 330,000, a sharp break from the decline that has held for most of the year.
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
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Bitcoin is showing up inside the Security Incidents theme, so this story is worth tracking for follow-through rather than treating it as a one-off headline.
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