The Altcoin Vector #33

insights.glassnodePubblicato 2025-12-17Pubblicato ultima volta 2025-12-17

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AI Company Stocks Trading Like 'Memecoins' as Bitcoin Barely Moves — Weekly Review

Weekly Review Summary: AI stocks traded erratically like memecoins this week, while Bitcoin remained relatively flat around $64,000. Major market volatility stemmed from a forced liquidation by the "Situational Awareness" fund, contributing to a sharp sell-off in chip and AI stocks, particularly impacting Asian markets like South Korea's KOSPI. The Fed's signals and broader macro concerns added to the uncertainty. In crypto, the news was largely overshadowed by traditional finance but remained negative. Several crypto firms announced closures (BitMart) or bankruptcies (Storj Labs), and layoffs continued across the industry (Coinbase, Uphold). MicroStrategy notably shifted its strategy, using proceeds to buy back its own stock instead of purchasing more Bitcoin, drawing criticism. DeFi saw success stories like Trade.xyz on Hyperliquid, but also potential risks from insider trading and questions about platform dependence (e.g., Pump.fun on Solana). The intersection of AI and crypto gained attention with renewed hype around projects like Bittensor ($TAO). A critical security warning was reiterated for Coldcard wallet users regarding a potential private key vulnerability, emphasizing the high responsibility of self-custody. The overall tone cautioned against panic but urged preparedness amid a challenging market.

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AI Company Stocks Trading Like 'Memecoins' as Bitcoin Barely Moves — Weekly Review

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Coinkite Faces Criticism for Storing Customer Emails After $88M Coldcard Hack

Coinkite faces renewed criticism after a vulnerability in generating random seed phrases for its Coldcard hardware wallets allowed attackers to steal over 1,000 BTC in two days. While sending warning emails to customers dating back to 2019, the company was questioned for retaining these email addresses. Coinkite cited its public policy stating emails are kept so customers can verify their other data was deleted, but did not specify a deletion timeline, only saying "for now." Co-founder Rodolfo Novak emphasized the company's commitment to privacy, offering anonymous purchases and deleting customer data after 90 days, and appealed for help contacting all potentially affected users. According to Galaxy Research, losses from the exploit had reached 1,367 BTC, worth over $88 million.

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Coinkite Faces Criticism for Storing Customer Emails After $88M Coldcard Hack

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Bitcoin Price Drop Triggers Altcoin Sell-Off, While ADA Bucks the Trend

Bitcoin experienced a week of significant volatility in late July, with a sharp sell-off on July 31 dropping its price to around $62,236. This decline, which saw Bitcoin's market cap fall from over $1.3 trillion to $1.26 trillion, triggered a broader sell-off across the crypto market. Consequently, the total crypto market cap fell from a recent peak of nearly $2.33 trillion to $2.22 trillion. While most major altcoins like Ethereum (ETH), XRP, and Solana (SOL) posted weekly losses between 2-3%, Cardano (ADA) was a notable exception, surging 15.3%. BNB also gained 2.4%. The price action was influenced by market uncertainty stemming from the unresolved U.S. CLARITY Act legislation and heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Despite some industry optimism for regulatory clarity, these external pressures continue to cloud the near-term recovery prospects for Bitcoin and the wider crypto market.

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Bitcoin Price Drop Triggers Altcoin Sell-Off, While ADA Bucks the Trend

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Seed Phrases: 12 Words That Stand Between You and Losing Everything

This article explains the critical importance of the 12-word (or 24-word) seed phrase in cryptocurrency. Mathematically, this phrase is the wallet itself, as the BIP39 algorithm converts it into a single master private key from which all addresses are derived. There is no central database or password recovery. Whoever knows the phrase has absolute, irreversible control. A high-profile theft of roughly $292 million in January was not due to a technical hack but to social engineering—the victim simply entered their 12 words into the wrong field. While brute-forcing an unknown 12-word phrase is astronomically impossible, security collapses if even part of it is leaked. Knowing 6 of 12 words is still secure, but knowing 7 reduces cracking time to under a year; 8 words could be cracked in hours. The BIP39 checksum exists mainly to catch typos when restoring a wallet, not to protect against attackers. The article concludes that while thefts draw headlines, the far greater risk is self-custody failure. An estimated 23% of all mined Bitcoin is permanently lost due to forgotten seed phrases, destroyed backups, or deaths without inheritance plans. The seed phrase is not a mere password; it is the sole, irretrievable proof of ownership. Lose it, and the assets effectively cease to exist.

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Seed Phrases: 12 Words That Stand Between You and Losing Everything

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Alert: Major Token Unlocks for 10 Altcoins This Week! Here's the Day-by-Day, Hour-by-Hour List

**Attention: Major Token Unlocks in 10 Altcoins This Week!** The cryptocurrency market experienced a downturn last week due to a recent hack and geopolitical influences. Notably, the ColdCard hardware bitcoin wallet was compromised, leading to the theft of user assets from 2021 and earlier. This week, however, significant token unlocks are scheduled for several altcoins. The unlock schedule, based on UTC+3 (Turkish Time), is as follows: * **4 Aug, 03:00: Lagrange (LGR)** - $1.38M (15.04% of market cap) * **5 Aug, 03:00: Proof (PROOF)** - $39.11M (119.59% of market cap) * **5 Aug, 03:00: Power Protocol (POWER)** - $1.62M (8.93% of market cap) * **5 Aug, 03:00: Verona (VERONA)** - $1.37M (12.61% of market cap) * **5 Aug, 11:00: Ethena (ENA)** - $15.28M (1.80% of market cap) * **6 Aug, 03:00: Goldfinger (GF)** - $11.52M (5.05% of market cap) * **7 Aug, 03:00: Infinity (INF)** - $2.31M (20.30% of market cap) * **8 Aug, 03:00: Stable (STABLE)** - $28.75M (3.55% of market cap) * **9 Aug, 03:00: Name (NAME)** - $48.47M (74.54% of market cap) * **9 Aug, 03:00: Move (MOVE)** - $1.22M (3.90% of market cap) *This is not investment advice.*

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Alert: Major Token Unlocks for 10 Altcoins This Week! Here's the Day-by-Day, Hour-by-Hour List

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