Bitcoin rocked by Coldcard exploit w. Freddie New

The Starting Block · Aug 13, 2026 · 26m · transcript

B HODL CEO Freddie New joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit that drained roughly 594 Bitcoin from affected devices, the importance of entropy in seed phrase generation, and best practices for securing Bitcoin in self-custody.

OUTLINE

00:07 - Show Intro & Lineup

01:01 - Strategy's $8.2B Loss

01:50 - Coinbase Q2 Earnings

02:44 - Kalshi Legal Battle

03:19 - Circle Trust Charter

03:53 - Coldcard Exploit Headline

04:43 - Market Structure Bill

05:59 - Freddie New Joins

07:05 - Exploit Explained

14:02 - Self-Custody Best Practices

19:00 -…