The Great Hackening of 2026

<p>In this Take episode, I break down the “Great Hackening” ripping through Bitcoin right now – from Coldcard’s catastrophic entropy bug to Liquid’s recent 4,000 BTC exploit, Lightning implementation issues, and a few major wallet update and data breaches.</p>

<p>I also explain how AI has completely flipped the economics of attack and defense, why Bitcoin is the canary in the digital coal mine, and what practical steps you must take to protect your stack. This episode is a roadmap for surviving and ultimately benefiting from this brutal security stress test.</p>

<p><strong>Chapters</strong> </p>

<p>(00:00:00) - The Great Hackening begins </p>

<p>(00:00:54) - Coldcard RNG catastrophe </p>

<p>(00:04:50) - Liquid's 4,000 BTC hack </p>

<p>(00:10:18) - BitBox vulnerability disclosure </p>

<p>(00:13:32) - Core Lightning bugs </p>

<p>(00:18:31) - LND and Eclair disclosures </p>

<p>(00:20:06) - Sparrow Wallet security hardening </p>

<p>(00:21:13) - Trezor and Ledger data breaches </p>

<p>(00:25:03) - AI and new attack economics </p>