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LuAnn Chico of Lexington, North Carolina, has won a $100,000 prize twice on the same $20 scratch-off game, Ruby Red 7’s, the North Carolina Education Lottery said. She claimed the second $100,000 win at lottery headquarters in Raleigh on September 21, 2026, and the repeat jackpot drew fresh attention again in October 2026 after Lottery…Read More

A new coalition of nine blockchain organizations is tackling a problem that could eventually put roughly 6.4 million bitcoin at risk, including an estimated 1.1 million BTC associated with Satoshi Nakamoto. Launched this week, the Quantum Alliance wants to establish common security standards before powerful quantum computers can crack the digital signatures protecting cryptocurrency wallets.…Read More

In a rare courtroom reversal, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) joined cryptocurrency exchange Gemini in asking a federal judge to overturn their $5 million settlement after the agency concluded its original lawsuit should never have been filed. But on Oct. 15, 2026, Judge Alvin Hellerstein refused, leaving the paid penalty and permanent injunction intact…Read More

Solana generated $193.1 million in application revenue over the past 30 days, nearly twice Hyperliquid’s total, according to Castle Labs research. More importantly, the network’s growth is spreading beyond meme coins, with real-world assets surging from $700 million to $4.37 billion in a year. Solana RWAs Surge to $4.37B as Growth Moves Beyond Meme coins…Read More

For 25 years, cryptographers suspected the NSA’s mysterious encryption seeds might conceal a backdoor. Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence (AI) cracked the puzzle in under 30 minutes, uncovering a surprisingly ordinary explanation. For decades, some of the world’s brightest cryptographers had been chasing a ghost. Five mathematical curves used to protect internet communications carried mysterious numbers…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Poetic Justice: Scammer Lost $5M in Bitcoin After Being Targeted by Ledger Thieves Chainalysis has revealed that a victim of last week’s Ledger theft was a scammer themself. This post Poetic Justice: Scammer Lost $5M in Bitcoin After Being Targeted by Ledger Thieves first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine BFFS26 Denver: Joseph Kelly on Bitcoin Custody and Credit; Alan Lane on Banking Lessons CPAs, wealth advisors, and lenders gather in Denver for BFFS26, featuring Patrick Lowry on public-company Bitcoin treasury reserves and Wyoming Deputy Secretary of State Colin Crossman on regulatory outlook. This post BFFS26 Denver: Joseph Kelly on Bitcoin Custody and…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Sazmining Now Sells Jack Dorsey’s Proto Immersion Hashboards  Block’s Proto mining hashboards are now available on Sazmining’s mining-as-a-service platform. This post Sazmining Now Sells Jack Dorsey’s Proto Immersion Hashboards  first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo.Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Hot Inflation Data Puts Bitcoin Under Pressure, but ‘Difficult’ Isn’t ‘Bearish’: CoinShares Bitcoin is still reacting to weekly data but long-term investors shouldn’t be worried, according to the European asset manager. This post Hot Inflation Data Puts Bitcoin Under Pressure, but ‘Difficult’ Isn’t ‘Bearish’: CoinShares first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Deutsche Bank To Debut Bitcoin Custody Within Weeks: Report The German lender is moving fast with its crypto custody service. This post Deutsche Bank To Debut Bitcoin Custody Within Weeks: Report first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo.Read More