Blogs - Cypherock

$800,000 Stolen at Knifepoint: The Physical Attack Risk No Hardware Wallet Guide Talks About

Introduction This morning, a UK crypto trader known as @rrealist posted on X from what he described as an active crime scene. Masked intruders attacked a Solihull trader with hammers and forced him to transfer his crypto. Under that pressure, James transferred crypto worth hundreds of thousands of pounds into wallets held by the attackers. […]

Oct 13, 2026 2 min read –Cypherock

USDT Is Back on Bitcoin. Here's What It Means for Self-Custody Storage.

Introduction Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino publicly backed the initiative, coining the phrase "It's coming home." The world's largest stablecoin is returning to the world's largest blockchain. Tether is reintroducing USDT to Bitcoin in October 2026, 12 years after abandoning it for faster, cheaper networks like Tron and Ethereum. Utexo, a project actively backed by Tether, […]

Oct 5, 2026 2 min read –Cypherock

The Bitget $387.5M Hack: Exactly How It Happened and the Only Protection That Works

Introduction On September 24, 2026, at 18:31 UTC, North Korea's Lazarus Group began draining Bitget's hot and warm wallets. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget confirmed that assets equivalent to about $387.5 million were stolen in an attack the company announced on September 24. Before this attack, $1.73 billion had been stolen across 333 incidents targeting crypto groups […]

Oct 3, 2026 3 min read –Cypherock

The Fed Just Hiked. The CLARITY Act Just Failed. Here's What Today Actually Means for Your Crypto.

Introduction September 17, 2026 delivered two blows to the crypto market in the same afternoon. The Fed raised rates 25bps to 3.75%-4.00%, with 16 of 18 officials projecting at least one more hike in 2026. The CLARITY Act's failure essentially ends market structure legislative work in the Senate for 2026, a major blow to the […]

Sep 18, 2026 3 min read –Cypherock

The CLARITY Act Is 11 Days Away. Here's What Every Crypto Holder Needs to Know.

Introduction The September 15 Senate vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act could become one of the month's most consequential moments for US crypto holders, and most people holding crypto on exchanges haven't thought through what it actually means for them. US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in nearly $2 billion during the week alongside […]

Sep 5, 2026 3 min read –Cypherock

The Coldcard Firmware Exploit: What Happened, Who's Affected, and What It Means for Every Hardware Wallet User

What Happened On-chain analysts estimate 1,000-1,300 Bitcoin addresses were compromised via a March 2021 firmware bug that weakened seed entropy on Coldcard devices, with $70-90 million at risk of forced sales. The vulnerability, now being actively exploited this weekend, traces to a flaw in how affected Coldcard firmware versions generated the random seed during wallet […]

Aug 14, 2026 2 min read –Cypherock

Crypto Staking Taxes in 2026: The Complete Guide for Every Holder

Note: This blog is for informational purposes and does not constitute tax or legal advice. Consult a qualified crypto tax professional for your specific situation. Introduction If you earned staking rewards in 2025 or 2026, you owe the IRS money, whether you sold those rewards or not. 2026 marks a turning point for crypto staking […]

Jul 24, 2026 3 min read –Cypherock

Visa Just Launched a Stablecoin Platform for 200 Million Merchants. Here's What It Means for Your Crypto

Introduction Yesterday, July 16, 2026, Visa made its most direct move into crypto infrastructure since it first settled a transaction in USDC back in 2020. Visa has launched a new stablecoin platform designed to bring crypto-based settlement and digital-dollar services to banks, fintechs and payment providers connected to its global network of more than 200 […]

Jul 21, 2026 3 min read –Cypherock

Best Dogecoin (DOGE) Wallet in 2026: The Complete Cold Storage Guide

Introduction Dogecoin started as a joke. It is no longer one. As of July 2026, Dogecoin (DOGE) sits in the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalisation, a position it has held, with interruptions, for over three years. It processes more daily transactions than many "serious" blockchains. It has been accepted as payment by merchants across […]

Jul 16, 2026 2 min read –Cypherock

"Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins"- The Complete Explanation of What Crypto Ownership Actually Means

Introduction "Not your keys, not your coins." It is the most repeated phrase in crypto. It appears on T-shirts, in Twitter bios, in every post-FTX post-mortem. It is used as a warning, a philosophy, and a rebuke. Most people who say it have a general sense of what it means: you should move your crypto […]

Jul 11, 2026 3 min read –Cypherock