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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Institutional appetite faded fast. Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US saw roughly $228 million of net withdrawals between October 12 and 16, following $681 million the week before, for a two-week total of $909 million. That is the biggest pullback since April. Price action matched the mood: Bitcoin slid under $82,000, with about $771 million in positions liquidated in a single day earlier in the week, then nearly $1 billion more on October 15 as Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP dropped together. BTC finished the week near $81,400.…

In brief Bitcoin wallet Electrum released version 4.8.3 on October 24 with a patch for a high-severity exploit that let malicious servers inject fake transactions and trick users into paying attacker addresses. At least one user confirmed losing funds on October 18 after fee-bumping a server-manipulated transaction. The fix verifies signatures on wallet-owned inputs before displaying unconfirmed transactions, but incoming transactions from external senders remain unverified. Bitcoin wallet Electrum patched a high-severity vulnerability this weekend that allowed rogue servers to manipulate pending Bitcoin transactions and redirect funds to attacker-controlled addresses. The flaw affects all versions before 4.8.3, which is now…

In brief X user log4 says he reverse engineered his Samsung TV’s firmware and found a file listing functions including an always-on microphone, automatic content recognition, and targeted ads. Cybersecurity experts say AI is making reverse engineering accessible to anyone, meaning more hidden functionality in everyday devices is likely to surface. They added that data collection may be one reason TV prices have stayed low for decades. A researcher found that their Samsung smart TV was tracking them through several functionalities, including an “always on” microphone—and experts warn that similar tools could exist on other “everyday devices.”X user log4j claims…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Electrum, one of Bitcoin’s oldest software wallets, published a security advisory on Saturday describing a weakness that attackers were already abusing. TL;DR A bug in the Electrum bitcoin wallet let malicious servers slip fake pending payments into users’ transaction history. Users who tried to speed up a stuck payment with Replace-by-Fee could end up signing coins over to the attacker. At least one user lost funds. Electrum released version 4.8.3 on October 24, and the amount stolen remains undisclosed. Users connected only to servers they trust, including…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. And check out our daily news show ‘FOMO HOUR’ covering all of the top stories and market action.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors cool over the weekend; BTC at $80.2k BTC ETFs close week with $300M net inflows despite outflows Thurs+Fri Solana trading bot Bloom was exploited for $947k; team promising reimbursement Big week ahead with RH earnings Tues, FOMC Weds and Q3 GDP + PCE data Pump announced a $2.5M Squads competition kicking off today and running 2…