Stef

Curious and Open-minded. Passioned about ₿TC, Health & Fitness. Building the future of Leadership thr. Empathy, Agility and Growth! Mother of two little kids❤️

[Atlas Phoenix BTC @AtlasPhoenixBTC]

Re: Cold Card Hack

Hello fellow Bitcoiners,

It’s been nearly one week since my wallet was drained.

I lost my entire bitcoin stack, presumably the most in the entire attack - an amount I’m more than embarrassed and ashamed to even admit publicly. This was not only my life savings but my time, energy, hardcore conviction and identity after 13 years in this space.

I am posting pseudonymously as I’ve always preferred to stay out of the spotlight - and privacy (inspired by Satoshi) is something I value. I debated whether or not I should say anything at all, but after much deliberation I decided it may be beneficial for other victims who are struggling.

While this incident certainly forced upon me the darkest days of my life so far - I have now accepted it and will slowly put together my life again. I came from nothing and did everything right (except rolling the damn dice apparently 😅). I stayed away from trading, exchanges, shitcoins, ICOs, NFTs, false prophets, etc and quietly and consistently built up over the years through all the ups and downs - never spending frivolously on material goods but instead using bitcoin as my sense of freedom and security - with the hopes to pass it on to my future children.

Even though that peace, freedom and security is now gone - I am beyond grateful for the journey and life that bitcoin enabled me to have.

To all the other victims, as cliche as it is to say “it’s only money” - true wealth, as I’ve learned over and over again is in health, family, and friendships. I’d be lying if I told you I’m not afraid of the uncertainty ahead, but I know by taking one step at a time it will be possible to rebuild. Trust me if I can come to these realizations, you can too! The hardest challenges in life make us stronger and turn us into the best versions of ourselves - don’t give in to the hopelessness. By being in this community you are apart of something special that the majority of the world still hasn’t realized yet. It’s still early!

Thanks to all the wonderful people in the community I’ve been DMing over the past week - your kind words of support mean the world to me and helped me start to believe in myself again.

To the hacker: you still can do the right thing here and come clean - you have prompted a serious wake-up call that has brought the community together which will bring more resilience for the future. Doing the noble thing now will prevent a lifelong hunt.

To all the amazing bitcoiners who have jumped to action from the very beginning to support each other and mitigate further damage - it’s been a beautiful thing to watch.

To the @blocks team and especially @intangiblecoins, your efforts are inspiring and provide me with hope. Believe me when I say that IF I ever get my coins back you will all be taken care of very well, along with massive donations to the open source community.

For now I will withhold any judgement towards @nvk and the @Coinkite team - while I’m still processing this loss and dealing with the gravity of building my life up from the ruins - I have 0 anger or resentment. Bitcoin security is a tough job, mistakes are made, and lessons are learned by all. I made mistakes by trusting and not verifying as well as not having a more robust security solution so the responsibility must be shared, hindsight is 20/20 and even though it’s tough: I’m okay admitting that. Bitcoin humbles all.

Having said all that… I’M NOT FUCKING LEAVING!!! I will start building a new stack from the ground up like all the other plebs as my conviction in Bitcoin is even stronger today then when I got my first coins in 2013.

This was never about the money - it was always about the revolution, and that can’t be stopped. We will win.

Let’s keep our heads high.
The march continues.
It’s time to rebuild.

PS: Thanks for everything Satoshi ❤️

-M

[Stef @Stefhuma]

@verovalue Bessee als fair aber nicht hoch bezahlt.

[Stef @Stefhuma]

@julian_liniger @relai_app Sleeping better with Relai. Thanks 🙏🏼

[Shagun 💰 @shaguncrypto]

Listen… Coldcard hackers:

You may have acquired roughly 1,500 BTC.

But spending it is a completely different challenge.

Every transaction will be watched.
Every movement will be analyzed.
Every attempt to cash out will attract attention.

Bitcoin remembers.

If your goal was wealth there may still be one path that leaves everyone better off.

Return the funds.
Accept a negotiated security bounty with CoinKite.

Leave behind a legacy of exposing a critical weakness instead of one of destroying families’ savings.

The Bitcoin ecosystem rewards people who strengthen it.

The world is watching your next move.

[Stef @Stefhuma]

@APompliano @cfosilvia Without Silvia I can tell you Micron is one of them.

[Stef @Stefhuma]

@SwissHodler refreshing seeing a not attacking message in this space 😀

[Stef @Stefhuma]

@thealepalombo Puglia - region around Carovigno and Ostuni

[Sygnum Bank @sygnumofficial]

🔊 A 111-year-old, state-owned Swiss bank just put Bitcoin next to its clients' savings accounts.

BancaStato, the cantonal bank of Ticino, has launched regulated trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Solana directly inside its existing web and mobile banking apps. Clients buy, hold and sell in the same place they manage everything else, ordering by US dollar value or by quantity.

The significant part is who is offering it. This is not a crypto-native app chasing early adopters. It is a conservative, publicly owned bank founded in 1915. When a cantonal institution offers digital assets through its normal banking interface, crypto stops being a separate destination and becomes a part of banking.

And it is regulated end to end. Client assets are custodied by Sygnum Bank, held off BancaStato's balance sheet so they are protected if the bank ever enters bankruptcy, under an architecture with hardware and software controls and external audits.

As Dr. Curzio De Gottardi, Head of the Products and Services Division at BancaStato, put it: "Our seamless integration of traditional assets, investment solutions, and now digital assets, further enhances our group's future-ready offering."

This is what mainstream adoption actually looks like. Not a headline price, but a savings-bank client buying Bitcoin without leaving their bank.

👉 Read more: https://t.co/YXVIRxmfxr

📢 Follow Sygnum for the latest digital asset developments, regulatory updates, and institutional market perspectives.

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[Stef @Stefhuma]

@APompliano Good to be a misfit 🤩

[Stef @Stefhuma]

@TheBTCTherapist Trying to understand his thinking process but he doesn’t want to share much about how exactly he concludes this.

[Stef @Stefhuma]

Dear Bitcoiners: don't fight about it.

If you do — don't make it personal.

Disagree on the thesis all you want. Super helpful. But stop attacking the person.

Super proud to be a Bitcoiner but lately it feels more like in kindergarten.

[Stef @Stefhuma]

@APompliano @cfosilvia That’s great to hear. Thank you!

[Stef @Stefhuma]

@OccamiCrypto @jackmallers Everyone working in a company setup like this realizes how difficult it is to do impactful things or take real decisions. But you have to be there to realize. Well done, Jack. You learned and were brave enough to move on. This is how authentic leadership looks like!

[Julian Liniger @julian_liniger]

Repost if you buy more Bitcoin than you sell.

[Stef @Stefhuma]

@julian_liniger I never sell only buy with relay 💪

[Stef @Stefhuma]

@scottmelker Thanks for clarifying things. Much appreciated and needed in this emotionally loaded bear market.💪

[Stef @Stefhuma]

Oh dear how much I miss the @PrestonPysh podcast. There is not a single Wednesday that I check if there isn’t a new episode by mistake 😄

[Stef @Stefhuma]

@Bitcoin_ator @relai_app Same just last evening 😄

[Stef @Stefhuma]

@sunnydecree I prefer Bitcoin in self custody but im very honest I hate to sell my bitcoin so I can kind of like to have MSTR to buy and sell to cover some of my costs- definitely not a bad price currently.