Bitcoin Transfers Surge Following Cold Card Incident, Says CryptoQuant

2026/08/03 09:07 (Updated 2026/08/03 12:01)

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Bitcoin Transfers Surge Following Cold Card Incident, Says CryptoQuant

Increase in BTC Withdrawals Due to Cold Card Incident

CryptoQuant analyst Julio Moreno pointed out on the 2nd that the number of active Bitcoin addresses surged following the leak of Cold Card hardware wallets. According to Moreno, the count rose from 645,000 on July 30 to approximately 1 million on July 31, reaching a high not seen since December 10, 2024. He noted that the increase was primarily due to addresses used for transfer purposes.

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