Motley Fool Money · Saturday, September 12, 2026
A listener inquired about the recent Cold Card exploit and its implications for Bitcoin self-custody. Andrew discussed the vulnerability, emphasizing that it was a hardware wallet issue unrelated to the Bitcoin protocol itself, and offered advice on maintaining security.
“There was a vulnerability in it. Um, someone used AI to exploit it and they sold a bunch of Bitcoins.”
“I think a healthy degree of paranoia is always healthy when you're when you're self-custodying.”
“Sometimes sophistication can be its own risk.”