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Small Mk3 loss set against the vendor store page

crypto_mags-2085201100005867917

https://x.com/crypto_mags/status/2085201100005867917

Captured screenshot of the post by @crypto_mags, posted 6 Aug 2026, 03:07 UTC
@crypto_mags posted captured full-size capture → original post →
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A one-line wry post, "I'm having fun, staying poor in this swept wallet. Am I doing this right?", attaching a screenshot of coinkite.com showing the COLDCARD security advisory bar above the store's "Bitcoin Security and Fun Devices" heading, and quote-posting the author's own earlier victim report. That quoted post reads: "Update: I'M ALSO A VICTIM. No passphrase. MK3. Funds got swept on July 31st. Could have been worse, it was 60,615 sats ($40)", with a wallet screenshot showing a zero balance and five transactions ending 2026-07-31. Held as a first-hand loss report at the small end of the distribution, which is the part of the victim record least likely to be preserved anywhere else, and as a dated capture of the vendor's storefront still selling while the advisory ran. The configuration, the date and the amount are the author's own account and are not verified here.

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