Israel’s Bits of Gold says customer funds remain secure, but personal, banking and wallet information may have been exposed.

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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk Israel’s Bits of Gold says customer funds remain secure, but personal, banking and wallet information may have been exposed. Aug 18   READ IN APP   Your Tuesday crypto briefing is here. Operational risk is crowding out crypto’s growth narrative. A breach at Bits of Gold halted Bitcoin purchases and potentially exposed data tied to 250,000 users, underscoring that access, privacy, and trust can break down even when customer funds remain secure. That pressure is showing up elsewhere in the stack. Bybit is moving toward forced liquidations for some business accounts that miss new verification rules, while Bitcoin Core’s feature freeze nears with unresolved proposal and rebase issues. Add a miner warning that $33 million in debt could outlast its financing, and counterparty discipline looks as important as price. 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