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# The Signal: Hardware Flaws, Budget AI Wins, and Wall Street's Punishment
- URL: https://wire.fourthweb.ai/the-signal-hardware-flaws-budget-ai-wins-and-wall-streets-punishment/
- Published: 2026-07-31T08:33:22.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-31T13:03:02.000Z
- Description: Travis Wright breaks down Coldcard's massive security vulnerability that exposed user funds, DeepSeek's budget AI triumph forcing a China expansion, and why Wall Street hammered Meta for spending big on artificial intelligence development.
- Author: Travis Wright
- Tags: daily-signal

Travis Wright breaks down Coldcard's massive security vulnerability that exposed user funds, DeepSeek's budget AI triumph forcing a China expansion, and why Wall Street hammered Meta for spending big on artificial intelligence development.

*July 31, 2026 — 271 words / \~1.8 min*

### Stories covered:

1. [Coldcard's $38M Problem: Hardware Wallet Flaw Exposed Private Keys](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/coldcards-38m-problem-hardware-wallet-flaw-exposed-private-keys/)
2. [DeepSeek Builds China Data Center After Humiliating Silicon Valley on Budget](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/deepseek-builds-china-data-center-after-humiliating-silicon-valley-on-budget/)
3. [Meta Spent $8B More on AI and Wall Street Punished Them](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/meta-spent-8b-more-on-ai-and-wall-street-punished-them/)