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$4 Billion Buried in Brass, Silver and Gold: The Unclaimed Casascius Coins Still Guarding Over 38,000 BTC

October 20, 2025
Since the start of the year, data shows about 432 Casascius physical bitcoins have been cracked open and redeemed—revealing roughly 1,100 BTC inside, valued at more than $119 million using today’s exchange rates. Even after all that peeling action, over 38,000 BTC—worth north of $4 billion—remain sealed within 17,746 active Casascius coins, still holding their cryptographic treasures. The…
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The Orionid meteor shower peaks under dark, moonless skies next week. Here's how to see it

October 20, 2025
If you happen to glimpse a “shooting star” before dawn during the next several days, there’s a good chance that what you saw was a fragment left behind in space by the famous Halley’s Comet. For it is during the third week of October that a meteor display spawned by the debris shed by Halley reaches its peak: the Orionid meteor shower. The Orionids aren’t one of the…
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How to see Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) shine in the October sky

October 20, 2025
A bright new solar system comet could put on a show in the October night sky as it zooms past Earth. Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) was discovered on Sept. 10 by Ukrainian amateur astronomer Vladimir Bezugly. It has brightened significantly since then, raising hopes that it could…
MobileNews

OnePlus Introduces OxygenOS 16: Everything to Know

October 20, 2025
OnePlus has introduced OxygenOS 16 based on Android 16 globally for its devices. The company describes it as an update “built on the “Intelligently Yours” philosophy,” where “this major release represents OnePlus’s most significant software advancement, seamlessly blending cutting-edge AI capabilities with the brand’s signature fast and smooth…
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Together, we make TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 unforgettable — thank you to our sponsors

October 20, 2025
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