{"id":92898,"date":"2026-01-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=92898"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T06:00:25","slug":"a-perilous-chatgpt-painful-losses-and-lucky-miners-the-top-10-stories-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/a-perilous-chatgpt-painful-losses-and-lucky-miners-the-top-10-stories-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangerous ChatGPT, Costly Losses, and Lucky Miners: Top 10 News Stories of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the past 12 months, the industry has seen plenty: the Bybit hack<\/a>, bitcoin\u2019s sprint to new highs<\/a> and its sudden slump<\/a>, project closures and ecosystem upgrades.<\/p>\n

ForkLog looked at 2025 through readers\u2019 eyes and compiled a ranking of the most popular stories.<\/p>\n

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Buterin named Ethereum\u2019s key goal for the coming decade<\/a><\/h3>\n

Project roadmaps\u2014especially for keystone networks\u2014are a useful gauge of the industry\u2019s direction. In 2025, readers were drawn to Vitalik Buterin\u2019s address marking the 10th anniversary of the mainnet<\/a> of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, and his plans for the decade ahead. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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A quantum computer cracked 22-bit RSA encryption<\/a><\/h3>\n

The threat from quantum computing was a theme of the year, discussed by both industry experts<\/a> and regulators<\/a>. What drew the most attention, however, was not theory but a real-world demonstration by Chinese researchers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Salomon Brothers claimed rights to \u201cabandoned\u201d bitcoin wallets via OP_RETURN<\/a><\/h3>\n

Eccentric gambits are always fodder for debate, especially in crypto. Last year, a firm operating under the Salomon Brothers brand took centre stage. We not only covered the case but also examined<\/a> what such a precedent could entail. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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A solo miner earned $372,773 for a mined bitcoin block<\/a><\/h3>\n

It is always heartening (or not) to see another lucky miner. The most-read item in this vein was about a CKpool user who, on 27 July, found block #907,283 on the Bitcoin network, receiving roughly $372,773.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hamster Kombat launched season two and announced a new airdrop<\/a><\/h3>\n

Last year Hamster Kombat dominated the rankings; in 2025 it did not even make the top five. Even so, the launch of season two and a fresh airdrop still interest a large share of the audience.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Blum announced airdrop terms and updated its roadmap<\/a><\/h3>\n

The team behind the trading app Blur also enjoyed its share of popularity in 2025. What drew particular attention were the token-sale terms and the updated roadmap.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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A user paid $105,000 in fees to move $10 of bitcoin<\/a><\/h3>\n

Incidents in which a user mistakenly parts with a large sum are rare in this industry. No surprise, then, that the tale of an unknown person who paid $105,197 in fees to transfer $10 in BTC became a hit.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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3rd place<\/h2>\n
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Briton to tokenise rights to 7,500 BTC on a hard drive in a landfill<\/a><\/h3>\n

Opening the top three was the latest chapter in the saga of a Briton who for years has sought permission from the authorities to search a landfill for a hard drive containing 7,500 BTC. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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2nd place<\/h2>\n
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ChatGPT described humanity\u2019s future in an unknown language<\/a><\/h3>\n

Among the most debated items was ChatGPT\u2019s description of humanity\u2019s future in an unknown language. We seized the chance to pose a similar prompt to three different AI models.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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OpenAI will bolster ChatGPT\u2019s safety after a tragedy involving a teenager<\/a><\/h3>\n

Warnings about the dangers of neural networks have echoed for as long as they have existed. Judging by the year\u2019s most-read story, the issue troubles audiences far more than it might seem.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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