Lightning Network

Critical Bitcoin Lightning Network Bug Forces Urgent Node Upgrades

A critical vulnerability in Bitcoin Lightning Network affects nodes running older versions of LND and LITD software, potentially exposing funds to theft. The bug exploits...

Tether’s USDT Coming to Bitcoin Lightning Network in New Integration Partnership

Tether's USDT stablecoin integration with Bitcoin's Lightning Network announced at Plan B conference in El salvador. Lightning Labs implementing integration through Taproot Assets protocol for...

Tether Makes Historic Move to Launch USDT on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

Tether's USDT stablecoin is expanding to Bitcoin's base layer and Lightning Network, marking a significant integration between two major crypto players. USDT maintains its position...

Bitcoin Lightning Network Bug Puts Wealthy Node Operators at Risk of Theft

Bitcoin developer Antoine Riard identified two new Lightning Network vulnerabilities affecting nodes with large BTC holdings. The attack requires approximately $130,000 to execute and targets...

Opinion: Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Can Power Up AI-Driven Shopping

The possibilities that AI applications have revealed, within months of the emergence of Chat GPT, open up exciting possibilities. Whether promising or dystopian, remains...

Voltage and Google: Expanding Lightning Network Adoption for Seamless Bitcoin Transactions

The main "disadvantage" attributed by Bitcoin's critics is that you cannot easily and directly buy your coffee with it. We put the word disadvantage...

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Boosts Privacy with “Blind Routes” Feature

Bitcoin's Lightning network has added the "blind routes" feature to the list of specifications under review and approval. This tool allows a network node...

Bitcoin developer proposes solution to Lightning channel attacks

Antoine Riard, a Bitcoin developer, proposed on the Lightning network developer mailing list a protocol that relies on the use of tokens to mitigate...

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