Podcast recap of Bitcoin Optech newsletter covering disclosed Eclair DoS vulnerabilities and offchain contracts in Lightning channels.
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Initia halted its L1 and rollups after an exploit estimated at $2.6 million was cashed out via stablecoin swaps and ETH transfers.
Bitcoin Core is changing its security disclosure policy because AI-assisted bug hunting makes keeping vulnerabilities secret less protective.
A Senate subcommittee ranking member requested Tether records on a reported deal with a firm tied to an ex-Trump crypto adviser.
A Reddit user used Claude and OpenAI models to crack a 76-year-old cryptogram, with Klaus Schmeh confirming the solution.
Ethereum developers pulled the Hoodi testnet activation of Glamsterdam after ChainSecurity flagged gas risks, putting the early-December mainnet plan in question.
Under the GENIUS Act, stablecoin issuers cannot pay interest, yet some exchanges pay USDC holders anyway, such as Coinbase at 3.75%. The piece examines whether those rewards are safe for users.
Original onchain analysis of 1+ BTC UTXOs created over the last year, with a transparent method and caveats about address ownership.
Lightning Labs urges immediate updates because a compromised eMudhra certificate could block trust; updating Go alone does not patch installed software.
A draft EIP proposes splitting Ethereum validator voting in two to speed finality, strengthen fork choice and enable post-quantum signatures.
Blockchain investigators say CoinDCX misled users about a $16M hack after first calling outflows rumors.