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Bitcoin Lightning bug could jam and steal millions of dollars

A developer of Lightning and Core software for Bitcoin node operators is sounding an alarm about six and seven-figure sums being at risk.

The Bitcoin Mailing List and its history is erased from Linux

Bitcoin Core developers are no longer using the bitcoin-dev mailing list hosted by the Linux Foundation. Their new home base is Google Groups.

Approximately 13% of Bitcoin Core nodes have not updated their software to protect against a critical bug that was patched back in May 2023.

Developers have disclosed a high-severity bug involving spammy headers affecting old versions of Bitcoin Core node software.

Bitcoin devs have historically kept coding mistakes quiet but a new movement toward transparency is revealing a raft of fascinating snafus.