Why two-party Bitcoin Lightning channels keep failing
René Pickhardt has published new research into why most of the two-party Bitcoin Lightning payment channels fail to sustain liquidity.
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In a recent online poll, more than 80% of respondents said they don’t think that Lightning counts as “real” BTC.
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During the 2015 block size debate, a key area of contention concerned how BTC-denominated payments will scale to a global userbase.
Bitcoin Lightning bug allows remote theft of bitcoin via LND nodes
A bug in relatively recent versions of Bitcoin Lightning node software LND could allow hackers to remotely drain bitcoin from victims.
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.
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