Bitcoin24h $117,771.16-0.12%

Ethereum24h $4,405.94-2.89%

XRP24h $3.11+1.14%

BNB24h $832.79+0.04%

Solana24h $188.39-0.73%

Dogecoin24h $0.2285+0.45%

TRON24h $0.3460-2.57%

Cardano24h $0.9105-4.03%

Hyperliquid24h $46.62-1.59%

Chainlink24h $21.83-1.65%

Lightning Network hacker Burak introduces new Bitcoin layer 2, Brollups

Burak, the developer who used Taproot to freeze bitcoin inside the Lightning Network for hours, has released a new layer 2 called Brollups.

LND Onion Bomb: Another Lightning Network bug put users’ bitcoin at risk

Lightning Labs has recently disclosed the LND Onion Bomb, a denial of service bug that could have stolen bitcoin.

Bitcoin capacity on the Lightning Network has declined for months. After a series of bugs and developer departures, some believe it is dying.

The capacity to route payments through the Bitcoin Lightning Network has declined 10% over the past nine months while channels are down 19%.

Despite a critical vulnerability in the Bitcoin Lightning Network, no major theft has occurred via this replacement cycling attack vector.