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Bitcoin Lightning Network public capacity dips below 5,000 BTC

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

Replacement cycling attacks risk millions in Bitcoin Lightning Network

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

Bitcoin developer Antoine Riard has responsibly disclosed a transaction-relay jamming attack that could have seized up the Lightning Network.

Atomic multipath payments (AMPs) increase the security of Bitcoin Lightning Network transactions, ensuring that the full transaction settles.

LND, a popular implementation of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, has suffered another major vulnerability: unattributed payment routing.