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Bitcoin Lightning Network users could have lost millions in jamming attack

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

How atomic multipath could take the risk out of large bitcoin payments

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.

Bitcoin Lightning Network researchers discovered a critical BTCD and LND bug, freezing funds inside the Lightning Network for a few hours.

Making offline Lightning payments to a Bitcoin user is difficult. Éclair has proposed trampoline relays to avoid custody.