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LND, a Lightning Network node implementation, has disclosed a channel-close flaw that can put an entire channel balance at risk in the reproduced maximum-loss scenario. Operators using standard releases below 0.21.0 should treat their nodes as lacking the official fix unless they were independently patched.The Aug. 13 disclosure describes how a malicious channel peer could combine a one-block Bitcoin reorganization with an old, revoked commitment transaction after a cooperative close. Bastien Teinturier, who published the disclosure, said no affected users were known. Related ReadingResearchers discover vulnerabilities in Bitcoin layer-2 Lightning Network Before the fix, LND could forget a cooperatively closed…
XRP is on course for its strongest monthly gain in more than a year after recovering from below $1, even as a fresh pullback and heavy whale activity test the durability of the rally.CryptoSlate’s data shows the token trading near $1.40 as of press time, down about 5% over the past 24 hours, after climbing as high as $1.70 during last week’s broader crypto market surge.This price performance contrasts with the fact that XRP is on track for a roughly 32% gain in August, per CryptoRank’s data. This would mark its best monthly performance since July 2025, when it advanced…
Extending the United States Mint’s 2026 Semiquincentennial quarter program, the 1776 ~ 2026 U.S. Constitution Quarter launches today in rolls and bags as the fourth of five one-year-only quarter designs planned for the year. Both sides of the 1776 ~ 2026 US Constitution Quarter feature James Madison and Independence Hall Circulating-quality coins from the Philadelphia and Denver Mints will go on sale at noon ET in 100-coin bags and a two-roll set containing 40 coins from each location. Demand will be brisk: U.S. Mint-branded rolls and bags for the first three 2026 quarters sold quickly and are unavailable. Outside the…
Bitcoin’s brief pullback below $78,000 triggered more than $300 million in crypto liquidations as traders took profits after a sharp $80,000 rally driven by Treasury developments, ETF inflows, and a squeeze on bearish positions.Data from CryptoSlate shows that the largest cryptocurrency fell as low as $77,870 during the last 24 hours before recovering above $79,000 as of press time. The retreat spread across major cryptocurrencies, with XRP falling 4% to $1.43 and Solana sliding 3% to $97 after trading above $101.Ethereum dropped to about $2,467, while Zcash declined 7% to $789. Cardano and Dogecoin each fell roughly 5%, with ADA trading…
A federal jury convicted Profit Connect owner Brent C. Kovar on 15 fraud and money-laundering counts after prosecutors said he obtained $24 million from at least 400 investors through false claims about an AI-powered crypto business.The Justice Department said the verdict followed a nine-day trial, with jurors finding Kovar guilty of 11 counts of wire fraud, two counts of mail fraud, and two counts of money laundering.The Justice Department placed the conduct between late 2017 and July 2021, when Kovar marketed Profit Connect as a profitable technology business capable of generating the promised returns.Kovar told investors that Profit Connect used…
Key takeaways Pi Network trades around $0.0900 on Wednesday, maintaining mild upside momentum above the critical $0.0853 support. The broader cryptocurrency market is retreating as investors take profits following last week’s double-digit gains. A break above $0.1022 could open the path toward $0.1204. Pi Network is showing modest upside movement on Wednesday, with PI trading around $0.0900 and remaining above an important technical support level. However, the broader cryptocurrency market’s recovery is losing momentum as investors lock in profits following last week’s sharp gains. PI’s technical indicators also remain mixed, reflecting a lack of decisive buying pressure. Profit-taking slows the…
Thirty-nine US state bankers associations launched the BankChain Alliance on 25 August, an industry-owned, industry-designed and industry-governed blockchain network targeting a 2027 launch. Member associations represent 3,283 banks holding US$21.8 trillion in assets as of March 31, according to the alliance, which plans smart payment tools, tokenised deposits, stablecoins and automated settlement. Former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Kathy Kraninger serves as interim chair, and no technology partner has been selected yet. Thirty-nine US state bankers associations have launched the BankChain Alliance, a bank-owned consortium that plans to bring tokenised deposits, stablecoins and automated settlement to a nationwide permissioned blockchain…
Bitcoin’s end-of-September options expiry holds 130,670 BTC of open interest, compared with 79,003 BTC for August, a headline gap large enough to look like traders are loading up before the Federal Reserve’s Sept. 16 decision.DWF Labs market insights lead Martin Lee said in a note that most of that gap has nothing to do with the Fed. September and December are the two quarterly expiries in Bitcoin options, and together they hold 59.3% of all open interest, since traders often roll positions into them.The story sits in how the market has quietly repriced its own risk.The September book is mostly…
World Liberty Financial launched USD1 natively on the Canton Network on 25 August, making the stablecoin a settlement option for tokenised real-world assets, derivatives collateral and institutional lending. USD1’s circulation stands at US$4.08 billion (AU$5.71 billion), sixth among stablecoins, according to DefiLlama, while Canton says it processes more than US$9 trillion (AU$12.6 trillion) in real-world assets onchain each month. The launch lands eight months after Canton announced World Liberty’s intention to deploy, when USD1’s circulation had just passed US$2 billion (AU$2.8 billion). World Liberty Financial, the Trump family-backed crypto venture, launched its USD1 stablecoin natively on the Canton Network on…
Trail of Bits disclosed a Provenance Blockchain authorization flaw that it said exposed 82 live mainnet asset accounts to takeover. A successful abuse could let someone mint an affected token or withdraw assets held in escrow.Those special asset accounts, called markers, govern a token’s supply, permissions, and escrow balance. The security firm said the flaw allowed a user who held none of a marker’s tokens to take its admin, mint, and withdrawal permissions, then act on them in a second transaction.The bug came from a mismatch between two records of token supply. For non-fixed markers, Provenance’s bank module tracks live…