Keyboard shortcuts

Tuesday, October 13, 2026
BTC83,375+0.62%ETH2,516.89-0.57%SOL107.65-1.35%BNB744.47-0.37%XRP1.37-0.63%ADA0.2344-3.69%DOGE0.0843-0.98%AVAX10.26-4.21%LINK12.91-1.36%DOT1.16-6.48%MATIC0.12620.00%

#Lightning

5 stories
AI-Generated Reports Found Real Flaws in Bitcoin's Lightning Software
BREAKINGCryptoAug 27, 2026

AI-Generated Reports Found Real Flaws in Bitcoin's Lightning Software

Core Lightning tells node operators to upgrade promptly — or go offline rather than power down, so channels stay watched.

peatpost Desk
Core Lightning Asked Operators to Trust It for 14 Days
CryptoAug 27, 2026

Core Lightning Asked Operators to Trust It for 14 Days

Bitcoin's premise is that you verify rather than trust. A live security incident does not allow it.

peatpost Desk
LND Flaw Put Full Lightning Channel Balances at Risk, With Official Fix Only in 0.21.0
MarketsAug 26, 2026

LND Flaw Put Full Lightning Channel Balances at Risk, With Official Fix Only in 0.21.0

A peer exploiting a one-block reorg could drain a whole channel. The disclosure cited 0.20.0, but code history places the official fix in 0.21.0.

The Latest Desk
Human Rights Foundation Grants 500 Million Satoshis to 16 Projects Across Three Continents
Aug 25, 2026

Human Rights Foundation Grants 500 Million Satoshis to 16 Projects Across Three Continents

The ~$397,000 round funds Lightning-to-mobile-money bridges, dissident communication tools, and protocol work across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

The Latest Desk
Lightning Finally Matters, and Nobody Is Paying Attention
OpinionMar 20, 2026

Lightning Finally Matters, and Nobody Is Paying Attention

Routed payment volume on the Lightning Network crossed $2B in March for the first time. The network is quietly achieving, in 2026, the use case the skeptics said was impossible in 2018.

Jonah Vega