Core Lightning patches flaw that could let revoked channel state escape penalty
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Core Lightning, a Lightning Network node implementation, fixed a channel-close flaw in v26.06.7 that could let a peer broadcast an old, revoked channel state without triggering the penalty for cheating. Bitcoin Optech’s Sept. 25 explanation of the…
Bitcoin may go quantum-safe while Lightning privacy stays exposed
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Even if Bitcoin eventually adopts post-quantum protections for on-chain outputs, five parts of the Lightning Network’s off-chain payment system would still need separate upgrades, according to a Sept. 12 research preprint. Related Reading Bitcoin…