Core Lightning urged node operators to upgrade to version 26.06.7 after developers identified security vulnerabilities in the Lightning Network implementation, with fixes released Aug. 28 following a …
An AI-driven security audit has identified a potential vulnerability in the Bitcoin Lightning Network that could allow attackers to drain funds from payment channels by exploiting state synchronizatio…
Core Lightning, a Bitcoin payments software project, warned node operators on Wednesday that several vulnerabilities identified in AI-generated security reports are real and that a fix is being coordi…
Core Lightning, a major software package for running bitcoin Lightning Network nodes, issued an emergency warning telling operators to restart in --offline mode rather than power down after a flood of…
Argentic, a pseudonymous project by builder RevolutionaryTrash56, is testing whether AI agents will pay 10 satoshis via Bitcoin's Lightning Network for a one-hour proxy token, but after seven weeks li…
A developer built Argentic, a Go-based reverse proxy that charges AI scrapers per request using Lightning Network payments via L402 credentials, returning a 402 Payment Required with a Bitcoin Lightni…
Blockstream launched Blockstream Swaps on August 10, 2026, a beta service enabling trustless atomic swaps between Bitcoin's mainchain, Lightning Network, and Liquid Network, just one week after Boltz …
Bitcoin Red Team, a voluntary research collective, has adopted Chinese AI models, including Moonshot AI's 'Kimi K3,' for open-source security audits after U.S. tools imposed strict guardrails, and in …
Blockstream, a Bitcoin infrastructure company, launched Blockstream Swaps, a feature enabling trustless swaps between the Bitcoin main chain and the Lightning network, allowing users to move funds acr…
Boltz, the non-custodial Bitcoin swap service, shut down all swap operations indefinitely on August 3, 2026, after AI-assisted attackers exploited vulnerabilities faster than its small team could patc…
Bitcoin bridge Boltz suspended its swap service indefinitely on August 3, 2026, citing a surge in AI-assisted attacks that outpaced its ability to patch vulnerabilities. The non-custodial platform, wh…
Boltz, a non-custodial Bitcoin swap service, has paused its operations indefinitely after a surge in AI-assisted hacking attempts, with attackers iterating faster than the team can patch vulnerabiliti…
Boltz, the non-custodial Bitcoin bridge, halted its swap services indefinitely on August 3 after months of automated, AI-assisted attacks overwhelmed its ability to patch vulnerabilities. No user fund…
Lightning Labs launched l402.tech on July 29, a dedicated website for the L402 protocol that enables AI agents to pay for services via Bitcoin's Lightning Network without human intervention. The proto…
Lightning Labs launched Wavelength, a non-custodial API toolkit for Bitcoin Lightning Network payments, on July 21. The toolkit lets developers integrate instant, low-fee transactions into apps and AI…
A second team, KaleidoSwap, has deployed a live AI agent called KaleidoAgent that executes atomic HTLC swaps on Bitcoin Layer 2, demonstrating non-custodial, agent-driven trading without a third-party…
Conduit released v0.8.4 of its self-hosted Bitcoin Lightning payment infrastructure for AI agents, enabling operators to run their own LND node with virtual sub-balances, spending policies, and a plat…
Developers at Zone01 Kisumu completed a week-long Bitcoin programming bootcamp culminating in a 24-hour hackathon where 17 teams built real-world solutions using Bitcoin, the Lightning Network, and LN…