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cryptoslate.com > critical-bitcoin-lightning-bugs-exposed-nodes-to-fund-theft-and-restart-failure

Critical Bitcoin Lightning bugs exposed nodes to fund theft and restart failure

20+ hour, 28+ min ago   (357+ words) LDK v0.2.6 addresses small splice-related fund losses and a payment-handling flaw that could prevent saved channel state from loading. Lightning Development Kit, a toolkit for building Bitcoin Lightning applications, released v0.2.6 on Sept. 9 with fixes for bugs that could divert small amounts…...

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cryptoslate.com > paolo-ardoino-wants-ai-agents-to-hold-tether-but-developers-are-left-on-the-hook-for-overspending

Paolo Ardoino wants AI agents to hold Tether, but developers are left on the hook for overspending

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1143+ words) Tether’s WDK design separates wallet access from payment approval, leaving developers to enforce the limits users expect. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino’s vision of financial autonomy for people and machines puts a practical decision in developers’ hands: how much spending authority…...

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cryptoslate.com > daos-are-forcing-crypto-protocols-to-choose-between-code-and-emergency-brakes

DAOs are forcing crypto protocols to choose between code and emergency brakes

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1421+ words) DAOs replaced boards and executives with token holders and software, but new research suggests the machinery protecting those systems can easily rebuild the concentrations of power they were meant to escape. Compound is a crypto lending protocol governed by holders…...

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cryptoslate.com > hidden-solana-upgrade-bug-can-freeze-network-readers-and-silently-disable-fee-limits

Hidden Solana upgrade bug can freeze network readers and silently disable fee limits

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (401+ words) Mainnet activation is still pending, but incompatible indexers, streams and sponsors must update before the first v1 transaction arrives. Solana’s v1 transaction format promises more than three times as much room per transaction, but RPC clients, indexers, relayers and fee sponsors that…...

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cryptoslate.com > zero-knowledge-apps-go-dark-after-chain-upgrade-breaks-their-underlying-verification-keys

Zero-knowledge apps go dark after chain upgrade breaks their underlying verification keys

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (406+ words) The Mina Mesa upgrade stopped transaction processing for about eight hours on September 3 as the layer-1 blockchain shifted mainnet to its Mesa release. Exchanges suspended MINA transfers, while deployed zkApps now need new verification keys before they can resume proof-authorized…...

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cryptoslate.com > monads-mainnet-upgrade-makes-storing-data-together-98-cheaper

Monad’s mainnet upgrade makes storing data together 98% cheaper

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (442+ words) A block-pinned mainnet call reproduced the 8,100-to-100 step-down and showed the cold charge returning at slot 128. Monad, an EVM-compatible blockchain, activated its MonadTen revision on mainnet at 14:30 UTC on Sept. 2. The MIP-8 upgrade changes how the network charges contracts for…...

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cryptoslate.com > ontology-forces-urgent-node-upgrade-after-restarting-chain-hit-by-malicious-activity

Ontology forces urgent node upgrade after restarting chain hit by malicious activity

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (508+ words) Ontology version 3.1.5 is mandatory for compatibility, while the attack path and wider service recovery remain undisclosed. Ontology said its mainnet resumed normal operation on Sept. 2 after an emergency security pause and told every sync-node operator to upgrade to version 3.1.5. Sync…...

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cryptoslate.com > ontology-halts-mainnet-transactions-as-technical-team-investigates-potential-security-issue

Ontology halts mainnet transactions as technical team investigates potential security issue

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (610+ words) The project said no incident or asset loss had been confirmed, while a public node remained at block 20,770,893 and no restart time was disclosed. Ontology suspended mainnet block production to investigate a potential security concern, pausing the network while its…...

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cryptoslate.com > popular-bitcoin-wallets-risk-losing-support-for-new-hardware-devices-as-critical-security-bridge-stops-accepting-new-devices

Popular Bitcoin wallets risk losing support for new hardware devices as critical security bridge stops accepting new devices

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (922+ words) BHWI has published parity tests, but downstream wallets still face packaging, platform and integration work. Bitcoin HWI, a widely used interface for connecting wallet software to hardware signing devices, is moving toward retirement, while the Rust project its maintainer cited…...

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cryptoslate.com > polygon-labs-issues-urgent-client-upgrade-notice-following-austin-and-kyoto-hardforks

Polygon Labs issues urgent client upgrade notice following Austin and Kyoto hardforks

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (700+ words) Polygon Labs said any Polygon PoS node that stayed on pre-hardfork Bor or Heimdall binaries past two August activation heights has already fallen out of canonical consensus. In practice, the stale node must upgrade and catch up before it can…...