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AI-found Bitcoin Lightning vulnerability confirmed, update advised
Core Lightning, the software for Bitcoin Lightning, confirmed a vulnerability flagged in an AI-generated security report is real and advised node operators to apply a patch that will be distributed soon after verifying its signature. It said technical details will be withheld for at least 2 weeks. Operators who cannot upgrade immediately were told to run nodes with the \'--offline\' flag rather than shutting them down.
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Strike founder Jack Mallers steps down as Twenty One CEO, merger plan halted
Jack Mallers (잭 말러스) has stepped down as chief executive of Twenty One Capital to focus on bitcoin payments firm Strike, which he founded and runs. His departure also halted a merger plan being reviewed by Twenty One and Strike, CryptoSlate reported. Board member Rafael Zagury will succeed him, and Tether said the handover is being carried out in an orderly way. Twenty One held 43,514 bitcoin valued at about $2.95 billion as of March 31.
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Tether seeks Bitcoin-native USDT issuance using RGB protocol
Tether is pushing to issue its dollar-pegged stablecoin USDT natively on Bitcoin using the RGB protocol, with a launch possibly this month and exchanges and wallets working on integration. The project uses RGB v0.11.1 developed by UTEXO, which will handle issuance and distribution with Tether. Supporters say linking RGB with the Lightning Network can enable fast transfers while using Bitcoin security, but analysts warn Tron’s entrenched payment infrastructure and liquidity could make competition difficult.
