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Bitcoin Lightning receives second patch in five days as developers flag security flaws
· By MyCryptoSignal Editorial · 334 words
CryptoSlate reports that Bitcoin Lightning developers have flagged security flaws, with a second patch arriving within five days. Version 0.14.5 addresses issues that malicious nodes could exploit, and it lets Eclair operators upgrade without closing existing channels, according to the report.
CryptoSlate's report, published on 21 October, describes version 0.14.5 as the second fix in five days. The release targets flaws the source says malicious nodes could exploit. It also allows Eclair operators to upgrade without closing their existing channels, which the report presents as a practical detail for node operators.
The source does not state how many nodes were affected, whether any funds were lost, or who identified the flaws. CryptoSlate's headline describes developers sounding an alarm over security flaws, while the summary focuses on the patch contents and the upgrade path for Eclair. We have not independently verified the source's account.
As of 09:16 UTC, Bitcoin traded at $81,740, down 1.73% over 24 hours, according to our collected data. The coin is up 0.44% over seven days and down 4.12% over 30 days. Its 24-hour range ran from $81,742 to $84,808, leaving the price near the bottom of that band. RSI14 sits at 28.5 and the trend reading is flat. Our appendix lists support at $81,849.10 and resistance at $81,867.30, both within a few dollars of the last price.
The wider market frame: total capitalisation stood at $2.586 trillion, down 1.62% over 24 hours, with Bitcoin dominance at 63.5%. Bitcoin is the only coin in our appendix for this snapshot, so the market picture rests on those figures.
Lightning's patch cadence and the market's position are separate facts sitting in the same snapshot. Two fixes in five days point to active maintenance on a network that routes payments. The appendix shows Bitcoin near the lower end of its 24-hour range, with RSI14 at 28.5 and dominance at 63.5%. The source's account of exploitable flaws and the price data describe conditions, not outcomes.
Read the full story at CryptoSlate: https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-lightning-developers-sound-alarm-over-security-flaws-as-second-patch-lands-in-five-days
Data, not advice.
Source: CryptoSlate — see our editorial policy.