Core Lightning v25.12.1: Critical patch for stuck on-chain funds
Blockstream fixes signature verification bug that left bitcoin stuck in new Core Lightning nodes, plus payment crashes that shut down entire nodes
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BIP361: Bitcoin's Post-Quantum Sunset Plan Goes Official
Jameson Lopp's proposal to force a mandatory migration away from ECDSA and Schnorr signatures just got its official BIP number. It includes a hard deadline to freeze un-migrated coins. The community is not happy.
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Iranian Crypto Outflows Spike 700% After US-Israeli Airstrikes
Within minutes of bombs falling on Tehran, $10 million fled Iran via blockchain. What the data reveals about crypto as resistance, evasion, and capital flight.
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The $193 million gamble: Why crypto's biggest legislative push is stuck on one issue
Crypto spent record amounts lobbying for the CLARITY Act. Now it's all coming down to whether Coinbase can pay 3.5% on stablecoin holdings.
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CFTC Taps Federal Prosecutor to Lead Enforcement as Crypto Mandate Expands
David Miller, a former SDNY prosecutor who also defended crypto firms, takes over CFTC enforcement amid a 77% drop in actions and a 21.5% staffing cut. The agency promises to end 'witch hunts' while preparing for a vastly expanded role under the pending CLARITY Act.
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Five months in: has Bitcoin Core's Stratum V2 support changed anything?
Bitcoin Core v30.0 introduced experimental Stratum V2 support in October 2025. Five months later, adoption remains slow despite the protocol's promise of better decentralization and censorship resistance.
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Bitcoin Core 29.3 Released with Performance and Wallet Improvements
Bitcoin Core 29.3 fixes a critical wallet migration bug that could delete entire directories, plus sighash caching for DoS defense and mining overflow patches
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BIP-110 Ignites Bitcoin's Governance War: Ocean Mines First Signal Block
Ocean mining pool fires the opening shot in Bitcoin's identity crisis, mining the first block supporting BIP-110, a controversial soft fork that could ban NFTs or split the network trying.
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US Crypto Regulation After Atkins: Who Actually Regulates What?
A technical breakdown of US crypto regulatory jurisdiction: SEC vs CFTC vs FinCEN vs OCC. Explains which agencies control which assets, how the Howey test works in practice, and what actually changed under Paul Atkins.
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SEC drops crypto from 2026 examination priorities
For the first time since 2021, the SEC's annual examination roadmap makes zero mention of cryptocurrency. Is this the end of regulation by enforcement, or just a pause before the next storm?
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LND v0.20.1-beta Released: Point Release Fixes
Lightning Labs has released LND v0.20.1-beta, a recommended point release fixing critical issues including startup failures, shutdown deadlocks, and routing bugs.
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Core Lightning v25.12.1: When Modern Wallet Standards Meet Reality
Core Lightning's attempt to modernize with 12-word mnemonics hit a critical bug that locked users out of their funds. The team fixed it in three days. Here's what happened and why it matters.
·8 min read