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Built on RGB, the Tether-backed project adds private USDT transfers, native BTC-USDT swaps and BTC-backed lending without wrapping, with Lightning Network support planned next.
Expensive sovereign borrowing strengthens Bitcoin’s monetary case, but higher bond returns and competing payment rails complicate the path to adoption.
The bug affected a specific shutdown-script setup and was not a Bitcoin base-layer issue, but older nodes face an urgent upgrade decision.
The flaw could expose merchants to unpaid deliveries, but sender funds remained safe and patches for both defects shipped before the 2026 disclosure.
PQLN shows Lightning can test post-quantum defenses separately, but the trade-off is heavier gossip, storage and payment traffic for node operators.
The Sept. 14 patch closes three peer-triggered attack paths, including one that could turn a node's entire local channel balance into miner fees.
Operators can't inspect the threat yet, so signed binaries carry the trust load. Cautious nodes going offline could thin Lightning routing capacity until CLN lifts the embargo.
Standard BTCPay on-chain wallets are safe, but LND operators on v2.4.1 or earlier face remote node takeover via unauthenticated .macaroon file access.
The largest US-accessible prediction market is plugging directly into the BTC rail, turning sat-settled wagers from a niche curiosity into a real on-ramp for the dominant crypto treasury asset.
Two years after BlockFi, Celsius and Genesis imploded, Wall Street is back in the BTC credit game. The lending market has doubled, U.S.
The chain's mid-year update keeps a 2025 claim on the table: Bitcoin rails still cheaper than card processing, with the company flagging the Lightning Network as the cost driver.
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