CORE LIGHTNING ASKS NODE OPERATORS TO GO OFFLINE 🚨⚡🛑
Blockstream developers and Core Lightning maintainers have issued an urgent security advisory, asking node runners to shut down their Lightning nodes immediately or restart them using the --offline flag. ⚠️🖥️
The critical vulnerabilities were discovered after the team reviewed AI-generated bug reports over the last 10 days. 🤖🔍
What is Core Lightning? ⚡⚙️
The Bitcoin Lightning Network allows instant, cheap satoshi payments on top of Bitcoin. Core Lightning (CLN) is lightweight open-source node software built by Blockstream for servers, routing hubs, and businesses.
Who needs to worry? 🎯👥
🟢 Everyday Bitcoin holders & mobile wallet users:
You do NOT need to panic and no action is required. If you hold $BTC on exchanges, hardware wallets, or mobile Lightning apps, your funds are safe.
🔴 Core Lightning (CLN) node runners:
You MUST act immediately. If you host a CLN node on a server or home machine, turn it off or use --offline mode until the official emergency patch is published. 🛑
Why the 2-week embargo? ⏳🔒
Developers are holding back technical details for two weeks so node runners around the world can install the upcoming patch before bad actors can study the flaw.
No funds have been lost and other implementations like LND are not affected. ✅🛡️
Official patch release page:
https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases
Do you run a Lightning node, or use mobile wallets? 👇
#Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #CoreLightning #CryptoSecurity #BTC
Blockstream developers and Core Lightning maintainers have issued an urgent security advisory, asking node runners to shut down their Lightning nodes immediately or restart them using the --offline flag. ⚠️🖥️
The critical vulnerabilities were discovered after the team reviewed AI-generated bug reports over the last 10 days. 🤖🔍
What is Core Lightning? ⚡⚙️
The Bitcoin Lightning Network allows instant, cheap satoshi payments on top of Bitcoin. Core Lightning (CLN) is lightweight open-source node software built by Blockstream for servers, routing hubs, and businesses.
Who needs to worry? 🎯👥
🟢 Everyday Bitcoin holders & mobile wallet users:
You do NOT need to panic and no action is required. If you hold $BTC on exchanges, hardware wallets, or mobile Lightning apps, your funds are safe.
🔴 Core Lightning (CLN) node runners:
You MUST act immediately. If you host a CLN node on a server or home machine, turn it off or use --offline mode until the official emergency patch is published. 🛑
Why the 2-week embargo? ⏳🔒
Developers are holding back technical details for two weeks so node runners around the world can install the upcoming patch before bad actors can study the flaw.
No funds have been lost and other implementations like LND are not affected. ✅🛡️
Official patch release page:
https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases
Do you run a Lightning node, or use mobile wallets? 👇
#Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #CoreLightning #CryptoSecurity #BTC
