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Developer Identifies Major Loophole in Bitcoin Lightning Network
Bitcoin developer Antoine Riard has identified and reported what he believes might be a major security risk in the Bitcoin Lightning Network. In a report recently published, Riard shared that the loophole could potentially endanger funds moving through the Lightning Network.
‘Lightning Network May Be Targeted for Attacks’, Developer Explains
Per the report, the vulnerability could permit bad actors to carry out a “transaction-relay jamming attack”. They could target this attack on a very important part of the Lightning Network that is known as Hash Time Locked Contracts (HTLC), Riard noted.
When bad actors orchestrate that kind of attack, they primarily aim to disrupt transactions. That is, there might be long delays in processing or transactions may not be settled at all. It is at this point that the network’s channels risk losing funds, according to the report.
Meanwhile, Riard also reassured that
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