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BTCPay Server has released version 2.4.2 to patch a critical vulnerability that allowed unauthenticated remote access to LND credential files, after attackers used the issue to drain merchant Lightning wallets.

The project’s release notes describe a serious bug involving .macaroon files, which are used by LND to manage access permissions. In plain English, those files ...


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Luke Dashjr has been removed as a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal editor after a dispute around BIP-110, marking a rare governance flashpoint inside Bitcoin’s usually slow-moving technical process.

The change was merged through Pull Request 2248 in the bitcoin/bips repository, removing Dashjr from the editor list in BIP 3. The move followed controversy over BIP-110, a Red...


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Institutional investors accounted for 72% of Wintermute’s spot OTC trading volume in the first half of 2026, up from 59% a year earlier, showing how professional capital is becoming a larger part of crypto trading flow.

The figures come from Wintermute’s own OTC flow report, so they should be read carefully. This does not mean institutions make up 72% of global Bitcoin...


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SharpLink reported a $394.3 million net loss for the second quarter of 2026, with the result driven largely by non-cash Ethereum revaluation losses and liquid staking token impairment charges.

The company’s filing shows $321.0 million in unrealized ETH losses and $76.1 million in impairment charges tied to liquid staking tokens. At the same time, staking operations gen...


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Empery Digital has disclosed the sale of 1,635 BTC for $102.2 million, using the proceeds to support debt repayment and share buybacks as its unrestricted Bitcoin buffer narrows.

The company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 7 shows total holdings fell to 1,279 BTC. Of that, 954 BTC was pledged as collateral, leaving 325 BTC unrestricted.

That is the important number ...


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