Juan Galt

LNbits released version 1.7.0 on November 10 as an urgent security update following active attacks that began November 8. Operators must upgrade before restarting servers as prior versions put funds at risk of theft.

Bitcoin.ar presented the 2.4-meter stainless steel and glass cube “The Genesis of Satoshi Nakamoto” on October 29 at Polo Dot as part of LABITCONF 2026’s Open Fest.

Bull Bitcoin is the first Bitcoin exchange to offer Payjoin privacy as a deposit and withdrawal option. Every on-chain buy or sell via BULL Wallet is now a Payjoin by default, automating UTXO aggregation for users while reducing future mining fees and the overall Bitcoin UTXO set.

Bitcoin Core and Lightning developer Matt Corallo highlighted CVE-2026-98432 on October 30, a use-after-free in the Linux kernel IPv4 TCP handshake code scored CVSS 9.8. Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team demonstrated a remote root exploit against systems with a Multipath TCP listener.

Dulce Villarreal’s ISMOS rebrands from Latin America’s Librería de Satoshi and launches a multilingual open-source platform to train one million Bitcoin and Freedom Tech developers worldwide, backed by Btrust and the Human Rights Foundation.

A miner running FutureBit’s Apollo Solo setup found Bitcoin block 973,262 on Oct. 26, collecting the full 3.154 BTC subsidy-plus-fees reward from 2,477 transactions.

Lightning.news data shared with Bitcoin Magazine puts net 2026 crypto hack losses at roughly $2.35 billion after freezes and returns. September alone accounted for about $768 million, led by Bitget’s September 24 hot-and-warm wallet drain and Liquid Network’s Elements bug.

Blink Wallet began charging a $1 monthly fee on custodial accounts inactive for 12 months, with the first charges processed by mid-October 2026 and full refunds on login.

Utexo has opened Utexo Mint, letting verified professional operators test minting, confidential transfers, and redemption of USDT on Bitcoin via RGB ahead of the November 28 public launch.

El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office, led by Stacey Herbert and Max Keiser, has scheduled five Bitcoin-focused events from November 10–20, including Bitcoin Histórico at the National Palace and a new Renaissance Rodeo.