Researchers have found a vulnerability on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network that could allow an attacker to lock up as much as 600 BTC worth of liquidity for up to three days, using only 0.25 BTC to pull it off.
Decentraland, a long-awaited Ethereum-based virtual reality game, went live this week. It lets players buy and sell virtual real estate and other items, and interact with each other on property they own.
Brazil’s central bank is launching a near-instant payment system in what the organization’s president implied is a direct response to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:
- Researchers find Vulnerability to Lock Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Channels for 0.25 BTC
- Ethereum-based Virtual Reality World Decentraland Goes Live
- Brazil's Central Bank Announces Near-Instant Payment System as Response to Bitcoin
At the time of writing, bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $9,645.33 (0.37%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $2.09 billion. As for ether (ETH), it is trading at $258.84 (0.09%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $1.70 billion. The MVIS CryptoCompare Digital Assets 10 Index is currently tracking at 3,742.12 (0.59%)