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Lightning Vulnerability Discovered; LND Node Operators Urged to Upgrade ASAP

An undisclosed vulnerability in LND versions 0.10.x and below was revealed Thursday. Developers are urging node operators to update to the newest version.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Surges on Square News to $10.9K; December Ether Options Pile Up

Bitcoin’s price jumped on news of payments firm Square’s investment while traders have amassed over $165 million in ether options open interest for December expiration.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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First Mover: Bitcoin 'Comatose' Under $16K for Rest of 2020, While Ether Traffic Eases

Bitcoin is stuck in an ever-tightening range between $10.5K and $10.8K and appears set for a breakout, though options trading suggests $16K might represent an upper bound in 2020.

Reduced traffic means less congestion on the Ethereum network and reduced fees.

Markets

Bitcoin Options Volume on CME Jumps 300% as Traders Take Bullish Bets

Trading volumes for CME bitcoin options surged as traders made bull call spreads, anticipating a rally.

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Tech

BlueWallet Adds Privacy Feature 'PayJoin' for Bitcoin Transactions

Mobile and desktop Bitcoin and Lightning wallet BlueWallet has added support for BIP 78 with its PayJoin feature.

Igor Korsakov, co-founder of BlueWallet

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Regains $10.6K; High-Balance Ether Addresses Decline

Bitcoin’s price is rebounding from a sell-off Tuesday while large ether holders are making moves.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

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As DeFi Deflates, Ethereum Users Get Reprieve From Soaring Fees, Congestion

The popularity of decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges had backed up the Ethereum blockchain, raising questions about its ability to scale.

Reduced traffic from decentrentralized exchanges has relieved congestion on the Ethereum blockchain.

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How Bitcoin Could Become the Reserve Asset for DeFi, Feat. Qiao Wang

Crypto trader, analyst and operator Qiao Wang looks at bitcoin’s macro resilience and why DeFi is here to stay.

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Bitcoin Correlations Depend on What Phase It Is In

Bitcoin's correlations with gold and the stock market appears contradictory on the surface. There are deeper machinations at work.

Phases of a lunar eclipse

Markets

First Mover: Bitcoin Steady as Trump Tweets and Neo Takes on Ethereum

Trump's back-and-forth tweets over U.S. stimulus whipsaw bitcoin prices along with traditional markets, and Neo ratchets up competition with Ethereum.

Competition is intense to break the Ethereum blockchain's stronghold on financial applications and DeFi development.