LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: August 8, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: August 8, 2026, 5:13 AM EDT Bitcoin Security Under Scrutiny After BTCPay Bug Depletes Lightning Nodes August 8, 2026, 5:07 AM EDT. Bitcoin’s security outlook comes under pressure following a BTCPay software vulnerability that has resulted in the draining of LND Lightning node wallets, as verified by Citadel21 and revealed by the Bitcoin Red Team. Standard BTCPay on-chain wallets are unaffected, but funds in LND wallets remain at risk. The vulnerability was reported in a responsible disclosure prior to any large-scale abuse, with BTCPay working on fixes and a detailed postmortem