
REALITY CHECK | Over 70% of Bitcoin Lightning Nodes Running Outdated Software Over One Year A study by Bitcoin Data Labs researcher, Saurabh Kumar, found that 71% of 550 public Lightning Network Daemon (LND) nodes were still running affected software lines as of October 13 2026. The research does not establish that every flagged node was exploitable but underscores the challenges of coordinating security updates across a decentralized payment network. Details: https://t.co/4V2Q5Lnnoq #BitcoinLightning #BTC $BTC #CryptoReality #LightningNetwork @lightning
