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AI-Discovered Vulnerability That Can Crash Bitcoin Nodes on Windows and Mac Made Public
(3 hours ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto
A vulnerability capable of crashing Bitcoin nodes running on Windows and Mac operating systems has been discovered using artificial intelligence tools and has now been publicly disclosed. The flaw could potentially be exploited to disrupt parts of the Bitcoin network by taking individual nodes offline.
WHY IT MATTERS
Bitcoin works because thousands of computers around the world, called nodes, all run the same software to keep track of every transaction.
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SOURCES
- coindesk.com
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