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Bitcoin Core Patches High-Severity Bug That Could Have Disrupted Mining

November 11, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC (3 hours ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto

Bitcoin Core developers have released a fix for a high-severity bug that could have potentially stalled Bitcoin mining operations. The vulnerability was identified and patched before any known exploitation occurred.

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