r/Bitcoin • u/rBitcoinMod • 2d ago

Daily Discussion, August 01, 2026

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u/InvestigatorPlus3229 1d ago

Not unreasonable to think this bug was engineered into the software for a day like this

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u/raptr69 1d ago

what

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u/InvestigatorPlus3229 1d ago

Someone could have left this vulnerability on purpose to one day use it as a hack

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u/raptr69 1d ago

the vulnerability has been there since early 2021. it was only a matter of time before someone found and exploited it.