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Strategy has resumed buying Bitcoin, acquiring 4,603 BTC for approximately $370 million (average $80,400/coin) between August 24 and 30, 2026, bringing total holdings to 845,050 BTC. This follows a period of selling and neutrality driven by the need to fund preferred stock dividends and maintain liquidity.
The Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #420 details several security updates for Core Lightning, BTCPay Server, and Eclair, alongside discussions on opt-in replay protection for future forks and the transition of the Hardware Wallet Interface (HWI) project to maintenance mode. It also covers technical improvements in Bitcoin Core regarding fee estimation, RPC connection limits, and PSBT processing.
Bitcoin broke out of a ten-week range, reaching $81,300 on August 25, driven by aggressive spot ETF buying and short covering rather than leverage. Nineteen of the top 20 altcoins also saw significant gains, with Zcash, Aave, and XRP showing strong performance. The market is currently consolidating between $77,100 and $81,000, with future direction dependent on ETF flows and upcoming macroeconomic catalysts like the Jackson Hole keynote.
The Bitcoin Optech Podcast discussed a reorg vulnerability in LND channel closes where channels were forgotten after only one confirmation, potentially allowing funds to be stolen during a reorg. The vulnerability was fixed in LND version 0.20.0. Additionally, the discussion highlighted a surge in AI-discovered vulnerabilities across various Bitcoin implementations, urging users to update software promptly. Other technical updates included Eclair's fix for channel-reserve checks and various software releases like Payjoin Dev Kit 1.0.0 and updates to Ledger's Bitcoin app.
The Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #419 details a fixed reorg vulnerability in LND channel closes, a draft BIP for rawtr() output script descriptors, and various updates to Bitcoin Core, Eclair, and LND software.
The CFTC is proposing to remove the order book requirement for permitted transactions on Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs), citing low usage of these order books by market participants.
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