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Bitcoin Core speeds up security fixes as 44% of surveyed nodes run unsupported versions

  • —43.6% of 8,422 public Core peers run unsupported release lines
  • —Unsupported share could hit 51.1% after Core 32.0 is released
  • —Under the old policy, flaw details surfaced about a year after a fix
  • —The new easily-discoverable category has yet to see its first public use
Why it matters: Faster patches only protect the network once operators install them, making upgrade discipline key to Bitcoin's resilience against AI-driven vulnerability discovery.
Source: CryptoSlate