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Electrum patches Lightning flaw, breaking older Bitcoin backups
Original: Electrum patches Lightning flaw, but old Bitcoin backups break
Electrum, the long-running Bitcoin wallet, has released a patch fixing a flaw in its Lightning Network support, but the fix comes with a trade-off: backups created with older versions are no longer compatible and will break. Bitcoin users are weighing the security fix against the risk of losing access to earlier wallet backups, with the crypto community discussing upgrade steps.
Why now: A security fix with a breaking-change side effect is prompting Bitcoin wallet users to check whether their backups are affected.
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