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Oct 23, 2026

Bitcoin Core updates security policy for AI-assisted bug discovery

Bitcoin Core changed its security disclosure policy to speed up fixes for vulnerabilities that large language models can find with minimal effort, ending months-long embargoes for easily discoverable bugs.

Oct 23, 20266 sources

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▪Antoine Riard wanted Bitcoin Core to keep the option of shipping a fix for easily discoverable bugs without an advisory and holding the details back case by case
▪Antoine Poinsot refused Antoine Riard's proposal to ship fixes for easily discoverable bugs without advisories, stating that alerting users of a security vulnerability without any details could create more risk unnecessarily
▪Antoine Poinsot, a Chaincode Labs developer, wrote the Bitcoin Core security policy change

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AI cybersecurity1 AI's Role in Accelerating Vulnerability Discovery1 Bitcoin1 Bitcoin security & risks1 Blockchain nodes & clients1 Crypto security1 Large language models (LLMs)1 Open source1

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