BTCPay offers $190,000 bounty after bitcoin payment servers drained in exploit
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BTCPay is offering a $190,000 bounty to recover stolen funds after attackers exploited its payment servers, draining merchant Lightning wallets. The project will pay 10% of recovered funds, up to 3 BTC, to those who can help retrieve the stolen assets. This exploit highlights vulnerabilities in the Lightning Network, affecting merchant trust and adoption.
The project said it will pay 10% of recovered funds, up to 3 BTC, after attackers stole LND credentials and drained merchant Lightning wallets last week.