MAGIC Grants is a 501(c)(3) charity that supports cryptocurrency research, privacy education, and public payment infrastructure
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Bulletproofs+ Aggregate Range Proof Issue Identified and Resolved
MAGIC Grants commissioned Dr. Wang and Dr. Liu for an independent security review of the Bulletproofs+ aggregate range proof after an issue was identified. The full report is available.
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MAGIC Grants is grateful to the MAGIC Monero Fund for commissioning the initial research project that led to the identified issue, we are grateful to Dr. Wang for identifying and raising the issue, and we are grateful to @kayabaNerve and Dr. Goodell for their help triaging.
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The Ultimate Instant Messenger Tier List by @privacy_guides
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MAGIC Grants retweeted
xmrack: @MagicGrants: set up an automated security review of monero PRs
github.com/xmrack/monero-rev…
I have opus-5 scan a new pr from a queue every 30 minutes. Each time the pr’s hash changes it gets back inline for the queue.
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BTCPay Server 2.4.3 is out!
If you’re running a release candidate from our temporary private security repository, updating will move you to the open-source release.
As @NicolasDorier mentioned, we’ll remain focused on strengthening security as we adapt to a landscape AI-shaped landscape.
Huge thanks to our team, the Bitcoin Red Team, @ProjectLoupe, @premai_io, @MagicGrants, independent security researchers, and everyone who helped test this release.
BTCPay Server v2.4.3 is now available!
Following the release candidates published from our temporary private security repository, today we are releasing the final, fully open-source version of v2.4.3.
This is another security-focused update, and we strongly recommend upgrading as soon as possible.
As with v2.4.2, external access to the LND API remains restricted. This means remote integrations such as Zeus may not work with BTCPay-hosted LND nodes for now.
A huge thank you to every contributor, security researcher and community member who helped review, test, and strengthen this release. The past few weeks have been intense, and this release would not have been possible without you.
If you are running one of the previous release candidates, updating will automatically switch your installation to the open-source release.
To update, go to Server Settings → Maintenance → Update, or run btcpay-update(.)sh from the command line after removing the parentheses.
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Our 2026-2027 Scholarship Recipients:
* Mirian Phaikidze - New York University Abu Dhabi Freshman
* Laura Morales Turrado - Maastricht University Senior
* Jackson Varela - University of Arkansas Junior
Thank you to everyone who applied!
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We recently contracted Least Authority to conduct this security review of @SeraiDEX's distributed key generation (DKG) implementation.
Read our commentary here: magicgrants.org/2026/08/19/L…
Our team recently completed a security audit of @SeraiDEX distributed key generation (DKG) for @MagicGrants.
You can read the full report, including our findings, here: leastauthority.com/blog/audi…
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Read Serai's commentary below:
Serai's one-round, robust Distributed Key Generation protocol has had its implementation audited by @LeastAuthority! This is critical for our fault tolerance against offline/malicious validators. Least Authority are experts in cryptography and were the ideal auditors for this.
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Privacy Guides recently released this video showing how to use a die to generate a cryptocurrency seed phrase completely offline with true randomness.
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MAGIC Grants recently had @trailofbits, a leading cybersecurity and research firm, audit certain cryptography for Monero's forthcoming FCMP++ upgrade. This upgrade will substantially increase the privacy of Monero transactions.
Read more: magicgrants.org/2026/08/17/M…
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MAGIC Grants retweeted
Today, we are releasing BTCPay Server v2.4.3-rc4, a security update addressing vulnerabilities reported by the Bitcoin Red Team, @ProjectLoupe, @MagicGrants, @Premai_io, and independent researchers.
This release follows several days of nonstop work, review, and testing. It was built from our temporary private security repository, but to make these security fixes available as quickly as possible, we are releasing the Docker image publicly now.
This is a release candidate, so bugs may still be present. NFC is now opt-in, and the Phoenixd plugin is temporarily incompatible with this release. Please report any issues to the team. We will document behavioral changes within the main release.
Despite its RC status, we strongly recommend upgrading now using the standard process:
Server Settings > Maintenance > Update
or run or run btcpay-update(.)sh from the command line, removing the parentheses
If no significant issues are reported, the release candidate will be tagged as v2.4.3 and fully open-sourced within the next 48 hours.
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We have temporarily disabled access to our BTCPay Server while we investigate the logs.
We do not keep any private spends keys on our server, but we will perform a full review out of an abundance of caution.
There is a critical vulnerability being actively exploited on BTCPay Server, which can result in the loss of funds.
Please update your BTCPayServer to 2.4.2 by going to Admin Dashboard -> Server -> Maintenance -> Update & verify the 2.4.2 version string in the footer.
If you are unable to update right away, turn off your BTCPay Server to prevent unauthorized access until you can update.
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MAGIC Grants retweeted
The MAGIC Monero Fund has started a second fundraiser to further increase Monero's fuzzing harnesses!
'Fundraiser to Bolster Monero's Security Through Automated Testing'
The MAGIC Monero Fund is 43% towards its goal to further improve Monero's automated testing (fuzzing) harnesses for increased security! Learn more ⬇️
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The MAGIC Monero Fund is 43% towards its goal to further improve Monero's automated testing (fuzzing) harnesses for increased security! Learn more ⬇️
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Skylight Wallet is Now Available in the Official F-Droid Repository with Reproducible Builds
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Skylight Wallet is now available in the official F-Droid repository! It is the first Monero wallet there with zero “anti-features.”
Skylight Wallet requires you to connect to your own light-wallet server (LWS). This makes syncing instant, even over Tor.
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More information about Skylight Wallet for Monero: skylight.magicgrants.org/
We will publish an article in the near future about our journey to get our app in the official F-Droid repository!
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Our 2026 scholarship is now open! Apply today!
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