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AVOID.NET

v2 → v3

Scores

trust_score17 → 17
severity_base— → —
score_modifier-1.4 → -1.4

Sections

Incident Overview → The Exploit: Technical Root Cause

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Technical Root Cause: Elements Rangeproof Cache-Key Collision → Scale of Loss and Reserve Depletion

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Attacker Communications and Alleged White-Hat Claims → Attackers' Self-Declared 'White Hat' Claim and Ransom Demand

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Blockstream's September 11 Response and Legal Posture → Blockstream's Refusal to Pay and Ongoing Recovery Efforts

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Patch Deployment and Network Restart → Network Response, Patch, and Resumption

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Federation Architecture and Scope of Compromise → Structural and Governance Criticism

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Outstanding Funds and Recovery Status → (section 7)

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Broader Context: Elements Software Architecture Risk → (section 8)

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Timeline events

+ added2026-09 — (no description)
- removed2026-09-01 — (no description)
- removed2026-09-07 — (no description)
- removed2026-09-08 — (no description)
- removed2026-09-10 — (no description)
~ changed2026-09-06: “” → “”
~ changed2026-09-11: “” → “”

Accepted submissions

No changes to accepted submissions.

Each version is bound to the decision event that created it. Verify the chain anchor for either via the audit log.

v2 hash: 0c045fcdc532a9444074854e6ef6161ab96d969fd0260fc22341686e415fc234
v3 hash: 6746e4e0984676bfc31689f53c32861bd1450d2ffb0f79753068f8ef6680270a