Bitcoin Core Rewrites Its Security Policy for a World Where AI Finds Bugs in One Prompt
Summary
Bitcoin Core adopted a security-disclosure policy for vulnerabilities that AI tools can easily rediscover. Instead of keeping these flaws under a lengthy embargo, developers may label them “easily discoverable,” rapidly backport fixes to all maintained releases, and publish an advisory with the patched software. The change reflects concern that secrecy offers little protection when a simple AI query can reveal a bug, while delaying a fix leaves users exposed. Developers say AI has accelerated vulnerability discovery across crypto projects, prompting security teams and software maintainers to respond more quickly.
