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BTCPay, a bitcoin payment tool, tells users to switch off their servers after reports of drained wallets
COINDESK · NEW YORK — The open-source project says it is still investigating and hasn't given a loss figure or announced a fix. Its founder said the reports appear to involve versions older than 2.4.2.
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- CoinDesk
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- 02 November 2026 · 04:41 UTC
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- 02 November 2026 · 05:00 UTC
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- https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/11/02/btcpay-a-bitcoin-payment-tool-tells-users-to-switch-off-their-servers-after-reports-of-drained-wallets
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