Bitcoin’s vulnerabilities now being tracked by the United States
Balita ng Ethereum ng Bitcoin The United States has taken a keen interest in the cybersecurity aspects of Bitcoin, particularly focusing on a vulnerability that emerged with the Ordinals Protocol in 2022. The National Vulnerability Database (NVD), under the watch of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has flagged this issue for public awareness. This move underscores the increasing attention that government agencies are paying to the security dimensions of cryptocurrencies. Uncovering the vulnerability At the heart of this development is a specific vulnerability within Bitcoins infrastructure, identified in certain versions of Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots. This flaw allows for the bypassing of the datacarrier limit by disguising data as code. In real-world terms, this means that the Bitcoin network could be spammed with non-transactional data, potentially clogging the blockchain, which in turn could impact its performance and transaction fees. This is not just a theoretical concern; the issue has been exploited, as seen with the Ordinals inscriptions in 2022 and 2023. Ordinals, which gained popularity in late 2022, involve embedding additional data onto a satoshi, the smallest Bitcoin unit. This can range from images to text, making each satoshi unique and similar in concept to

