Bitcoin Red Team audits 390 projects in 29.8 hours, identifying nearly 5,000 potential issues
2026-08-06 01:16
Odaily Odaily News: Bitcoin Red Team, a bitcoin security organization composed of 16 volunteers, stated that it identified nearly 5,000 potential issues during a rapid AI-assisted review of bitcoin ecosystem projects. The organization's members include AnchorWatch CEO Rob Hamilton and bitcoin developer Calle, among others.
Calle stated that Bitcoin Red Team used AI tools combined with manual review to scan for vulnerabilities in open-source code repositories related to bitcoin, discovering an average of approximately 1 critical vulnerability per person per hour.
Calle disclosed that within 29.8 hours of launch, the team had identified 4,962 potential issues across 390 projects, of which as many as 720 were classified as high-risk or critical. Currently, 21.4% of the findings have been reproduced. The security review initiative was launched just days after the Coldcard hardware wallet vulnerability incident, in which stolen bitcoin exceeded $100 million in value.
Calle stated that Bitcoin Red Team used AI tools combined with manual review to scan for vulnerabilities in open-source code repositories related to bitcoin, discovering an average of approximately 1 critical vulnerability per person per hour.
Calle disclosed that within 29.8 hours of launch, the team had identified 4,962 potential issues across 390 projects, of which as many as 720 were classified as high-risk or critical. Currently, 21.4% of the findings have been reproduced. The security review initiative was launched just days after the Coldcard hardware wallet vulnerability incident, in which stolen bitcoin exceeded $100 million in value.
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