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Each topic is a plain-language overview of an ongoing conversation in bitcoin development, grounded in the sources listed on its page.
Quantum Computing & Bitcoin
Whether and when quantum computers could threaten bitcoin's keys, who is exposed, and what a response might look like.
Updated June 202630 sourcesActiveState of the Lightning Network
Where bitcoin's layer-2 payment network stands in 2026: real adoption, active engineering, and unsettled questions.
Updated June 20266 sourcesActiveThe State of Bitcoin Core
What Bitcoin Core's contributors are working on in 2026 — modularization, networking, mempool, sync, interfaces, and the GUI — from the May 2026 Dev Tech meeting.
Updated June 202629 sourcesActiveZcash Orchard Vulnerability
A 2026 counterfeiting bug in Zcash's shielded pool, read as a contrast in how Bitcoin and Zcash trade transparency against privacy.
Updated June 20267 sourcesActive