lnp2pBot Closes After Attacks

lnp2pBot has shut down immediately following an official announcement. Over 30,000 people used this bitcoin (BTC) trading service through a Telegram bot. In the statement released on August 10, 2026, the team expressed: "We regret to inform you that the day we hoped would never come has arrived, lnp2pBot has come to an end." The message clarifies that the bot has been under attack since its inception and that, despite efforts to improve security, they lack the resources to combat the attacks. Therefore, the decision was made to indefinitely halt all activities of the bot. The team will absorb the losses and will reach out to users with pending payments to resolve their cases. The bot, created by Venezuelan developer Francisco Calderón in 2021, allowed users to buy and sell bitcoin with at least 94 fiat currencies, including the Venezuelan bolívar and the US dollar. This closure comes amid a wave of attacks using artificial intelligence in the bitcoin ecosystem, highlighting the recent hacking of Coldcard hardware wallets, which resulted in the theft of over 2,000 BTC.

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