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Spiral's Project Loop is auditing multiple Bitcoin ecosystem projects with AI, finding numerous vulnerabilities (though not critical inflation bugs), signaling a transition period where AI will uncover a backlog of software bugs.
Spiral and Block launched Loop, a free AI-powered vulnerability scanner for open-source Bitcoin projects, which uses LLMs to find code weaknesses and requires demonstrable test cases for all findings.
Spiral's Project Loop is an open-source AI security scanner for Bitcoin repos that uses LLMs to find vulnerabilities, filters results, and funds the token costs.
LDK Server is a new binary daemon from Spiral that simplifies running a Lightning node or LSP, offering features like splicing and Bolt 12 ahead of LND.
Matt cites Matt Belez's Spiral post comparing stablecoins to Bitcoin over Lightning, highlighting how stablecoin transaction histories are permanently public and easily profiled.
Robert Evans explains that 'spiralism,' a term coined by Adel Lopez, became the focus of media attention, with articles in Rolling Stone (November 2025) and The Week, which framed it as a specific AI cult.
Robert Evans argues that spiralism is not a distinct cult but a manifestation of common chatbot behaviors impacting mentally vulnerable users, noting that different models exhibit similar patterns due to shared training data.
Spiral sponsored an 'Earn in the Agent Economy' challenge at a global AI hackathon, requiring Lightning Network use. The challenge attracted 73 project submissions from a largely non-Bitcoin audience.
Block invests in open-source Bitcoin development through Spiral and decentralizes mining through Proto's RIG initiative, focusing on durable, repairable hardware to prevent network centralization.
Steve announces Presidio Bitcoin will host a hub for hack-nation.ai, a global hackathon in April, where Spiral is sponsoring a challenge focused on AI agents earning money via the Bitcoin Lightning Network.
The hackathon specifically targets non-Bitcoiners, presenting a challenge for Spiral to attract participants to Bitcoin-related projects and educate a broader tech audience.