Bitcoin : Bitcoin Core users should update to 0.16.3
If you are **currently running** Bitcoin Core, then you should upgrade to 0.16.3 as soon as possible. You can download it from [bitcoin.org](https://bitcoin.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.16.3/) or [bitcoincore.org](https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.16.3/) or via [BitTorrent](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/wiki/bitcoin_core_bittorrent), and as always, make sure that you [verify the download](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/wiki/verifying_bitcoin_core).
If you only occasionally run Bitcoin Core, then it is less urgent, though it would be best to upgrade as soon as convenient.
A bug was found which allows anyone capable of mining a sufficient-PoW block to crash Bitcoin Core nodes running versions 0.14.0 to 0.16.2. **Stored funds are not at risk**.
Bitcoin Core derivatives such as Knots are also affected and have their own updates.
Release announcement: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.3.md
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