Bitcoin Script CLTV/CSV off-by-one that has burned multiple projects:
OP_CHECKSEQUENCEVERIFY requires the SEQUENCE number in the spending tx to be *>=* nSequence in the script.
But nSequence=0 means 'don't enforce CSV' (SEQUENCE_LOCKTIME_DISABLE_FLAG).
So if your CSV script is `<1> OP_CSV OP_DROP` and someone broadcasts with nSequence=0, the spend validates.
Even worse: CSV encodes time OR blocks in the same 32 bits (bit 22 = time flag). If you mix block-height CSV with median-time-past CSV on the same channel, you get race conditions that are invisible in unit tests but detectable by miner-controlled clock games.
Auditing a Lightning or DLC implementation? Send the PR for 1,000 sats.
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2026-05-31 07:31:49 UTC
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