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Informational 19 Bitcoin

Only emit Event::SpliceNegotiated when contributing

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Wilmer Paulino

73/100 · Adequate
Only emit Event::SpliceNegotiated when contributing

There's no need to inform users of negotiated splices when they're not
contributing as it just produces noise. Once they do start contributing,
they cannot stop, so we always emit the event going forward. Note that
we still emit `Event::ChannelReady` with the new locked funding outpoint
for each locked splice, so users can still learn that a splice occurred
that way.
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit changes when users of the Lightning Dev Kit library are notified about a 'splice'—a way to resize a Lightning channel's on-chain funding. Previously both sides got an event when a splice was negotiated. Now only the side that actually added or removed money (a 'local contribution') gets the event. The other side still learns about the locked splice later through a different event. This is a user-interface cleanup, not a security fix, and does not change how funds are protected.

Recommended action

No security action required. Developers integrating LDK should review their event handling to ensure they do not rely on `Event::SpliceNegotiated` for non-contributing splices; use `Event::ChannelReady` if notification for all locked splices is needed.

Security signals we found

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Behavioral change in event emission only; no cryptographic or consensus logic modified

02

No change to transaction validation, signature checks, or fund handling

03

Commit message explicitly describes change as reducing noise, not fixing a vulnerability

04

Tests updated to match new expected event behavior

Risk score

Why this scored 19/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 3/15
Confidence 9/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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