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[BIP Proposal] Reduced Data Temporary Softfork

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By [BIP Proposal] Reduced Data Temporary Softfork dathonohm

Involving dathonohm, Greg Maxwell+16 others

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Original post on October 25, 2025 20:43 UTC

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Last reply on November 9, 2025 21:34 UTC

bitcoin-dev

  • Bitcoin Core v30's popularity advances a softfork limiting data at consensus level.

  • The proposal features proactive and reactive activation, expiring after one year.

  • It calls for community support and technical contributions for swift implementation.

BIP54 implementation and test vectors

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By BIP54 implementation and test vectors 'Antoine Poinsot'

Involving Antoine Riard, Antoine Poinsot'

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Original post on October 21, 2025 15:46 UTC

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Last reply on October 28, 2025 09:53 UTC

bitcoin-dev

  • Antoine Poinsot updated on BIP54, showing progress in development and testing.

  • BIP54 test vectors cover sigops limit, new transaction size, and timestamp restrictions.

  • Poinsot seeks feedback, aiming for Bitcoin protocol enhancement compatibility.

Motion to Activate BIP 3

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By Motion to Activate BIP 3 Murch

Involving Ruben Somsen

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Original post on November 5, 2025 01:10 UTC

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Last reply on November 5, 2025 01:53 UTC

bitcoin-dev

  • BIP 3 reached "Proposed" status in March 2025, followed by minor adjustments for improvement.

  • A pull request to activate BIP 3 shows significant community support, with over 600 comments.

  • Recent changes to BIP 3 focus on enhancing the BIP process clarity and forbidding AI-generated submissions.

P2share: how to turn any network (or testnet!) into a bitcoin miner

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By VzxPLnHqr

Involving ZmnSCPxj, cmp_ancp+2 others

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Original post on November 7, 2025 01:06 UTC

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Last reply on November 10, 2025 21:26 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • The p2share network decentralizes bitcoin mining, rewarding miners with transferable "shares."

  • Rewards are given to a random shareholder, ensuring efficiency and minimizing transaction bloat.

  • This model promotes a trustless, efficient mining ecosystem and may impact future blockchain developments.

Proposal: OP_STARK_VERIFY - Native STARK Proof Verification in Bitcoin Script

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By Abdel

Involving ftw2100, instagibbs+2 others

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Original post on October 14, 2025 10:55 UTC

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Last reply on November 8, 2025 00:01 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • The blog proposes `OP_STARK_VERIFY` for direct STARK proof verification in Bitcoin Script.

  • It highlights the benefits and challenges of integrating STARKs for Bitcoin scalability and privacy.

  • The initiative is explored for its potential to enhance security and efficiency, despite notable risks.

Comparing the performance of ECDSA signature validation in OpenSSL vs. libsecp256k1 over the last decade

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By theStack

Involving sipa

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Original post on November 1, 2025 09:18 UTC

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Last reply on November 10, 2025 18:56 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • Bitcoin Core's v31.0 release celebrates a decade since adopting libsecp256k1, enhancing signature validation speed.

  • Benchmarking showed libsecp256k1 vastly outperforms OpenSSL in ECDSA signature verification on the secp256k1 curve.

  • Efforts to improve OpenSSL's performance for the secp256k1 curve are emerging, indicating potential broader focus on optimization.

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