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Relax OP_RETURN standardness restrictions

6 replies

By Antoine Poinsot

Involving Antoine Riard, Greg Sanders+3 others

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Original post on April 17, 2025 18:52 UTC

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Last reply on April 20, 2025 08:43 UTC

bitcoin-dev

  • Standardness rules in Bitcoin Core aim to prevent DoS attacks, ensure future upgradeability, and discourage misuse.

  • The Citrea bridge uses Taproot to circumvent data storage limits, showcasing creative responses to OP_RETURN restrictions.

  • Proposals suggest removing OP_RETURN limits to avoid promoting undesirable practices, starting with scriptPubKey size constraints.

DahLIAS: Discrete Logarithm-Based Interactive Aggregate Signatures

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By Jonas Nick

Involving waxwing/ AdamISZ

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Original post on April 17, 2025 16:27 UTC

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Last reply on April 25, 2025 16:41 UTC

bitcoin-dev

  • DahLIAS introduces a constant-size, interactive aggregate signature scheme compatible with secp256k1.

  • It stands out for reducing transaction sizes and verification costs for Bitcoin transactions.

  • DahLIAS's two-round signing process and fast verification make it promising for future CISA proposals.

Great Consensus Cleanup Revival

84 replies

By AntoineP

Involving ajtowns, evoskuil+14 others

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Original post on March 24, 2024 19:53 UTC

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Last reply on April 21, 2025 14:57 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • The analysis highlights Bitcoin protocol vulnerabilities and suggests improvements for network security and performance.

  • It proposes solutions for the timewarp vulnerability and non-SegWit transactions to protect network integrity.

  • Community debate emerges over suggestions like reducing block size, affecting Bitcoin's scalability and efficiency.

How to linearize your cluster

73 replies

By sipa

Involving stefanwouldgo, Lagrang3+6 others

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Original post on December 20, 2023 03:59 UTC

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Last reply on April 24, 2025 09:31 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • Optimizing transaction clusters is crucial for effective cryptocurrency transaction processing.

  • Advanced strategies improve efficiency by targeting bottlenecks and employing iteratively refined searches.

  • The current implementation benefits from sophisticated selection algorithms but omits universal component splitting.

Stats on compact block reconstructions

26 replies

By 0xB10C

Involving ajtowns, instagibbs+6 others

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Original post on August 2, 2024 12:08 UTC

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Last reply on April 22, 2025 19:58 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • Debugging tools reveal insights into Bitcoin's block reconstruction efficiency and transaction awareness.

  • Adjustments to node configurations and network conditions affect block reconstruction rates and efficiency.

  • Studies suggest potential network-wide benefits from adopting certain node policies for faster block propagation.

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