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Addressing remaining points on BIP 54

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By Antoine Poinsot

Involving Antoine Riard, Matt Corallo+3 others

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Original post on December 30, 2025 15:59 UTC

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Last reply on January 8, 2026 16:40 UTC

bitcoin-dev

  • Luke Dashjr criticizes BIP 54 for its impact on ASIC optimization by altering nLockTime usage.

  • Jeremy Rubin proposes a new sparse Merkle tree over restricting transaction sizes to prevent smart contract issues.

  • The consensus favors pragmatic approaches to protocol changes, ensuring stability without hindering development layers.

BIP Idea: incrementalrelayfee in feefilter?

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By Matthew Husák

Involving Murch

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Original post on January 7, 2026 01:36 UTC

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Last reply on January 7, 2026 18:50 UTC

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  • Matt highlights two main issues with Bitcoin's `minrelaytxfee` and `incrementalrelayfee`.

  • He proposes extending the `feefilter` to include `incrementalrelayfee` for better RBF policy transparency.

  • Matt offers to lead the development of this solution to improve Bitcoin's efficiency and user experience.

Great Consensus Cleanup Revival

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By AntoineP

Involving ajtowns, sjors+14 others

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Original post on March 24, 2024 19:53 UTC

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Last reply on January 13, 2026 16:57 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • The proposal reviews Bitcoin vulnerabilities, suggesting improvements for network security and performance.

  • It proposes fixes for the timewarp exploit and issues with non-SegWit transactions to enhance efficiency.

  • Despite consensus on some fixes, debates arise over suggestions like reducing block size for scalability.

A simple backup scheme for wallet accounts

31 replies

By reardencode

Involving salvatoshi, pyth+8 others

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Original post on April 16, 2025 13:52 UTC

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Last reply on January 10, 2026 08:18 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • Josh's method includes unique inscription and location features.

  • The proposal suggests standardizing Salvatore's method, then adding Josh's unique aspects.

  • This approach aims to merge strengths of both methods for a comprehensive solution.

What is the importance of running a node?

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By jal

Involving ftw2100, cmp_ancp+2 others

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Original post on October 23, 2025 19:06 UTC

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Last reply on January 9, 2026 18:46 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • The debate highlights divided opinions on the benefits of individual node operation.

  • Skeptics question the practical security benefits, noting a lack of clear advantages.

  • The gap between theoretical benefits and practical implementation challenges widespread adoption.

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