Active Discussions

BIP 3 was moved to "Proposed" status in March 2025 after completing necessary work in February.

An active GitHub pull request for activating BIP 3 has attracted significant support and discussion since April.

Proposed changes include adopting SPDX License Expressions and refining the BIP process for clarity and functionality.

The email proposes modifying Bitcoin blockchain to manage objectionable content without harming its integrity.

It suggests two solutions: consensus level changes and client level adjustments for post-mining content filtration.

These methods hinge on a sophisticated hashing technique, allowing data alteration without compromising blockchain's overall integrity.

Hash-based cryptographic solutions for Bitcoin focus on security against quantum attacks.

Optimizations can significantly reduce the large signature sizes of hash-based schemes.

The analysis underscores the importance of community dialogue on post-quantum cryptography integration.

A soft-fork proposes an age-based expiration for dust outputs to combat UTXO set spam.

Since 2023, the UTXO set size doubled from 4.6 GB to 11 GB due to spam attacks.

The solution makes small, old outputs unspendable, potentially reducing UTXO clutter.

The new Tapscript leaf version addresses opcode concerns by introducing a varops budget linked to transaction weight.

Benchmarking evaluates performance against a 20.8 billion compute units budget to ensure script validation efficiency.

Community feedback on the varops budget through GSR prototype benchmarking is essential for refining the system.

The Bitcoin community faces a divide on censorship, risking its foundational principles.

A push for privacy through Mimblewimble could secure Bitcoin's original intent and fungibility.

Without embracing privacy solutions, Bitcoin may veer towards centralization and lose its core values.