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Motion to Activate BIP 3

31 replies

By Motion to Activate BIP 3 Murch

Involving Murch, Greg Maxwell+17 others

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Original post on November 5, 2025 01:10 UTC

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Last reply on December 10, 2025 00:56 UTC

bitcoin-dev

  • In March 2025, BIP 3 was promoted to "Proposed" after finishing work in February.

  • Significant updates to BIP 3 include SPDX License Expressions and elimination of the License-Code header.

  • A call for support or concerns for BIP 3's activation extends till December 2, 2025.

A safe way to remove objectionable content from the blockchain

15 replies

By Lazy Fair

Involving waxwing/ AdamISZ, Peter Todd+6 others

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Original post on November 20, 2025 01:57 UTC

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Last reply on December 9, 2025 19:32 UTC

bitcoin-dev

  • The email proposes a novel approach to filtering objectionable Bitcoin blockchain content.

  • It suggests changes at consensus and client levels for post-mining content removal without compromising integrity.

  • The solution enables deletion or alteration of data without affecting blockchain's overall integrity.

Hash-Based Signatures for Bitcoin's Post-Quantum Future

10 replies

By 'Mikhail Kudinov'

Involving Mikhail Kudinov', Olaoluwa Osuntokun+4 others

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Original post on December 8, 2025 20:28 UTC

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Last reply on December 10, 2025 15:55 UTC

bitcoin-dev

  • Hash-based cryptographic solutions for Bitcoin are gaining attention for post-quantum security.

  • These schemes, including SPHINCS+, are optimized for practicality without security compromise.

  • The Bitcoin community is encouraged to explore these solutions' integration and implications.

Dust Expiry: Clean the UTXO set from spam

37 replies

By RobinLinus

Involving gmaxwell, ajtowns+11 others

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Original post on May 20, 2025 01:53 UTC

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Last reply on December 15, 2025 18:09 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • The proposed soft-fork aims to expire dust outputs to reduce UTXO set spam.

  • Spam activities have doubled the UTXO set size from 4.6 GB to 11 GB since 2023.

  • The solution makes old, tiny outputs unspendable, addressing UTXO spam's permanence.

Response to Pieter Wuille's StackExchange Answer Re: Nuking the Opreturn Filter

16 replies

By mechanic

Involving cguida, AdamISZ+6 others

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Original post on September 17, 2025 17:50 UTC

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Last reply on December 15, 2025 12:53 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • Bitcoin's fee estimation process is complex and uncertain due to miner unpredictability.

  • Efforts to standardize mempools may harm Bitcoin by increasing vulnerability to censorship.

  • The call is for adapting to uncertainties in transactions, not for controlling them with rigid models.

Gossip Observer: New project to monitor the Lightning P2P network

14 replies

By jonhbit

Involving rustyrussell, gmaxwell

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Original post on November 14, 2025 20:48 UTC

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Last reply on December 15, 2025 18:58 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • The project aims to monitor the Lightning network, analyzing message dynamics and propagation changes.

  • Findings show a decrease in message convergence delay and potential network inefficiencies.

  • Future plans involve expanding infrastructure to enhance geographic and P2P graph diversity in data collection.

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