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BIP 3 was proposed in March 2025, with recent adjustments improving its scope.

It has significant support, reflected by over 600 comments on its activation pull request.

Recent changes clarify the BIP process, including licensing updates and draft BIP management.

The email outlines a strategy for managing objectionable Bitcoin blockchain content without affecting the technology.

It suggests modifying content at consensus and client levels, allowing node operators to filter undesired data.

The approach relies on manipulating data hashing for integrity, inviting further discussion on its implementation.

Hash-based cryptographic schemes are being prioritized for Bitcoin's quantum resilience.

Optimizations can significantly reduce hash-based signature sizes, enhancing practicality for Bitcoin.

The discourse focuses on the practicality of post-quantum solutions and Bitcoin's future security.

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

The UTXO set doubled in size since 2023, largely due to spam activities.

The solution allows removing expired UTXOs to decrease the set size, seeking community feedback.

A new Tapscript leaf version addresses disabled opcodes by mitigating denial-of-service attacks.

Benchmarks for block-sized scripts establish a varops budget linked to transaction weight.

Community feedback on the varops budget from benchmarking is crucial for refining the proposal.

The Bitcoin community's Core vs. Knots debate highlights issues of censorship and the drift from original principles.

Hal Finney noted privacy and fungibility issues in Bitcoin, particularly the distinction between "clean" and "dirty" coins.

The post argues for adopting privacy technologies like Mimblewimble to preserve Bitcoin's essence and prevent centralization.