Oct 17 - Oct 17, 2021
It was noted that the software will stop working due to assertion checking if the current time is non-negative. Additionally, the entire chain will halt after reaching median time 0xffffffff in the year 2106. A link to a Bitcointalk thread was provided for more information. One member of the mailing list suggested that making Bitcoin function after 2038 would require a hard fork. They also argued that if a hard fork were to occur, it should bundle other hard fork changes with it. To supplement this discussion, a link to the Hardfork Wishlist on the Bitcoin Wiki was shared. However, it was noted that the page's last update was somewhat old.
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Oct 17 - Oct 17, 2021
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