Bitcoin Core pulls v30 downloads over bug that can scrub Satoshi-era wallets
Bitcoin developers overlooked a major bug in Core v30 that could have led to catastrophic loss of BTC for full node wallet users.
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Dathon Ohm: the dev who wants to fork Bitcoin
Members of the Bitcoin community have made lighthearted attempts to de-anonymize Dathon Ohm, the author of the BIP 444 soft fork proposal.
Bitcoin Core versus Knots disagreements go parabolic
Bitcoin’s OP_RETURN War continues to escalate, with a round-the-clock stream of divisive rhetoric from Knots and Core v30 proponents.
Bitcoin Core v30 could cause ‘catastrophic’ node shutdown, critics warn
Bitcoin Mechanic claims that a likely outcome of the Core v30 increase is a forced shutdown of hosted nodes and cloud infrastructure.
Bitcoin Core dev claimed Knots operators were inflating statistics
A Bitcoin Core developer was quick to celebrate news about an alleged sybil attack responsible for up to 1,758 Knots nodes.
Cøbra warns that Knots could threaten Core’s reference status
This surprising warning from Cøbra, one of Bitcoin’s most loyal supporters, highlights the escalating tension over arbitrary data storage.
You can now spam JPEGs in Bitcoin private keys
BitMEX Research has invented a new method for storing spam data in Bitcoin transactions wholly outside of the popular OP_RETURN tool.
Bitcoin Core devs think it would be easy, and funny, to attack Knots
Prominent Bitcoin Core developers and influencers were laughing while describing a denial of service (DoS) attack against Knots nodes.
Three sneaky changes in Bitcoin Core v30 are confusing node operators
Bitcoin Core v30 will dramatically raise the mempool storage allowance of nodes for arbitrary data unrelated to the on-chain movement of BTC.
Bitcoin dev wants to ban 3,000 Knots nodes amid OP_RETURN clash
A controversial ban list of Bitcoin Knots operators allows you to disconnect and excommunicate them from your node.