Bitcoin Core devs finally patch 5-year old disk fill bug
Bitcoin Core developers have been working on patching a pesky bug affecting full node software operators called the disk fill attack.
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Sztorc vs Gladstein: Can Lightning scale Bitcoin?
During the 2015 block size debate, a key area of contention concerned how BTC-denominated payments will scale to a global userbase.
Bitcoin dev Gloria Zhao deletes X account over OP_RETURN drama
Bitcoin developer Zhao has had enough of the ongoing OP_RETURN drama on X and has deleted her account entirely.
Knots ‘warning’ escalates Bitcoin OP_RETURN war
The debate between conservatives and progressives in Bitcoin’s OP_RETURN data storage war is becoming emotional.
Bitcoiners post your mom as OP_RETURN spam
Users are spray painting graffiti text messages onto Bitcoin’s blockchain as a way to downplay the OP_RETURN war and spam.
Bitcoin nodes protesting OP_RETURN change hit all-time high
Knots, an alternative client for Bitcoin full nodes, has grown in popularity as Core developers appease corporate interests in OP_RETURN.
Samson Mow claims Peter Todd was ‘paid’ for OP_RETURN PR
Samson Mow has accused someone of paying a senior Bitcoin developer to push through a controversial change to Bitcoin Core’s OP_RETURN.
Bitcoin devs in OP_RETURN war motivated by ‘harm reduction’
Bitcoin developers’ war over the data storage limits of OP_RETURN was about UTXO bloat and harm reduction, according to one side.
The corporate interests taking over Bitcoin development
Disagreement over a seemingly minor change to OP_RETURN unearthed hidden corporate interests influencing Bitcoin development.
Moderators censor Bitcoin devs as OP_RETURN war rages on
Bitcoin Core moderators are using GitHub repository controls to mute and ban contributors to a viral debate about OP_RETURN data storage.