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A Bitcoin Node Behind Every Blade of Grass

[Jul 8 10:16 AM] The debate of 2024 has been about scaling bitcoin self-custody versus ossification, with the presupposition that an ossified bitcoin protocol as it is today is imperfect - but its sound monetary properties alone are enough to change the world for…

Coming Soon: An Easier Way To Bootstrap Your Node's UTXO Set

[Oct 3, 2023 8:30 AM] Yesterday marks coming up to the finishing line after almost four years of work. Assumeutxo was merged into the Bitcoin Core master branch by Andrew Chow yesterday. This is the first major non-consensus update to the Bitcoin reference…

Bitcoin Nodes Now One Step Closer to Instant Sync

[Sep 16, 2023 8:00 AM] Bitcoin light clients are now able to sync to the tip of the blockchain nearly instantly, thanks to a new development enabled by bitcoin startup ZeroSync and their work in zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs. Ultimately, ZeroSync seeks to enable full nodes…

The RBF Debate Is A Matter Of Incentives And Individual Choice

[Nov 9, 2022 8:00 PM] Full RBF, while contentious, is essentially a matter of time, either through incentivized miners or through individual nodes.This is an opinion editorial by Shinobi, a self-taught educator in the Bitcoin space and tech-oriented Bitcoin podcast…