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Bitcoin developers are debating a new Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) that would temporarily restrict the amount of arbitrary data attached to transactions—an effort aimed at curbing potential abuse following the…
Bitcoin Core version 30.0 has been released and brings new features, bug fixes, performance improvements, and updated translations. Notable changes include a 2,500-limit on potentially executed legacy signature operations per…
The technical tug-of-war between two key factions in the Bitcoin community has now degenerated into identity politics. ‘Woke’ or ‘Based?’ Knots and Core Debate Diverging Ideologies What was once an…
Nick Szabo, the computer scientist, cryptographer, and legal scholar famed for introducing the concept of “smart contracts,” is jumping into the Knots vs. Core debate. Szabo cautions that this change…
Bitcoin Knots just hit a nosedive. After peaking eight days ago, Coin Dance data shows the node count slid 32.38%, chopping nearly a third off its all-time high. Node Wars:…
Five days ago, the alternative Bitcoin software client Bitcoin Knots sat at 19%. By this weekend, it had climbed past 25% of nodes, tying up a bigger slice of the…
Based on available data, the Bitcoin node client known as Bitcoin Knots now accounts for 19% of active nodes, according to multiple trackers and analytics platforms that compile and present…
Developers have failed to reach a consensus on lifting OP_RETURN guardrails in the upcoming release of the default Bitcoin Core client. Ocean Mining’s Bitcoin Mechanic claims that this “gross media/malware”…
Bitcoin’s public node count stands at 23,163, with 18,850 running Bitcoin Core and 4,265 running Bitcoin Knots—placing Knots at 18.41%—as a weeklong back-and-forth on X showcases whether the network should…
Over the past two months, debate has flared over Bitcoin Knots as an alternative to Bitcoin Core, with tensions building ahead of the Core v30 release (planned for Oct. 2025).…