Murch, Bitcoin Core developer and editor of the official network improvement proposals (BIP) repository, published on-chain data showing that OP_RETURN outputs larger than 83 bytes represent just 0.0032% of Bitcoin’s total block space. In his publication, he described that percentage as “shocking” (in an ironic tone) directed towards those who warned that Bitcoin Core v.30 … Read more
The bug has been present since Bitcoin Core 0.14.0, released in 2017. The fix was covertly integrated into GitHub PR #31112. Bitcoin Core publicly disclosed on May 5 a high-severity vulnerability that affected its software between versions 0.14.0 and 28, a range that spans approximately nine years of development. According to the official notice, the … Read more
According to Node Nation, an educational program that operates in El Salvador, for the fifth and last time in 2024 a Bitcoin node was installed by primary school children. The same kids are mining bitcoin with a Bitaxe machine. It happened in a public school in El Salvador. Those responsible for the initiative are the … Read more
The defendants are Bitcoin Core and Square Up. Modifications such as SegWit or Taproot denature Bitcoin, according to Wright. Craig Wright, also known as faketoshi by a large sector of bitcoiners, presented an alleged legal document before the Rolls Building Chancery Division Court, located in London, England, to begin a judicial process on October 10, … Read more
A vulnerability considered to be of high severity affected Bitcoin Core until May 2023. This vulnerability and two more, considered to be of medium severity, affected the Bitcoin Core project until version 25.0. The public disclosure of these flaws and their resolutions are due to Niklas Gögge, a developer who announced them through the poste … Read more
They will launch a bridge between Fractal and Bitcoin called SimpleBridge, in October. Each swap has a commission of 0.3%. The Fractal Bitcoin team revealed an integration with Pizzaswap, the first decentralized exchange (DEX) that runs simultaneously on both Bitcoin and Fractal. Pizzaswap, which previously ran on the Bitcoin main and testnets, is now available … Read more