Bitcoin, Explained — The Technical Side of Bitcoin

Episode 100: Bitcoin Core 31

Aaron and Sjors discuss what’s new in Bitcoin Core 31. This episode’s sponsor: CoinKite, maker of the COLDCARD. Aaron’s Nostr: ⁠npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5⁠ Sjors’ Nostr: npub1v25jqj33...

2026-07-15

Episode notes

Aaron and Sjors discuss what’s new in Bitcoin Core 31.


Chapters


00:00:00 Episode 100 and Core 31

00:02:41 Cluster Mempool

00:10:45 Package Relay and Fee Selection

00:18:59 Private Broadcast over Tor

00:24:03 ASMAP and Eclipse Attacks

00:31:45 The Private Broadcast Bug

00:33:44 Mining IPC and Stratum V2


This episode’s sponsor: CoinKite, maker of the COLDCARD.


Aaron’s Nostr: ⁠npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5⁠


Sjors’ Nostr: npub1v25jqj332n630klwtqeqxgyrjl4alw4phmluhu2x6lcxzwy9m03suqexw3