Episode notes
In this episode of Bitcoin, Explained, Aaron and Sjors discuss an invalid block mined by Marathon Pool. They explain why the block was invalid, what caused it (and what didn’t), and why that didn’t affect the Bitcoin network.
Aaron and Sjors also provide some updates about the show, and what that means moving forward.
Finally, Sjors briefly mentions some notable Bitcoin Core updates that were recently merged.
For more information on the invalid block, also see: https://b10c.me/observations/07-invalid-block-809478/
Chapters
00:00:00 Show updates and independence from Bitcoin Magazine
00:03:57 A new topic-driven release schedule
00:07:09 Marathon Pool’s invalid block and transaction ordering
00:10:16 Fee-rate sorting and Marathon’s experiment
00:13:56 Why SPV nodes accepted the invalid block
00:15:39 The risks of custom block-building software
00:17:05 Peer-to-peer encryption merged into Bitcoin Core
00:19:31 AssumeUTXO on testnet and signet
