Episode notes
In Bitcoin, Explained 95, Aaron and Sjors discuss the new Bitcoin Core 28.0 release. Specifically, they cover upgrades to Bitcoin’s testnet (testnet 4), new mempool policies, full RBF integration, the introduction of assume UTXO, improved wallet migration support and the implementation of block file XOR.
https://bitcoincore.org/en/download/
Release notes: https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/28.0/
Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction and Coinkite sponsor
00:04:21 Bitcoin Core 28 and Testnet 4
00:12:04 Mempool fees and Lightning channel closes
00:17:53 One-parent, one-child package relay
00:23:27 V3 transactions and TRUC policy
00:27:18 Pay-to-anchor outputs for fee bumping
00:30:19 Full RBF becomes the default
00:33:59 AssumeUTXO on mainnet
00:36:55 Migrating legacy wallets to descriptors
00:39:28 Block file XOR and antivirus protection
This episode’s sponsor: CoinKite, maker of the COLDCARD.
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