Bitcoin, Explained — The Technical Side of Bitcoin

Episode 99: Bitcoin Core 30

Aaron and Sjors discuss what’s new in Bitcoin Core 30. This episode’s sponsor: CoinKite, maker of the COLDCARD. Aaron’s Nostr: ⁠npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5⁠ Sjors’ Nostr: npub1v25jqj33...

2025-11-06

Episode notes

Aaron and Sjors discuss what’s new in Bitcoin Core 30.


Chapters


00:00:00 Release Overview and Controversy

00:04:58 OP_RETURN Policy Changes

00:12:32 Lower Minimum Relay Fees

00:23:06 Sigops Limits and Consensus Cleanup

00:31:42 Package Relay and Orphanage

00:37:04 The New bitcoin Command

00:38:48 Mining IPC and Stratum V2

00:44:55 Automatic Port Forwarding


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


Aaron’s Nostr: ⁠npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5⁠


Sjors’ Nostr: npub1v25jqj332n630klwtqeqxgyrjl4alw4phmluhu2x6lcxzwy9m03suqexw3