Episode 70: Bitcoin Core v24 Bug
Ep. 70

Episode 70: Bitcoin Core v24 Bug

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Episode description

Aaron and Sjors explain how a wallet bug crept into the Bitcoin Core 24.0 release, and why there is now a Bitcoin Core version 24.0.1 available.

Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction and Bitcoin: A Work in Progress
00:02:44 Bitcoin Core 24.0 and the 24.0.1 release
00:05:53 Listener boosts and streaming sats
00:06:58 RBF: new transactions versus replacements
00:10:59 The coin selection bug and excessive fees
00:14:40 How refactoring introduced the bug
00:17:03 Why the bug survived only in the release branch
00:18:47 Bug fixes, maintenance releases and backporting

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Sjors New Book: https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Technical-innovations-Sjors-Provoost/dp/9090360425

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0:00Introduction and Bitcoin: A Work in Progress
2:44Bitcoin Core 24.0 and the 24.0.1 release
5:53Listener boosts and streaming sats
6:58RBF: new transactions versus replacements
10:59The coin selection bug and excessive fees
14:40How refactoring introduced the bug
17:03Why the bug survived only in the release branch
18:47Bug fixes, maintenance releases and backporting