Episode 95: Bitcoin Core 28
Ep. 95

Episode 95: Bitcoin Core 28

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Episode description

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.

Aaron’s Nostr: ⁠npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5⁠

Sjors’ Nostr: npub1v25jqj332n630klwtqeqxgyrjl4alw4phmluhu2x6lcxzwy9m03suqexw3

0:00Introduction and Coinkite sponsor
4:21Bitcoin Core 28 and Testnet 4
12:04Mempool fees and Lightning channel closes
17:53One-parent, one-child package relay
23:27V3 transactions and TRUC policy
27:18Pay-to-anchor outputs for fee bumping
30:19Full RBF becomes the default
33:59AssumeUTXO on mainnet
36:55Migrating legacy wallets to descriptors
39:28Block file XOR and antivirus protection