Bip

Different Bitcoin wallets have multiple options for whether to send an on-chain or a lightning payment which can be confusing to inexperienced users.

Bitcoin Core developers are considering “burying” the Taproot soft fork, to help developers when reviewing the code, but it could have unintended consequences.

CheckTemplateVerify (CTV) is meant to enable more flexibility on the network, but its potential activation is a topic of debate among developers.

Taproot activation is a fantastic step forward for the Bitcoin network in terms of security and scalability.

The highly-anticipated upgrade is set to roll out over the weekend, changing Bitcoin for the better.

This week’s newsletter describes two proposed BIPs related to wallet support for Taproot, and features Q&A from Bitcoin Stack Exchange.

This week’s newsletter celebrates the lock-in of Taproot, describes a draft BIP for improving transaction privacy and more.

A forthcoming Bitcoin Improvement Proposal could greatly reduce the bandwidth required to run a full node.