Bitcoin Core is open-source software maintained by independent developers, not a company. Many developers started as volunteers, but over time, some received sponsorships or full-time roles to ...

Bitcoin Core 30, set for release in October, will increase the OP_RETURN data transaction limit from 80 bytes to nearly 4MB. The change aims to address issues with data storage techniques and improve ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency platforms, Bitcoin Core—the foundational software that underpins roughly 78% of the network’s full nodes—saw a significant uptick in ...

The OP_RETURN debate splits Bitcoin users: Bitcoin Core 30.0 allows data embedding, while Bitcoin Knots pushes back, fearing spam, rising fees, and regulatory risks. The debate is quite technical, ...

Bitcoin Core maintainer Gloria Zhao has stepped down and revoked her PGP signing key after six years as one of the project’s most influential mempool and policy engineers. Bitcoin Core developer ...

A helpful feature of speeding up transactions has become redundant and a "fingerprint" for tracking. Developers now want to ...