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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #324
This week’s newsletter announces three vulnerabilities affecting old versions of the Bitcoin Core full node, announces a separate vulnerability affecting old versions of the btcd full node, and links to a contributed Optech guide describing how to use multiple new P2P network features added in Bitcoin Core 28.0. Also included are our regular sections summarizing a Bitcoin Core PR Review Club meeting, announcements of new releases and release candidates, and descriptions of notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
Guide for Wallets Employing Bitcoin Core 28.0 Policies
In Bitcoin Core 28.0 contains new P2P and mempool policy features that may be useful for a number of wallets and transaction types. Here Gregory Sanders presents a high-level guide to the feature set and how they can be used individually or together.Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #323 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Bastien Teinturier to discuss Newsletter #323.
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #323
This week’s newsletter announces a planned security disclosure and includes our regular sections describing new releases, release candidates, and notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #322 Recap Podcast
Jon Atack and Mike Schmidt are joined by Gloria Zhao and Jonas Nick to discuss Newsletter #322.
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