Author: Luke Dashjr 2015-11-02 05:06:36
Published on: 2015-11-02T05:06:36+00:00
The discussion on a Bitcoin forum revolves around the comparison of locktimes for including a tx in a block. The current consensus rule is that a tx can be included in a block only if its locktime (x) is smaller than the timestamp of a block (y). However, BIP113 proposes that a tx can only be included in a block if x is smaller than the median-time-past (z). Since y > z is already a consensus rule, the new rule is stricter than the old one, thus constituting a soft fork. A user named jl2012 queries whether their interpretation is correct and receives confirmation. Another user named Luke apologizes for causing confusion earlier.
Updated on: 2023-06-11T00:50:15.829431+00:00