Author: Eric Voskuil 2016-11-14 18:47:35
Published on: 2016-11-14T18:47:35+00:00
Recently, Bitcoin Core merged a simplification to the consensus rules surrounding deployment of BIPs 34, 66, and 65. This change was based on the assumption that large forks indicate a catastrophic failure, which sets a horrible precedent. The process followed was extremely poor, as the change was already shipped before any discussion took place. Moreover, the checks are avoidable once activated until a sufficiently deep reorg deactivates them, which means that it was not even a material performance optimization. The draft for the full change can be found in the link provided.
Updated on: 2023-06-11T20:31:57.838093+00:00