Bitcoin Core committed to aligning relay policy with long‑term network health, safety, and miners’ rational incentives in its June 6, 2025 joint statement

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We will continue to apply our best judgment as developers in aligning transaction acceptance rules with Bitcoin’s long-term health and miners’ rational self-interest, including specific technical reasons such as upgrade safety, efficient block building, and node DoS attacks.

The project concluded, acknowledging that while it is aware that consensus around this stance is not unanimous, “it is in the best interest of Bitcoin and its users, and we hope our users agree.”