Bitcoin Core stated in its June 6, 2025 joint statement that applying neutral transaction relay policies supports the long-term health, efficiency, and decentralization of the Bitcoin network

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Supporters say predicting what miners will include—and passing that info along—is key to keeping Bitcoin running smoothly. They claim this neutral relay policy helps miners and users alike, even if not everyone buys into it.
Given that, we believe it is better for Bitcoin node software to aim to have a realistic idea of what will end up in the next block, rather than attempting to intervene between consenting transaction creators and miners in order to discourage activity that is largely harmless at a technical level.

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