Bitcoin Core devs defend user freedom in relay policy

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Bitcoin Core developers reaffirmed user freedom and censorship resistance by removing the data cap on transaction relays, sparking intense debate over spam, fees, and Bitcoin’s intended purpose.

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Catalin

Publish date

June 6, 2025

Related people

Samson Mow
Luke Dashjr

Related projects

Bitcoin Core
Bitcoin

Related topics

Blockchain technology

Sources

Bitcoin Core Reinforces Stance on Nonfinancial Transactions in Recent Statement
Spam Wars: Bitcoin Core Devs At Center Of Heated Debate
Bitcoin core devs’ joint statement sparks heated debate among Bitcoiners
Bitcoin Core development and transaction relay policy
Bitcoin community is divided over Core devs’ statement on transaction relay

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