BIP392, merged March 5th, defines output script descriptors for silent payments. The new sp() descriptor format provides a standardized way for wallets to represent silent payment outputs, enabling interoperability and backup/recovery using existing descriptor infrastructure.
Magic Eden announced it will close its Bitcoin Runes and Ordinals marketplace on March 9, 2026, along with its EVM marketplace, to focus on Solana and iGaming. Once a major player in Bitcoin-native tokens and NFTs, the exit signals cooling interest in Ordinals/Runes protocols that sparked a speculative wave in 2023-2024. What does this mean for Bitcoin as an asset issuance platform?
Matt Corallo's proposal expands Bitcoin's nVersion nonce space from 16 to 24 bits after miners began using nTime bits improperly. It's a pragmatic fix for ASICs that exhaust search space in under 200 milliseconds.
For the first time in 5-7 years, the SEC has removed crypto from its annual examination priorities, signaling a shift from enforcement-heavy oversight to a guidance-driven regulatory approach under the Trump administration.
Core Lightning v25.12.1 patches a critical signing bug that left on-chain funds unspendable for nodes created with v25.12. Multiple crash fixes included. Upgrade recommended for all v25.12 users and anyone deploying new nodes.
Bitcoin Core merged PR #34219 on March 4, 2026, adding pubkey validation for MuSig2 pubnonce and partial signatures in PSBT deserialization. This improves security for multisig wallet users and hardware wallet integration.
BIP 110 just got a small technical update that tells a bigger story about how Bitcoin handles controversial proposals. When grassroots activism meets social consensus, here's what happens.
A Bitcoin Improvement Proposal for HTTP 402 payments was submitted and rejected within four hours. The story reveals why on-chain Bitcoin can't compete with Lightning and stablecoins for AI agent payments.
How Lightning went from experimental to institutional-grade in Q1 2026, with a $1M transfer proving enterprise viability and Cake Wallet's privacy-focused integration showing end-user readiness
Bitcoin dropped 9.3% when U.S. strikes hit Iran. Gold surged to record highs. After six failed crisis tests, it's time to retire 'digital gold' and call Bitcoin what it actually is: a digital escape hatch.
The emerging Bitcoin privacy protocol now caps recipient outputs at 2,323 per transaction, eliminating a scanning attack that could have delayed blocks by minutes.
Lightning Labs released v0.20.1-beta to fix 15 bugs from the v0.20.0 SQL migration. If you're running v0.20.0-beta, upgrade now.