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Deep dive into Miniscript - what it solves, how it works, and why more wallets are adopting it in 2026. Covers practical use cases (timelocked inheritance, multisig with fallbacks), wallet compatibility status, and why it matters for Bitcoin's scripting future.
The Bitcoin Improvement Proposal for Silent Payment Output Script Descriptors has been merged, providing a standardized way for wallets to handle privacy-preserving static addresses.
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.