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First release candidate for Bitcoin Core 31.0 introduces cluster mempool, a fundamental rewrite of transaction management logic that improves block template construction, eliminates ancestor/descendant limits, makes RBF incentive-compatible, and enables privacy-focused transaction broadcast via Tor/I2P.
How attackers exploit Bitcoin's mempool protections to censor transactions, why Lightning Network is vulnerable, and the v3 transaction solution now live on mainnet.
A deep dive into cluster mempool design, how it improves upon ancestor/descendant limits, and why it matters for miners, node operators, and Layer 2 protocols.
Bitcoin's mempool has been consistently quiet for days, with fees at 1 sat/vB (the lowest tier). This isn't just a slow news period; it reflects fundamental changes in how Bitcoin is used.