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The Protocol: Solana’s Firedancer Proposes Uncapping Block Compute-Unit Limit
1.10.2025
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Luke Dashjr Denies Hard Fork Claims as Bitcoin Governance Debate Heats Up
27.9.2025
The Bitcoin community is split after leaked messages alleged Luke Dashjr backed a controversial hard fork
Knots Developer Luke Dashjr Plans Hard Fork To ‘Save Bitcoin’
27.9.2025
Luke Dahsjr, developer of the Knots Bitcoin full node software, is reportedly considering a hard fork that would allow a quorum to change Bitcoin transaction data deemed illicit. The fork would substitute this data with ZKPs, potentially setting the bases for systemic censorship. Knots Dev Luke...
Jack Dorsey-backed Bitcoin mining pool opens headquarters in El Salvador
30.5.2024
Launched in late 2024, Ocean Mining has now established an international hub and headquarters in El Salvador’s capital city, San Salvador
Bitcoin Core Developer Claims Runes Protocol Exploits Bitcoin Blockchain’s Design Flaw
26.4.2024
Bitcoin core developer Luke Dashjr has voiced criticism against the Runes protocol, suggesting that it takes advantage of a fundamental design flaw within the Bitcoin blockchain network.
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Controversy Swirls Around Bitcoin’s BIP-420: Push Behind Opcode ‘Isn’t in Good Faith,’ Says Developer
23.4.2024
On Monday evening, Taproot Wizards co-founder Udi Wertheimer unveiled a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) that reintroduces the OP_CAT opcode to Bitcoin. This opcode could facilitate more streamlined and efficient decentralized file hosting systems, payment channels, and sophisticated Bitcoin...
Will Bitcoin’s New BIP Editors Streamline Development?
23.4.2024
Five new editors were added to help speed up the process of approving and merging Bitcoin Improvement Proposals
FBI Investigates Bitcoin Developer Event Linked to Luke Dashjr’s Hack
12.4.2024
Mike Schmidt complied with an FBI subpoena to provide information on attendees at a developer event, as part of the investigation into the theft of Luke Dashjr's Bitcoins.
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‘Controversial’ Bitcoin Proposal to Curb Inscriptions Ignites Fierce Debate, Ends Without Resolution
7.1.2024
On Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, the debate surrounding Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr’s proposal to restrict all varieties of data-bearing transactions concluded as the topic veered into “controversial” territory. Bitcoin Core custodian and Blockstream staff member Andrew Chow...
Bitcoin Core Dev Discusses ‘Firing’ All Miners With PoW Algo Change: Feisty Exchanges Mark Growing Divide
18.12.2023
Over the last ten years, Luke Dashjr has emerged as a key player in the realm of Bitcoin development and the network’s open-source software. His opposition to specific trends within the Bitcoin ecosystem has gained more attention lately. He has labeled Ordinal inscriptions and non-fungible...
Bitcoin Developer Luke Dashjr Registers Ordinal Inscriptions Workaround as a Vulnerability
13.12.2023
Luke Dashjr, Bitcoin developer and CTO of Mummalin, has registered a method that allows Ordinal inscriptions to be saved on the Bitcoin blockchain as a code vulnerability. The vulnerability, CVE-2023-50428, states that “datacarrier size limits can be bypassed by obfuscating data...
Ripples in the Bitcoin Sea: Ocean Pool’s Transaction Blacklist Sparks Industry Uproar
10.12.2023
In recent days, discussions have intensified around the emerging bitcoin mining pool Ocean and its decision to exclude certain transactions, specifically those linked to Ordinal inscriptions and coinjoin activities. Luke Dashjr, a key figure in Ocean’s operations and a prominent Bitcoin Core...
BTC Dev Wants to ‘Fix’ Ordinal Inscription ‘Exploit,’ Blackrock Updates ETF Filing, and More — Week in Review
10.12.2023
BTC developer Luke Dashjr wants to “fix” Bitcoin Ordinal inscriptions, as he views them as exploitative, dividing the crypto community. In other news, in a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) filing update, monolithic asset manager Blackrock has noted the possibility of BTC being...
Samourai Wallet Calls out Ocean Pool for Censoring Whirlpool Privacy Transactions
8.12.2023
Samourai, a privacy-focused bitcoin wallet, revealed the changes in the recent Bitcoin Knots software used by Ocean, a Bitcoin mining pool, censor Whirlpool transactions, a kind of coinjoin operation. The wallet explained that Ocean is pursuing a “very slippery slope” by filtering...
Bitcoin Developer Luke Dashjr States Inscriptions Are Exploits, Hints at Future Fix
7.12.2023
Luke Dashjr, bitcoin developer and Mummolin’s CTO, has reiterated his negative opinion about Ordinal inscriptions, stating these leverage and exploit a vulnerability in the Bitcoin Core full node software implementation. Dashjr also hinted at correcting this “exploit” in...
Developer Says Ordinals Are Exploiting a “Vulnerability” to Spam Bitcoin Network, Proposes Bug Fix
6.12.2023
Image Source: Pixabay Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr has proposed a bug fix to potentially alleviate the network congestion caused by new Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Dashjr claimed that these tokens are taking advantage of a vulnerability within...
Bitcoin Inscriptions Divide BTC Community Amid Network Congestion, But Are 'Unstoppable'
6.12.2023
As unconfirmed transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain rise, Luke Dashjr, a prominent developer pledges that Ordinal Inscriptions are a 'bug' that will be fixed
Jack Dorsey Backed Bitcoin Mining Pool Ocean Acknowledges Filtering Ordinal Inscriptions
2.12.2023
Ocean, a Bitcoin mining pool that recently raised $6.2 million in a seed funding round led by former Twitter (now known as X) CEO Jack Dorsey, is currently filtering ordinal inscription transactions. Giacomo Zucco, a bitcoiner, confirmed that Ocean was using Knots as a node, a software developed...
Bitcoin Core Developer Luke Dashjr Calls Out Unauthorized Ordinal NFT With His Name
28.2.2023
The auction for the ordinal was being hosted at Scarce.City, a new ordinal marketplace
Bitcoin core dev calls out 'misleading' auction selling his code as an NFT
28.2.2023
Bitcoin core developer Luke Dashjr has called out the sellers behind an NFT auction for using his name and code without his knowledge or consent