Bitcoin Protocols and BIPs Articles

BIP 175 guide covering its closed HD pay-to-contract derivation, invoice commitment, payment-base keys, multiparty proof, privacy and recovery.

BIP 174 PSBT explained: learn how unsigned transactions, UTXO data, key paths and partial signatures move safely between wallets and signers.

BIP 136 TxRef made simple. See what the proposal changes, its current status and what it means for Bitcoin users and operators.

BIP 156 guide covering its closed stem-and-fluff transaction routing, epoch paths, embargo recovery, graph attacks, privacy limits and deployment status.

BIP 157 and 158 compact block filters explained: understand client-side matching, Golomb-coded sets, filter headers and privacy trade-offs.

Compare a Bitcoin chain split vs hard fork, including temporary forks, incompatible rule sets, replay concerns, pool failover and miner revenue risk.

BIP 159 pruned nodes made simple. See what the proposal changes, its current status and what it means for Bitcoin users and operators.

BIP 149 guide covering its closed second SegWit deployment, guaranteed lock-in, BIP 8 framing, NODE_UAWITNESS, contingency dates and historical outcome.

BIP 154 guide covering its closed peer-specified proof-of-work slots, anti-DoS goals, algorithm negotiation, hardware fairness, Sybil limits and testing.

BIP 135 guide covering its closed configurable signalling windows, thresholds, lock-in periods, BIP 9 relationship, governance limits and testing.

BIP 199 guide covering its closed HTLC template, hash preimages, buyer refunds, absolute and relative timeouts, branch validation and operational risks.

BIP 173 guide covering Bech32 structure, native SegWit v0, checksum and case rules, network prefixes, QR benefits, recovery and BIP 350.