Bitcoin consensus Articles

Bitcoin Core createmultisig guide covering threshold scripts, public-key ordering, stateless output, deprecated address inputs, recovery and spending tests.

BIP 84 guide covering purpose 84 native P2WPKH accounts, Bech32 addresses, zpub and zprv versions, discovery gaps, backups and test vectors.

BIP 117 guide covering its Draft single tail-call execution rule, SegWit restriction, stack transfer, MAST use with BIP 116 and consensus testing.

BIP 116 guide covering the Draft NOP4 soft-fork proposal, BIP 98 proof checks, hidden policy branches, stack rules, activation and testing.

BIP 98 guide to fast-SHA256 Merkle trees, domain separation, unbalanced trees, proof encoding, CVE-2012-2459 avoidance and safe validation.

BIP 300 guide covering its Draft drivechain consensus proposal, sidechain deposits, miner-governed withdrawals, slow voting, partitioning claims and risks.

BIP8 and UASF Explained made simple. See the main facts, costs, risks and practical checks before you make a decision.

Plan Bitcoin pool failover during a consensus dispute by checking chain tips, validation rules, automatic fallback, payout assets and pause criteria.

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

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

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

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