Bitcoin Optech #220

This week’s newsletter describes a proposal for new opt-in transaction relay rules and summarizes research into helping LN channels stay balanced.

This week’s newsletter describes a proposal for new opt-in transaction relay rules and summarizes research into helping LN channels stay balanced. Also included are our regular sections listing new software releases and release candidates plus notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure projects.

https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2022/10/05/
archive: https://archive.ph/nnjXa

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