Bitcoin Core 28.1 ((free)) Today

Support for "Topologically Restricted Until Confirmation" (v3) transactions, which helps prevent certain types of mempool pinning attacks. Why Node Operators Should Upgrade

If you are currently running v28.0, upgrading to v28.1 is highly recommended for the following reasons: bitcoin core 28.1

A significant fix in 28.1 prevents port collisions that previously caused startup failures for users running multiple local nodes. When using the -port configuration, the software now automatically derives the default Onion (Tor) listening port as port + 1 . For example, if a node is set to port 5555, it will now listen for incoming Tor connections on 5556, rather than the previous fixed value of 8334. For example, if a node is set to

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Enabled by default to allow users to bump transaction fees more easily during periods of high network congestion. bitcoin core 28.1