No matter what comes of this, I think it is encouraging to see bitcoin beginning to experiment with alternative communications protocols like Nostr to create some redundancies so that bitcoin is as robust as possible.
To any of the freedom hating governments out there reading this on our dirty corner of the internet, good luck!
It's been a little over three years and exactly 696 issues since we last talked about Erlay in this rag. Back in September of 2019 we wrote about Pieter Wuille and Gleb Naumenko submitting an official BIP to start the process of getting Erlay merged into the protocol. For those
There are aspects of bitcoin that can be significantly improved.
Here's to the builders. They're making the world a better place.
How can miners and the industry at large act to ensure this type of attack doesn't perturb block production in the future?
If bitcoiners have limited avenues through which they can relay transactions it becomes easier to attack the network.
If you're looking to consolidate UTXOs or open up Lightning Channels today is a great day to get that done.
