Bitcoin is the most secure network in the world, but it still carries technical debt from its earliest days. Shinobi sits down with Bitcoin Core developer Antoine Poinsot to discuss the Great Consensus Cleanup: a proposal to address four long-standing consensus risks that have existed for nearly a decade. From mitigating the Timewarp attack to preventing compounding validation and resource costs, these changes aim to protect Bitcoin’s long-term security and sustainability.

🔶 Shinobi - Technical Editor, Bitcoin Magazine

🔶 Antoine Poinsot - Core Developer, Chaincode Labs

Chapters:

03:13 Explaining the "Off-by-One" Timewarp Bug 

06:45 How Timewarp Attacks Can Cause Blockchain Bloat 

10:26 The Economic Incentives for Mining Cartels 13:27 The Danger of Slow Block Validation Times 

16:25 Competitive Edges: Mining Lag and Selfish Mining 

19:07 Fixing the 64-Byte Transaction & Fake SPV Proofs 

23:46 The History of Duplicate Transaction Vulnerabilities 28:57 BIP 34 vs. BIP 54: Cleaning Up Coinbase Rules 

35:30 Implementation Status and How to Support the Soft Fork 

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