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imp0stor · 23w

Bitcoin is a protocol, Core is a reference implementation. https://blossom.primal.net/0b71d1eee8eb355d983e5b8af3031e1fd105b1b5fdc19ef04288ea92b2eaad9c.png

jb55 @jb55 1757263726

not true although commonly misunderstood, only core’s consensus implementation is canonical, otherwise you risk having subtle splits/bugs.

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imp0stor · 23w

It is past time to fully separate them, because it is true. It is just conflated. Bitcoin serves as a protocol, it is just not documented as such, in a way where it is managed that way. Until now, the protocol has been basically what core releases, but as node code diversifies, the nodes and miners ...