Bitcoin’s Node War: Core Neutrality vs. Knots Filters Continues to Fuel Heated Debate
Bitcoin’s public node count stands at 23,163, with 18,850 running Bitcoin Core and 4,265 running Bitcoin Knots—placing Knots at 18.41%—as a weeklong back-and-forth on X showcases whether the network should lean on fee in...
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