Bitcoin Core just released a minor update v29.1, featuring the following changes: 1. Significantly lowered the 'minimum fee rate threshold' for forwarding/packaging Reducing the fee floor for transactions to be visible on the network and eventually included in blocks helps maximize block space utilization during non-congested periods. For everyday users, the impact is minimal unless you're actively sending ultra-low fee transactions. Also, low-fee transactions will only propagate and confirm more easily if the majority of nodes adopt the new default. 2. Added 'log write rate limiting' to prevent logs from overwhelming hard drives In abnormal or malicious scenarios, logs can spike and fill up the disk space—rate limiting significantly improves node stability and maintainability. 3. Preparatory work for future BIP54 consensus cleanup Tightened forwarding policies for transactions with 'exceptionally high sigops,' reducing potential DoS risks. Normal transactions are almost unaffected; only unconventional transactions that cram a large number of legacy sigops into scripts will be rejected by default for forwarding (miners can still choose to package them). This aspect might be worth discussing further down the line. #Bitcoin #Crypto #Blockchain #BitcoinCore v29.1