TechBitcoin Core speeds security fixes as 44% of surveyed nodes run unsupported versions
Bitcoin Core adopted a policy change on Oct. 22 allowing developers to backport fixes for vulnerabilities that are easy to rediscover to every maintained release line, with an advisory published alongside them. An Oct. 18 network snapshot found that 3,671 of 8,422 self-reported Bitcoin Core peers, or 43.6%, were on end-of-life release lines.
Bitcoin Core speeds security fixes as 44% of surveyed nodes run unsupported versions
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