Bitcoin Core Releases v26.0 Upgrade, Adds Encrypted P2P Communication
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Bitcoin Core's latest v26.0 upgrade aims to encrypt communication between nodes to reduce risks of eavesdropping and transaction tampering attacks.
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The upgrade adds experimental support for the v2 transport protocol (BIP324), which encrypts P2P communication to impede eavesdropping.
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v26.0 continues to support the existing V1 transport protocol. Users must enable V2 to start using it.
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The upgrade includes changes to remote call procedures (RPCs) related to wallets and Bitcoin's graphical user interface.
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BIP324 was introduced by former Core contributor Dhruvkaran Mehta, who stepped away to focus on a Bitcoin startup idea.