Bitcoin Core advances full-RBF default behavior
Bitcoin Core development moves full replace-by-fee toward default behavior, advancing a long-running transaction-relay policy shift.
On August 9, 2024, Bitcoin Core advances full-RBF default behavior. Bitcoin Core development moves full replace-by-fee toward default behavior, advancing a long-running transaction-relay policy shift.
Full replace-by-fee allows replacement of an unconfirmed transaction even when the original did not signal BIP125 replaceability. Making it the default changed node relay policy without changing Bitcoin consensus.
The event is historically useful because Bitcoin's development history is built not only from activated consensus changes but also from standards, implementation milestones, security maintenance and proposals that shape later engineering choices.