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BIP to reserve nversion bits in blockheader#661

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@btcdrak btcdrak commented Mar 9, 2018

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==References==

- [[bip-0008.mediawiki|BIP8]]

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Please format using a * at the beginning of the line so this list renders correctly in mediawiki markup. Eg. code should be:

* [[bip-0008.mediawiki|BIP8]]
* [[bip-0009.mediawiki|BIP9]]
* [https://arxiv.org/pdf/1604.00575.pdf AsicBoost white paper]
* [https://github.com/BlockheaderNonce2/bitcoin/wiki nNonce2 proposal]
* [http://stratumprotocol.org/ Stratum protocol extension for version-rolling]

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List formatting issue is resolved.

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BIP: (a number here was removed)
Rename file accordingly?

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poolin.com already use 0x1FFFE000 as the default version mask for weeks, right now miners which enabled asicboost seems works well.

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ACK.

This matches what is already in use by hardware and software. It makes sense to formalize it as a BIP.

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Comments-URI: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/wiki/Comments:BIP-????
Status: Draft
Type: Informational

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Should be Standards Track

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==Backwards Compatibility==

This proposal is backwards compatible, and does not require a soft fork to implement.

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It's not backwards compatible, since software interprets these bits to indicate softforks.

@btcdrak

btcdrak commented Aug 14, 2018

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@luke-jr Updated for your nits. Please can I have a BIP number assignment.

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odarboe commented Aug 14, 2018

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@btcdrak check the word in the last sentence. "....bits for activation sinalling."

@luke-jr luke-jr merged commit d8ba7da into bitcoin:master Aug 15, 2018
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