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BIP 42

Coverage of BIP 42 in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: May 21 · 13:51 UTCMost recent: May 21 · 13:51 UTC
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  • SECURITYMay 21 · 13:51 UTCR/BITCOIN
    16 years ago, Bitcoin had its worst day. Five hours later, it was fixed.

    Bitcoin experienced a critical vulnerability on August 15, 2010, when a signed-integer overflow bug allowed the creation of 184 billion BTC, exceeding the intended 21 million cap. Within four hours, Satoshi released a patch, and node operators coordinated a chain reorganization that orphaned 53 blocks and restored the supply cap.