[bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Core to disable Bloom-based Filtering by default

[Greg Sanders]

People are allowed the choice, it's a change of default only.

On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 4:41 PM Peter via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I believe two wallets. Andreas' Android Bitcoin wallet and BRD are
> significant users of node_bloom.
>
> Privacy is a matter of individual choice in the current protocol. Why not
> let people provide this network service? I don't see why it should be
> end-of-life if it provides value.
>
> I believe there's a network security obtained by having a large quantity
> of people following the Bitcoin headers based on longest weighted chain. As
> a means of nullifying potential miner initiated hard forks (like S2X).
>
> Respectfully,
> Peter
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