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Bitcoin Developers Discuss Making the Next Soft Fork a Smaller, Incremental Change

November 4, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC (3 hours ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto

Bitcoin developers are reportedly considering a more modest approach for the network's next soft fork upgrade. The idea is to treat the upcoming change as a smaller, practice-style update rather than a sweeping overhaul. This approach could help the community refine its upgrade process before tackling larger protocol changes.

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