Bitcoin full node and query server

Sep 6, 2026

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evoskuil23:12
I'm out of release preview punch list items, apart from unit test expansion (which is ongoing). So I've taken on two items on the v4 release list.
  1. Generalize addressing for bip155 support and implement Tor, I2P and cjdns addressing.
  2. Implement outbound connection binding, and load balance outbound connections.
I've decided against support for network bridging, so Tor, I2p, and IP will apply to the full node, not on a per-channel basis. Not only is this dramatically simpler, it also forecloses a Core privacy leak. Obviously the networks need to be bridged, but this is not the way to do it. A bridge is simply two nodes on distinct networks sharing a private manual IP connection.