The latest version of Bitcoin Core, the software that powers the Bitcoin (BTC) network, is available for download.
Bitcoin Core 25.0 includes new features, various bug fixes and performance improvements.
One of the new features was introduced as the ability to accept non-witness transactions 65 bytes and above with a mempool and relay policy. This was reportedly introduced in order to better reflect the actual protections against a vulnerability discovered in 2017 and to enable additional use cases that smaller transaction sizes will provide.
Bitcoin Core is a community-driven free software project that aims to keep BTC decentralized. It is programmed to decide which blockchain contains valid transactions and only accept transactions for that blockchain. It also offers a high level of security, privacy and stability.
Bitcoin Core users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible.
Bitcoin Core is the name of the software that runs the BTC network. It is also the name of the developer group that maintains and develops the software.
*Not investment advice.