Murch

Murch, a prolific Bitcoin Core contributor and co-founder of Localhost Research, dives into the exciting changes of the upcoming Bitcoin Core v30 release. He discusses the evolution of the development process, including the transition to descriptor wallets and benefits for power users. Murch highlights performance improvements like faster indexing and upgrades to networking and mining interfaces. He also tackles the cultural debates around developer neutrality and the importance of balancing conservatism with necessary protocol evolution.