* [bitcoindev] Follow-up regarding Motion to Activate BIP 3
@ 2026-01-07 0:42 Murch
2026-01-08 20:40 ` Chris Stewart
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From: Murch @ 2026-01-07 0:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: bitcoindev
Dear colleagues,
In early November, I asked whether there was support for adopting BIP 3
as the guideline for the BIPs Process.
In response, about a dozen respondents stated support for activating
BIP 3. Some respondents raised concerns that resulted in changes to the
BIP or otherwise were addressed here on the mailing list. The adopted
changes were summarized here on the mailing list (see
https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/j4_toD-ofEc/m/esV-XScYAAAJ). A
few respondents seemed to imply general support, but requested reversal
of the recently introduced LLM-policy, which has since been implemented.
As there was no further follow-up to raised concerns in over three
weeks, I posit that the concerns have been addressed satisfactorily.
In detail, Ava Chow, David Gumberg, Jon Atack, Jonas Nick, Gloria Zhao,
Michael Ford, Ruben Somsen, Greg Sanders, and Antoine Poinsot explicitly
stated support for activating BIP 3 before the amendment.
Pieter Wuille supported activation conditional on the reversal of the
LLM-guidance.
Concerns by David Harding, Luke Dashjr, and Melvin Carvalho have been
addressed.
The amended proposal has been explicitly endorsed (again) by AJ Towns,
Tim Ruffing, and Pol Espinasa after the December 15th update.
It is my perception that among those that commented, support for
activation significantly outweighed rejection, and that all concerns
have been addressed. As Melvin Carvalho pointed out, that I, as the
Author of the proposal, should not be the one to assess whether BIP 3
has rough consensus. I therefore request that others, especially
participants in the BIPs process, comment on whether they perceive there
to be rough consensus for activating BIP 3.
Thanks,
Murch
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* Re: [bitcoindev] Follow-up regarding Motion to Activate BIP 3
2026-01-07 0:42 [bitcoindev] Follow-up regarding Motion to Activate BIP 3 Murch
@ 2026-01-08 20:40 ` Chris Stewart
2026-01-09 14:11 ` Coperbyte Solutions
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From: Chris Stewart @ 2026-01-08 20:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Murch; +Cc: bitcoindev
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I think there is a rough consensus for BIP3.
On Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM Murch <murch@murch.one> wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> In early November, I asked whether there was support for adopting BIP 3
> as the guideline for the BIPs Process.
>
> In response, about a dozen respondents stated support for activating
> BIP 3. Some respondents raised concerns that resulted in changes to the
> BIP or otherwise were addressed here on the mailing list. The adopted
> changes were summarized here on the mailing list (see
> https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/j4_toD-ofEc/m/esV-XScYAAAJ). A
> few respondents seemed to imply general support, but requested reversal
> of the recently introduced LLM-policy, which has since been implemented.
> As there was no further follow-up to raised concerns in over three
> weeks, I posit that the concerns have been addressed satisfactorily.
>
> In detail, Ava Chow, David Gumberg, Jon Atack, Jonas Nick, Gloria Zhao,
> Michael Ford, Ruben Somsen, Greg Sanders, and Antoine Poinsot explicitly
> stated support for activating BIP 3 before the amendment.
> Pieter Wuille supported activation conditional on the reversal of the
> LLM-guidance.
> Concerns by David Harding, Luke Dashjr, and Melvin Carvalho have been
> addressed.
> The amended proposal has been explicitly endorsed (again) by AJ Towns,
> Tim Ruffing, and Pol Espinasa after the December 15th update.
>
> It is my perception that among those that commented, support for
> activation significantly outweighed rejection, and that all concerns
> have been addressed. As Melvin Carvalho pointed out, that I, as the
> Author of the proposal, should not be the one to assess whether BIP 3
> has rough consensus. I therefore request that others, especially
> participants in the BIPs process, comment on whether they perceive there
> to be rough consensus for activating BIP 3.
>
> Thanks,
> Murch
>
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* Re: [bitcoindev] Follow-up regarding Motion to Activate BIP 3
2026-01-07 0:42 [bitcoindev] Follow-up regarding Motion to Activate BIP 3 Murch
2026-01-08 20:40 ` Chris Stewart
@ 2026-01-09 14:11 ` Coperbyte Solutions
2026-01-12 12:35 ` Jonas Nick
2026-01-14 8:27 ` Tim Ruffing
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From: Coperbyte Solutions @ 2026-01-09 14:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Murch, Bitcoin Development Mailing List
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Given the stated, we concur there is rough consensus for BIP3.
On Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM Murch <murch@murch.one> wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> In early November, I asked whether there was support for adopting BIP 3
> as the guideline for the BIPs Process.
>
> In response, about a dozen respondents stated support for activating
> BIP 3. Some respondents raised concerns that resulted in changes to the
> BIP or otherwise were addressed here on the mailing list. The adopted
> changes were summarized here on the mailing list (see
> https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/j4_toD-ofEc/m/esV-XScYAAAJ). A
> few respondents seemed to imply general support, but requested reversal
> of the recently introduced LLM-policy, which has since been implemented.
> As there was no further follow-up to raised concerns in over three
> weeks, I posit that the concerns have been addressed satisfactorily.
>
> In detail, Ava Chow, David Gumberg, Jon Atack, Jonas Nick, Gloria Zhao,
> Michael Ford, Ruben Somsen, Greg Sanders, and Antoine Poinsot explicitly
> stated support for activating BIP 3 before the amendment.
> Pieter Wuille supported activation conditional on the reversal of the
> LLM-guidance.
> Concerns by David Harding, Luke Dashjr, and Melvin Carvalho have been
> addressed.
> The amended proposal has been explicitly endorsed (again) by AJ Towns,
> Tim Ruffing, and Pol Espinasa after the December 15th update.
>
> It is my perception that among those that commented, support for
> activation significantly outweighed rejection, and that all concerns
> have been addressed. As Melvin Carvalho pointed out, that I, as the
> Author of the proposal, should not be the one to assess whether BIP 3
> has rough consensus. I therefore request that others, especially
> participants in the BIPs process, comment on whether they perceive there
> to be rough consensus for activating BIP 3.
>
> Thanks,
> Murch
>
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* Re: [bitcoindev] Follow-up regarding Motion to Activate BIP 3
2026-01-07 0:42 [bitcoindev] Follow-up regarding Motion to Activate BIP 3 Murch
2026-01-08 20:40 ` Chris Stewart
2026-01-09 14:11 ` Coperbyte Solutions
@ 2026-01-12 12:35 ` Jonas Nick
2026-01-13 1:16 ` Murch
2026-01-14 8:27 ` Tim Ruffing
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From: Jonas Nick @ 2026-01-12 12:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: bitcoindev
No objections have been raised since Nov 29, and all objections were responded
to on the mailing list on Dec 2 and addressed in the BIP on Dec 16. The latest
version of the activation PR [0] has received multiple ACKs.
Therefore, I see rough consensus and BIP 3 should activate. The current
uncertainty is adding friction to the BIP process.
[0] https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/1820
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* Re: [bitcoindev] Follow-up regarding Motion to Activate BIP 3
2026-01-12 12:35 ` Jonas Nick
@ 2026-01-13 1:16 ` Murch
2026-01-14 0:06 ` Ruben Somsen
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From: Murch @ 2026-01-13 1:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: bitcoindev
Thanks Jonas, Chris, and Coperbyte Solutions for weighing in.
I rebased the Activation PR today so that it applies the process changes
also to the recently published BIP 433. The Activation PR is now again
(from a technical point of view) ready for merge.
Best,
Murch
On 2026-01-12 04:35, Jonas Nick wrote:
> No objections have been raised since Nov 29, and all objections were
> responded
> to on the mailing list on Dec 2 and addressed in the BIP on Dec 16. The
> latest
> version of the activation PR [0] has received multiple ACKs.
>
> Therefore, I see rough consensus and BIP 3 should activate. The current
> uncertainty is adding friction to the BIP process.
>
> [0] https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/1820
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* Re: [bitcoindev] Follow-up regarding Motion to Activate BIP 3
2026-01-13 1:16 ` Murch
@ 2026-01-14 0:06 ` Ruben Somsen
2026-01-14 0:47 ` Bryan Bishop
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From: Ruben Somsen @ 2026-01-14 0:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Murch; +Cc: bitcoindev
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My opinion has not changed since my last review - it's a clear step up from
BIP2 and it's ready for adoption.
The BIP is significantly polished, and enough time has passed for
objections to be voiced. Activation has my full support.
Cheers,
Ruben
On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM Murch <murch@murch.one> wrote:
> Thanks Jonas, Chris, and Coperbyte Solutions for weighing in.
>
> I rebased the Activation PR today so that it applies the process changes
> also to the recently published BIP 433. The Activation PR is now again
> (from a technical point of view) ready for merge.
>
> Best,
> Murch
>
> On 2026-01-12 04:35, Jonas Nick wrote:
> > No objections have been raised since Nov 29, and all objections were
> > responded
> > to on the mailing list on Dec 2 and addressed in the BIP on Dec 16. The
> > latest
> > version of the activation PR [0] has received multiple ACKs.
> >
> > Therefore, I see rough consensus and BIP 3 should activate. The current
> > uncertainty is adding friction to the BIP process.
> >
> > [0] https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/1820
>
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* Re: [bitcoindev] Follow-up regarding Motion to Activate BIP 3
2026-01-14 0:06 ` Ruben Somsen
@ 2026-01-14 0:47 ` Bryan Bishop
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From: Bryan Bishop @ 2026-01-14 0:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ruben Somsen; +Cc: Murch, Bitcoin Development Mailing List, Bryan Bishop
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I agree that it's ready.
- Bryan
https://x.com/kanzure
On Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 6:07 PM Ruben Somsen <rsomsen@gmail.com> wrote:
> My opinion has not changed since my last review - it's a clear step up
> from BIP2 and it's ready for adoption.
>
> The BIP is significantly polished, and enough time has passed for
> objections to be voiced. Activation has my full support.
>
> Cheers,
> Ruben
>
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM Murch <murch@murch.one> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Jonas, Chris, and Coperbyte Solutions for weighing in.
>>
>> I rebased the Activation PR today so that it applies the process changes
>> also to the recently published BIP 433. The Activation PR is now again
>> (from a technical point of view) ready for merge.
>>
>> Best,
>> Murch
>>
>> On 2026-01-12 04:35, Jonas Nick wrote:
>> > No objections have been raised since Nov 29, and all objections were
>> > responded
>> > to on the mailing list on Dec 2 and addressed in the BIP on Dec 16. The
>> > latest
>> > version of the activation PR [0] has received multiple ACKs.
>> >
>> > Therefore, I see rough consensus and BIP 3 should activate. The current
>> > uncertainty is adding friction to the BIP process.
>> >
>> > [0] https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/1820
>>
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* Re: [bitcoindev] Follow-up regarding Motion to Activate BIP 3
2026-01-07 0:42 [bitcoindev] Follow-up regarding Motion to Activate BIP 3 Murch
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2026-01-12 12:35 ` Jonas Nick
@ 2026-01-14 8:27 ` Tim Ruffing
2026-01-14 19:12 ` Murch
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From: Tim Ruffing @ 2026-01-14 8:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Murch, bitcoindev
I perceive that there is rough consensus for activating BIP 3.
On Tue, 2026-01-06 at 16:42 -0800, Murch wrote:
> I therefore request that others, especially
> participants in the BIPs process, comment on whether they perceive
> there
> to be rough consensus for activating BIP 3.
>
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* Re: [bitcoindev] Follow-up regarding Motion to Activate BIP 3
2026-01-14 8:27 ` Tim Ruffing
@ 2026-01-14 19:12 ` Murch
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From: Murch @ 2026-01-14 19:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Tim Ruffing, bitcoindev
Hi everyone,
After a number of people stated in the past few days here and in the
Activation pull request that they perceived BIP 3 to have achieved rough
consensus, BIP 3 was deployed this morning. This sunset BIP 2: future
submissions to the BIPs repository will be guided by BIP 3.
Thank you for your input and support!
Murch
On 2026-01-14 00:27, Tim Ruffing wrote:
> I perceive that there is rough consensus for activating BIP 3.
>
> On Tue, 2026-01-06 at 16:42 -0800, Murch wrote:
>> I therefore request that others, especially
>> participants in the BIPs process, comment on whether they perceive
>> there
>> to be rough consensus for activating BIP 3.
>>
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