Bitcoin Core 32 adds faster validation and fee changes

Bitcoin Core 32.0 has entered its final release-candidate testing cycle after developers tagged v32.0rc1 on Sept. 14, bringing fee estimation, block-validation performance and security fixes closer to a planned Oct. 10 release. Summary Bitcoin Core 32.0 entered release-candidate testing September 14, with final tagging targeted for October 10. New fee estimation combines block history with current mempool conditions and may recommend lower fees. Block validation now prefetches previous outputs across eight worker threads by default, reducing disk waits. A wallet notification flaw could let authenticated users execute commands on affected non-Windows node systems. Testing found sixteen unauthenticated REST connections could drive memory use to roughly three gigabytes quickly. The Bitcoin Core project’s official GitHub release shows v32.0rc1 at commit d0231bb, signed with a verified maintainer signature on Sept. 14 at 12:58 UTC. The project’s release schedule still targets Oct. 10 for the final v32.0 tag, although the date remains subject to testing and further fixes. Version 32 focuses on node software behavior, wallet interfaces, fee calculation, networking and performance. The dra...