{"id":1209,"date":"2020-01-06T09:35:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T17:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opennode.com\/blog\/?page_id=1209"},"modified":"2020-01-06T09:38:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T17:38:23","slug":"bip","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/bip\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP)<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>A bitcoin improvement proposal (BIP) update is a suggested software code change, one type includes <a href=\"https:\/\/opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/fork\/#soft-fork\">soft forks<\/a>, that adds new functionality, features, or security updates to the Bitcoin <a href=\"https:\/\/opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/blockchain\">blockchain<\/a>. BIPs require that the <a href=\"https:\/\/opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/full-node\">full node<\/a> runners within the bitcoin community achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/consensus\">consensus<\/a> before they are updated. Otherwise, they risk becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/opennode.com\/blog\/glossary\/fork\/#hard-fork\">hard fork<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Links<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Bitcoin Improvement Proposals<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/bitcoin\/bips\">Github.com<\/a><\/li><li><em>What is a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP)? <\/em>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/guides\/what-is-a-bitcoin-improvement-proposal-bip\">Bitcoin Magazine<\/a><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) A bitcoin improvement proposal (BIP) update is a suggested software code change, one type includes soft forks, that adds new functionality, features, or security updates to the Bitcoin blockchain. BIPs require that the full node runners within the bitcoin community achieve consensus before they are updated. 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