Veteran Bitcoin developer Peter Todd has joined the MARA Foundation as the lead maintainer of Slipstream, a system that allows users to submit Bitcoin transactions privately, without immediately broadcasting them to the public network. This helps keep transactions confidential until they are confirmed in a block.
Why does this matter? Private transaction submission can be useful for:
• Transactions rejected by standard relay policies
• Security-sensitive transactions
• Specialized Bitcoin research
• Reducing information leaks before confirmation
Slipstream has been used for many non-standard and unusual Bitcoin transactions. Peter Todd has extensive experience in this field, having contributed to Bitcoin Core, developed Replace-by-Fee and OpenTimestamps, and researched transaction relay and the mempool.
It is important to note that Slipstream does not create a second Bitcoin network or change Bitcoin’s consensus rules. It only changes how transactions reach miners before confirmation, which could bring significant changes to Bitcoin infrastructure.
Why does this matter? Private transaction submission can be useful for:
• Transactions rejected by standard relay policies
• Security-sensitive transactions
• Specialized Bitcoin research
• Reducing information leaks before confirmation
Slipstream has been used for many non-standard and unusual Bitcoin transactions. Peter Todd has extensive experience in this field, having contributed to Bitcoin Core, developed Replace-by-Fee and OpenTimestamps, and researched transaction relay and the mempool.
It is important to note that Slipstream does not create a second Bitcoin network or change Bitcoin’s consensus rules. It only changes how transactions reach miners before confirmation, which could bring significant changes to Bitcoin infrastructure.
