Bitcoin Core Merges Privacy Fix into Upcoming v32 Release

Key Facts

1A privacy fix for private broadcasting has been merged into the Bitcoin Core v32 source code.

2Version v31.1 remains the stable download while the v31 backport patch remains open.

Bitcoin Core developers merged a privacy fix for private broadcasting into the v32 source code. TokenPost reported that the update addresses a vulnerability in how the network handles misbehaving peers during private broadcasts, an opt-in feature designed to reduce the exposure of a transaction originator's IP address. The technical change aims to prevent observable changes in a node's state through its public peer-to-peer interface, which could previously link private broadcast activity to a node's regular network identity.

Version v31.1 remains the current stable download while the v31 backport patch remains under review, and no confirmed release date has been set for versions v31.2 or v32. These improvements are part of ongoing protocol maintenance to enhance long-term network health, with the new fix being distinct from previous patches that addressed connections using the clearnet instead of encrypted networks like Tor.