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	There are three types of BIPs:		There are three types of BIPs:
	* '''Standards Track BIPs''' - Changes to the network protocol, block or transaction validation, or anything affecting interoperability.		* '''Standards Track BIPs''' - Changes to the network protocol, block or transaction validation, or anything affecting interoperability.
	* '''Informational BIPs''' - Design issues, general guidelines. This type of BIP is NOT for proposing new features and do not represent community consensus		* '''Informational BIPs''' - Design issues, general guidelines. This type of BIP is NOT for proposing new features and does not represent community consensus
	* '''Process BIPs''' - Describes or proposes a change in process. Similar to Standards BIPs but apply outside the Bitcoin protocol.		* '''Process BIPs''' - Describes or proposes a change in process. Similar to Standards BIPs but apply outside the Bitcoin protocol.

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	The first BIP ([[BIP 0001]]) was submitted by Amir Taaki on 2011-08-19 and described what a BIP is.		The first BIP ([[BIP 0001]]) was submitted by Amir Taaki on 2011-08-19 and described what a BIP is.

	= ~~BIP~~ Types =		== Types ==
	There are three types of BIPs:		There are three types of BIPs:
	* '''Standards Track BIPs''' - Changes to the network protocol, block or transaction validation, or anything affecting interoperability.		* '''Standards Track BIPs''' - Changes to the network protocol, block or transaction validation, or anything affecting interoperability.
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	* '''Process BIPs''' - Describes or proposes a change in process. Similar to Standards BIPs but apply outside the Bitcoin protocol.		* '''Process BIPs''' - Describes or proposes a change in process. Similar to Standards BIPs but apply outside the Bitcoin protocol.

	= BIP Workflow =		== Layers ==
			[[BIP 0123]] established four layers for Standards BIPs:
			# '''Consensus'''<ref>Further divided into [[hardfork\|hard]] and [[softfork]]s.</ref>
			# '''Peer Services'''
			# '''API/RPC'''
			# '''Applications'''

			== Workflow ==
	As described in [[BIP 0001]] the workflow of a BIP is as follows:		As described in [[BIP 0001]] the workflow of a BIP is as follows:

	[[File:BIP Workflow.png]]		[[File:BIP Workflow.png]]

	= List of BIPs =		== List of BIPs ==
	{{BipMoved\|README.mediawiki\|README}}		{{BipMoved\|README.mediawiki\|README}}

	= See also =		== Notes ==
	[[Hardfork Wishlist]]		<references />

			== See also ==
			* [[Hardfork Wishlist]]
			* [[Protocol documentation]]
			* [[:Category:BIP]]

	[[Category:BIP\|Z]]		[[Category:BIP\| ]]

	[[es:Propuestas de mejora de Bitcoin]]		[[es:Propuestas de mejora de Bitcoin]]

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			==See also==
	[[Hardfork Wishlist]]		[[Hardfork Wishlist]]

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Spaz926: Added BIP2, BIP74, BIP80 BIP81, BIP83, BIP109, BIP124, BIP131, BIP132, BIP145; Changed status of BIP101

2016-02-12T02:27:42Z

Added BIP2, BIP74, BIP80 BIP81, BIP83, BIP109, BIP124, BIP131, BIP132, BIP145; Changed status of BIP101

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 | Process
 | Active
 |-
 | [[BIP 0009|9]]
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 | Use "Accept" header with Payment Request URLs
 | Stephen Pair
 | Standard
 | Draft
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 | Jeff Garzik
 | Standard
-|-
+|- style="background-color: #ffcfcf"
 | [[BIP 0101|101]]
 | Increase maximum block size
 | Gavin Andresen
 | Standard
-| Draft
+| Withdrawn
 |-
 | [[BIP 0102|102]]
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 | Dynamic limit on the block size
 | Washington Y. Sanchez
 | Standard
 | Draft
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 | BIP Classification
 | Eric Lombrozo
 | Informational
 | Draft
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 | Suhas Daftuar
 | Standard
 | Draft
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 | Segregated Witness (Peer Services)
 | Eric Lombrozo, Pieter Wuille
 | Standard
 | Draft

Luke-jr: Update

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	{{BipMoved\|README.mediawiki\|README}}		{{BipMoved\|README.mediawiki\|README}}

	People wishing to submit BIPs, first should propose their idea or document to [https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev the mailing list]. After discussion they should email ~~Greg Maxwell~~ <~~gmaxwell~~@~~gmail~~.~~com~~>. After copy-editing and acceptance, it will be published here.		People wishing to submit BIPs, first should propose their idea or document to [https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev the mailing list]. After discussion they should email Luke Dashjr <luke_bipeditor@dashjr.org>. After copy-editing and acceptance, it will be published here.

	We are fairly liberal with approving BIPs, and try not to be too involved in decision making on behalf of the community. The exception is in very rare cases of dispute resolution when a decision is contentious and cannot be agreed upon. In those cases, the conservative option will always be preferred.		We are fairly liberal with approving BIPs, and try not to be too involved in decision making on behalf of the community. The exception is in very rare cases of dispute resolution when a decision is contentious and cannot be agreed upon. In those cases, the conservative option will always be preferred.
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	\| BIP Purpose and Guidelines		\| BIP Purpose and Guidelines
	\| Amir Taaki		\| Amir Taaki
	\| ~~Standard~~		\| Process
	\| Active		\| Active
			\|-
			\| [[BIP 0009\|9]]
			\| Version bits with timeout and delay
			\| Pieter Wuille, Peter Todd, Greg Maxwell, Rusty Russell
			\| Informational
			\| Draft
	\|- style="background-color: #ffcfcf"		\|- style="background-color: #ffcfcf"
	\| [[BIP 0010\|10]]		\| [[BIP 0010\|10]]
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	\| [[BIP 0037\|37]]		\| [[BIP 0037\|37]]
	\| Bloom filtering		\| Bloom filtering
	\| Mike Hearn ~~and~~ Matt Corallo		\| Mike Hearn, Matt Corallo
	\| Standard		\| Standard
	\| Accepted		\| Accepted
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	\| Standard		\| Standard
	\| Final		\| Final
	\|-		\|- style="background-color: #ffcfcf"
	\| [[BIP 0062\|62]]		\| [[BIP 0062\|62]]
	\| Dealing with malleability		\| Dealing with malleability
	\| Pieter Wuille		\| Pieter Wuille
	\| Standard		\| Standard
	\| ~~Draft~~		\| Withdrawn
	\|-		\|-
	\| 63		\| 63
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	\|-		\|-
	\| [[BIP 0068\|68]]		\| [[BIP 0068\|68]]
	\| ~~Consensus~~-enforced ~~transaction replacement signalled via~~ sequence numbers		\| Relative lock-time through consensus-enforced sequence numbers
	\| Mark Friedenbach		\| Mark Friedenbach, BtcDrak, Nicolas Dorier
	\| Standard		\| Standard
	\| Draft		\| Draft
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	\| Motivation and deployment of consensus rule changes ([soft/hard]forks)		\| Motivation and deployment of consensus rule changes ([soft/hard]forks)
	\| Jorge Timón		\| Jorge Timón
	\| Process		\| Informational / Process
	\| Draft		\| Draft
	\|-		\|-
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	\| Jeff Garzik		\| Jeff Garzik
	\| Standard		\| Standard
	~~\| Draft~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[BIP 0101\|101]]		\| [[BIP 0101\|101]]
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	\| Dynamically Controlled Bitcoin Block Size Max Cap		\| Dynamically Controlled Bitcoin Block Size Max Cap
	\| Upal Chakraborty		\| Upal Chakraborty
			\| Standard
			\| Draft
			\|-
			\| [[BIP 0107\|107]]
			\| Dynamic limit on the block size
			\| Washington Y. Sanchez
	\| Standard		\| Standard
	\| Draft		\| Draft
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	\| [[BIP 0111\|111]]		\| [[BIP 0111\|111]]
	\| NODE_BLOOM service bit		\| NODE_BLOOM service bit
	\| Matt Corallo ~~and~~ Peter Todd		\| Matt Corallo, Peter Todd
	\| Standard		\| Standard
	\| Draft		\| Draft
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	\| [[BIP 0112\|112]]		\| [[BIP 0112\|112]]
	\| CHECKSEQUENCEVERIFY		\| CHECKSEQUENCEVERIFY
	\| BtcDrak ~~and~~ Mark Friedenbach		\| BtcDrak, Mark Friedenbach
	\| Standard		\| Standard
	\| Draft		\| Draft
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	\| [[BIP 0113\|113]]		\| [[BIP 0113\|113]]
	\| Median time-past as endpoint for lock-time calculations		\| Median time-past as endpoint for lock-time calculations
	\| Thomas Kerin ~~and~~ Mark Friedenbach		\| Thomas Kerin, Mark Friedenbach
	\| Standard		\| Standard
	\| Draft		\| Draft
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	\| Proof of Payment URI scheme		\| Proof of Payment URI scheme
	\| Kalle Rosenbaum		\| Kalle Rosenbaum
			\| Standard
			\| Draft
			\|-
			\| [[BIP 0122\|122]]
			\| URI scheme for Blockchain references / exploration
			\| Marco Pontello
	\| Standard		\| Standard
	\| Draft		\| Draft
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	\| Eric Lombrozo		\| Eric Lombrozo
	\| Informational		\| Informational
			\| Draft
			\|-
			\| [[BIP 0125\|125]]
			\| Opt-in Full Replace-by-Fee Signaling
			\| David Harding, Peter Todd
			\| Standard
	\| Draft		\| Draft
	\|-		\|-
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	\| sendheaders message		\| sendheaders message
	\| Suhas Daftuar		\| Suhas Daftuar
			\| Standard
			\| Draft
			\|-
			\| [[BIP 0140\|140]]
			\| Normalized TXID
			\| Christian Decker
			\| Standard
			\| Draft
			\|-
			\| [[BIP 0141\|141]]
			\| Segregated Witness (Consensus layer)
			\| Eric Lombrozo, Johnson Lau, Pieter Wuille
			\| Standard
			\| Draft
			\|-
			\| [[BIP 0142\|142]]
			\| Address Formats for Witness Program
			\| Johnson Lau
			\| Standard
			\| Draft
			\|-
			\| [[BIP 0143\|143]]
			\| Transaction signature verification for version 0 and version 1 witness program
			\| Johnson Lau, Pieter Wuille
			\| Standard
			\| Draft
			\|-
			\| [[BIP 0144\|144]]
			\| Segregated Witness (Peer Services)
			\| Eric Lombrozo, Pieter Wuille
	\| Standard		\| Standard
	\| Draft		\| Draft

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Dionyziz: Replace broken sourceforge mailing list link with linuxfoundation.org link

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	People wishing to submit BIPs, first should propose their idea or document to [~~http~~://~~sourceforge~~.~~net~~/~~p/bitcoin~~/~~mailman~~/bitcoin-~~development/~~ the mailing list]. After discussion they should email Greg Maxwell <gmaxwell@gmail.com>. After copy-editing and acceptance, it will be published here.		People wishing to submit BIPs, first should propose their idea or document to [https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev the mailing list]. After discussion they should email Greg Maxwell <gmaxwell@gmail.com>. After copy-editing and acceptance, it will be published here.

	We are fairly liberal with approving BIPs, and try not to be too involved in decision making on behalf of the community. The exception is in very rare cases of dispute resolution when a decision is contentious and cannot be agreed upon. In those cases, the conservative option will always be preferred.		We are fairly liberal with approving BIPs, and try not to be too involved in decision making on behalf of the community. The exception is in very rare cases of dispute resolution when a decision is contentious and cannot be agreed upon. In those cases, the conservative option will always be preferred.

Luke-jr: /* List of BIPs */ BIP 103

2015-09-19T03:20:10Z

List of BIPs: BIP 103

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	\| Block size increase to 2MB		\| Block size increase to 2MB
	\| Jeff Garzik		\| Jeff Garzik
			\| Standard
			\| Draft
			\|-
			\| [[BIP 0103\|103]]
			\| Block size following technological growth
			\| Pieter Wuille
	\| Standard		\| Standard
	\| Draft		\| Draft