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mempool policy: Extend witness discount to pre-segwit txs

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#60 opened on Mar 15, 2024

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Description

Policy setting to treat scriptSig (ie, in non-segwit inputs) with the witness discount (but obviously must not violate consensus, so don't touch weight, only vsize)

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Research direction
Investigate Bitcoin core's mempool policy code to understand how vsize is calculated. Determine how to apply the witness discount to scriptSig of pre segwit inputs without violating consensus. Implement changes in policy validation.
Tech stack
ccpp
Domain
blockchaincryptography
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
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Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Needs investigation
Prerequisites
Bitcoin transaction structureSegWit knowledgeC++
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20