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BIP 324, 434: Specify p2p v2 one-byte identifier for FEATURE message

The feature message is intended to be used repeatedly prior to verack, so it should have a short id to save a little bandwidth, and the identifier has to be hardcoded, because it's used before negotiation is completed.

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ajtowns·Updated Feb 3, 2026·0 reviews·0 attestations·View source
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The feature message is intended to be used repeatedly prior to verack, so it should have a short id to save a little bandwidth, and the identifier has to be hardcoded, because it's used before negotiation is completed.

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