BIP 380

Keyword reference — entries that mention this term in body prose.

Defined in: BIP 380 — Output Script Descriptors General Operation

4 entries reference this keyword in body prose.

Event January 3, 2009 Added May 27, 2026 Updated September 13, 2026 Design Document

Bitcoin architecture evolution — Satoshi era v0.1 vs modern v27+ baseline

Cross-cutting architecture comparison across every subsystem: Satoshi's v0.1 (January 2009) side by side with modern Bitcoin Core v27+, with split diagrams and domain tables.

Event January 3, 2009 Added May 27, 2026 Updated September 19, 2026 Design Document

Bitcoin wallet and interface design — key management, transaction construction, and RPC

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

How Bitcoin Core manages keys, constructs transactions, selects coins, estimates fees, and exposes functionality through RPC, REST, and ZMQ interfaces.

Event January 3, 2009 Added May 27, 2026 Updated September 17, 2026 Design Document

Bitcoin cryptography design — keys, signatures, hashes, and address derivation

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

How Bitcoin uses elliptic-curve keys, digital signatures, hash functions, and deterministic derivation to secure ownership without trusted third parties.

Event January 3, 2009 Added May 27, 2026 Updated September 7, 2026 Design Document

Bitcoin system design overview — architecture, data flow, and design-document index

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

High-level system overview of Bitcoin's architecture, layer model, and data flow. Entry point to a 12-page design-document series covering every major subsystem.