NOOSHERE88 was released on September 19, 2025, version 1.1.0 of Ban-Knots. This is a script available on GitHub that simplifies node management and disconnection of Bitcoin Knots, an implementation of Bitcoin software. The update is trying to promote use on platforms like Start9 and Umbrel, but discussions about the use of blacklists on the Bitcoin network continue.
Version 1.1.0 of Ban-Knots introduces improvements that will encourage use of users with particularly no technical knowledge. According to update notes published on Github, scripts now automatically detect authentication files.cookie Bitcoin core, Eliminates the need to manually enter your credentials.
It also incorporates specific support for two popular platforms for Bitcoin nodes, Start9 and Umbrel, with a simplified environment and auto-detection of installation commands. Additionally, an error has been fixed that affects passwords with special characters, affects execution on autotasks, and creates the most robust scripts.
However, the most relevant aspect of the banned note is its technical improvements, but its purpose. It promotes blockage of Bitcoin Knot nodes that are deemed undesirable.
As reported in Cryptootics, a developer named Noosphere88 has created a blacklist of achievable nodes for Bitcoin Knots that have generated concerns in the community. These lists allow users to disconnect from a specific node. Place locally to a particular participant in the process of a broadcast transaction.
For example, use on nodes that do not adhere to certain rules or are perceived as having issues.
NOSPHERE88 summarizes the usefulness of the protocol by recommending: “Do not connect to a node that doesn’t broadcast a valid transaction,” probably implies a transaction that uses Op_return to include any content.
Although this practice unlocked discussions about the decentralization and freedom of the Bitcoin network, as selective blocks help defend specific financial and philosophical interests, it does not easily conform to the fundamental principles of cryptographic action.
Scripts created and updated by noosphere888 allow Bitcoin Knot users to run commands to disconnect or disable certain nodes. Newer versions This process may increase adoption with more intuitive installations and lighter error messages.
The controversy over the blacklist is not new, but the ease with which Van Note 1.1.0 implements them could amplify their impact.
Some users will see these tools, but As a way to protect a network of nodes that are not optimized to broadcast Bitcoin core transactionsBitcoin’s main client, others warn that it can be used to split or create on the network.
It should be noted that Knots uses a more stringent transaction filtering policy, so this client does not broadcast valid transactions in Core.
In this sense, it can be argued that both client nodes are secreted from each other, but there are no consequences as the bitcoin core has a majority of the nodes and their policies are more tolerant.
However, if the adoption of the ban is generalised and Bitcoin Knot persists with a strict filter, the fight between clients could cause more specific issues with Bitcoin, such as delays that are important to include in transaction blocks.
For now, Ban-knots is useful for certain node administrators, but remains a technical tool that raises questions about the balance between Bitcoin control and decentralization.