# BIP-42: Bitcoin's April-fools joke with 2262 relevance

https://b10c.me/talks/003-chaincode-bip-42-finite-monetary-supply/

BIP-42 is a proposed April-fools joke for Bitcoin. It addresses a block subsidy bug and is set to become relevant in 2262. The proposal is part of open-source work funded by an OpenSats LTS grant.

#bitcoin #bip #joke

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Canonical URL: https://qwibbit.com/q21878

Created: 2026-10-25T04:41:40.864214+00:00

Last edited: 2026-10-25T04:41:40.864214+00:00

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Original source: https://b10c.me/talks/003-chaincode-bip-42-finite-monetary-supply/