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ReardenCode Joins Pleb Underground To Discuss rBitcoin

- Reardon Code (Brandon Black) has launched rBitcoin, a new Bitcoin client implementation written entirely in Rust using AI code generation (Grok). - rBitcoin combines full node validation with wallet-serving capabilities (Electrum/Esplora protocols) in a single binary, achieving ~690 GB storage for full archival blocks without index, versus over 1 TB for Bitcoin Core plus separate indexing layers. - Reardon emphasizes that multiple independent consensus implementations strengthen Bitcoin's security and enable testing (via differential fuzzing) rather than creating ossification risks. - Quantum computing is not a near-term threat (6–24 months); quantum readiness can be addressed via soft forks, not hard forks, with multiple proposals in progress (documented in recent Uptech newsletter). - Bit 54 consensus cleanup addresses non-critical edge cases (block time rules, legacy script validation limits) to prevent future network DOS scenarios; already being followed informally by some miners on Bitcoin Inquisition testnet. - Bitcoin development requires building new possibilities rather than "saving" Bitcoin; Bitcoin doesn't need saving, it needs builders—a distinction Reardon emphasizes over the "Luke 2.0" comparison.