| Platform | Minimum Version | Notes | |----------|----------------|-------| | Linux (x86_64, aarch64) | Kernel 3.10 | glibc 2.24+ | | Windows (x86_64) | Windows 10 | No 32-bit support | | macOS (x86_64, arm64) | macOS 11.0 | Apple Silicon native | | FreeBSD | 13.0 | Experimental |
Bitcoin Core 28.1 serves as the first major maintenance release following the significant v28.0 upgrade. While version 28.0 introduced groundbreaking changes—most notably the replacement of the legacy "assumeUTXO" snapshots and major P2P improvements—version 28.1 focuses on squashing bugs, improving performance edge cases, and ensuring the network remains stable during a period of increasing transaction loads and mempool congestion. bitcoin core 28.1