Slipstream is a new service launched by Marathon Digital Holdings. The company, which is the largest publicly-traded bitcoin miner in terms of market capitalization, allows individuals to submit non-standard and complex transactions directly to the Bitcoin network. Slipstream represents the first public bitcoin mining firm to offer direct transaction submission. Marathon’s operation of its own Mara Pool, a proprietary mining group.
A press release sent by Bitcoin Magazine states that non-standard Bitcoin transactions, despite adhering to consensus parameters, are frequently excluded from being submitted to the mempools of Bitcoin nodes. Slipstream is a new way to submit these transactions. They were previously possible with Ordinals, inscriptions and other non-standard Bitcoin transactions.
Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon: “While direct transaction submission services exist, most are rudimentary. Slipstream provides sophisticated users with a simple, transparent, and trusted means of adding complex Bitcoin transactions to the blockchain, provided they adhere to Bitcoin’s protocol.”
Thiel also highlighted the importance of supporting innovation and experiments on Bitcoin. “We believe Slipstream is mutually beneficial for the industry and for our organization, and we look forward to building on this announcement to further assist those who are building on Bitcoin.”
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Source: bitcoinmagazine.com