According to @BitMEXResearch, Fork Monitor is now running Bitcoin Core v0.8.6, released in 2013, and the client is currently at the BTC chain tip, confirming active synchronization on mainnet; source: BitMEX Research on X and forkmonitor.info/nodes/btc and bitcoincore.org/en/releases/0.8.6/. This live reading demonstrates backward-compatible consensus behavior, as a 2013-era node is tracking the contemporary chain without a divergent tip observed by this monitor; source: forkmonitor.info/nodes/btc. The v0.8.6 release predates soft-fork upgrades such as SegWit and Taproot, which are designed so older nodes remain compatible even if they do not enforce the new rules; source: github.com/bitcoin/bips/bip-0141, github.com/bitcoin/bips/bip-0341, developer.bitcoin.org/devguide. For traders, the monitor’s tip alignment indicates no fork-driven disruption signal in BTC settlement from this data point today, highlighting operational stability relevant to short-term risk assessment; source: forkmonitor.info/nodes/btc.