According to @Andre_Dragosch, a new conversation between @CedYoungelman and @Excellion explains Bitcoin Core v30 versus Bitcoin Knots and includes Samson Mow’s reasons for not running Core v30, source: X post by @Andre_Dragosch dated Sep 22, 2025. The discussion is hosted by @_BitcoinMatrix and is recommended as covering all you wanted to know on Core v30 vs Knots, offering primary-source context for BTC market participants tracking node client developments, source: X post by @Andre_Dragosch referencing @_BitcoinMatrix.

According to @Excellion, he stated "I will not be running Bitcoin Core v30" in an X post on September 21, 2025: https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/1969851648240759182. The post did not include reasons or technical details for the decision, and no additional context was provided in the message, per the same source: https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/1969851648240759182. The message was retweeted by @Andre_Dragosch, as shown in the same content thread: https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/1969851648240759182. For traders, this confirms that at least one industry participant publicly declines to run Bitcoin Core v30 at this time; the post itself does not confirm any direct network or BTC price impact, per the same source: https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/1969851648240759182.