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data: set update_history.pr to #25 (Gidney entry)
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35 changes: 30 additions & 5 deletions data.json
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"change": "new entry — score 4 (Proactive), pq_work_volume 2 — BIP Draft Witness v3 ML-DSA-65 + reference impl",
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"change": "new entry — score 4 (Proactive), pq_work_volume 2 — BIP Draft Witness v3 ML-DSA-65 + reference impl (btcpqresearch/bip-pq-witness-v3), DelvingBitcoin Apr 16 2026",
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