diff --git a/core/commands/bitswap.go b/core/commands/bitswap.go
index 07f91fb0f52..cb747232f4b 100644
--- a/core/commands/bitswap.go
+++ b/core/commands/bitswap.go
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ var bitswapStatCmd = &cmds.Command{
 			human, _ := req.Options[bitswapHumanOptionName].(bool)
 
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, "bitswap status")
-			fmt.Fprintf(w, "\tprovides buffer: %d / %d\n", s.ProvideBufLen, bitswap.HasBlockBufferSize)
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "\tblocks received: %d\n", s.BlocksReceived)
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "\tblocks sent: %d\n", s.BlocksSent)
 			if human {
diff --git a/core/coreapi/pin.go b/core/coreapi/pin.go
index 22b3aa25c24..64c65b651c2 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/pin.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/pin.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (api *PinAPI) Add(ctx context.Context, p path.Path, opts ...caopts.PinAddOp
 		return fmt.Errorf("pin: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := api.provider.Provide(dagNode.Cid()); err != nil {
+	if err := api.provider.Provide(ctx, dagNode.Cid(), true); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/coreapi/unixfs.go b/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
index e175488f37f..dbeeefda426 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/unixfs.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (api *UnixfsAPI) Add(ctx context.Context, files files.Node, opts ...options
 	}
 
 	if !settings.OnlyHash {
-		if err := api.provider.Provide(nd.Cid()); err != nil {
+		if err := api.provider.Provide(ctx, nd.Cid(), true); err != nil {
 			return path.ImmutablePath{}, err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/core/node/bitswap.go b/core/node/bitswap.go
index 4132d5a0186..70c57306463 100644
--- a/core/node/bitswap.go
+++ b/core/node/bitswap.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ipfs/boxo/bitswap"
+	"github.com/ipfs/boxo/bitswap/client"
 	"github.com/ipfs/boxo/bitswap/network"
 	blockstore "github.com/ipfs/boxo/blockstore"
 	exchange "github.com/ipfs/boxo/exchange"
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ type bitswapOptionsOut struct {
 
 // BitswapOptions creates configuration options for Bitswap from the config file
 // and whether to provide data.
-func BitswapOptions(cfg *config.Config, provide bool) interface{} {
+func BitswapOptions(cfg *config.Config) interface{} {
 	return func() bitswapOptionsOut {
 		var internalBsCfg config.InternalBitswap
 		if cfg.Internal.Bitswap != nil {
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ func BitswapOptions(cfg *config.Config, provide bool) interface{} {
 		}
 
 		opts := []bitswap.Option{
-			bitswap.ProvideEnabled(provide),
 			bitswap.ProviderSearchDelay(internalBsCfg.ProviderSearchDelay.WithDefault(DefaultProviderSearchDelay)), // See https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/issues/8807 for rationale
 			bitswap.EngineBlockstoreWorkerCount(int(internalBsCfg.EngineBlockstoreWorkerCount.WithDefault(DefaultEngineBlockstoreWorkerCount))),
 			bitswap.TaskWorkerCount(int(internalBsCfg.TaskWorkerCount.WithDefault(DefaultTaskWorkerCount))),
@@ -68,11 +68,15 @@ type onlineExchangeIn struct {
 // OnlineExchange creates new LibP2P backed block exchange (BitSwap).
 // Additional options to bitswap.New can be provided via the "bitswap-options"
 // group.
-func OnlineExchange() interface{} {
+func OnlineExchange(provide bool) interface{} {
 	return func(in onlineExchangeIn, lc fx.Lifecycle) exchange.Interface {
-		bitswapNetwork := network.NewFromIpfsHost(in.Host, in.Rt)
+		bitswapNetwork := network.NewFromIpfsHost(in.Host)
 
-		exch := bitswap.New(helpers.LifecycleCtx(in.Mctx, lc), bitswapNetwork, in.Bs, in.BitswapOpts...)
+		var provider client.ProviderFinder
+		if provide {
+			provider = in.Rt
+		}
+		exch := bitswap.New(helpers.LifecycleCtx(in.Mctx, lc), bitswapNetwork, provider, in.Bs, in.BitswapOpts...)
 		lc.Append(fx.Hook{
 			OnStop: func(ctx context.Context) error {
 				return exch.Close()
diff --git a/core/node/groups.go b/core/node/groups.go
index c74d0be8a2c..a868aa567fe 100644
--- a/core/node/groups.go
+++ b/core/node/groups.go
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ func Online(bcfg *BuildCfg, cfg *config.Config, userResourceOverrides rcmgr.Part
 	shouldBitswapProvide := !cfg.Experimental.StrategicProviding
 
 	return fx.Options(
-		fx.Provide(BitswapOptions(cfg, shouldBitswapProvide)),
-		fx.Provide(OnlineExchange()),
+		fx.Provide(BitswapOptions(cfg)),
+		fx.Provide(OnlineExchange(shouldBitswapProvide)),
 		fx.Provide(DNSResolver),
 		fx.Provide(Namesys(ipnsCacheSize, cfg.Ipns.MaxCacheTTL.WithDefault(config.DefaultIpnsMaxCacheTTL))),
 		fx.Provide(Peering),
diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
index d3b7aee834a..d0b49cf89af 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ go 1.23
 replace github.com/ipfs/kubo => ./../../..
 
 require (
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.24.4-0.20241119153247-5929aca3037f
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.24.4-0.20241121153214-19cd67f043dc
 	github.com/ipfs/kubo v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.37.0
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.13.0
diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
index f4da6f07adc..0ac9b417927 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.13.2-0.20231027223058-cde3b5ba964c h1:7Uy
 github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.13.2-0.20231027223058-cde3b5ba964c/go.mod h1:6EekK/jo+TynwSE/ZOiOJd4eEvRXoavEC3vquKtv4yI=
 github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4 h1:Gi+8EGJ2y5qiD5FbsbpX/TMNcJw8gSqr7eyjHa4Fhvs=
 github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4/go.mod h1:cS9YprKXpoZ9lT0n/Mw/a6/aFV6DTjTLYHeA+gyqMG0=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.24.4-0.20241119153247-5929aca3037f h1:3qgBUQ6BYfEAPaoSYoH90PKwVT1/iFLX7fDGGkvXZ8Y=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.24.4-0.20241119153247-5929aca3037f/go.mod h1:Kxk43F+avGAsJSwhJW4isNYrpGwXHRJCvJ19Pt+MQc4=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.24.4-0.20241121153214-19cd67f043dc h1:Im4a0M2v/bOHs2hwCuAfQk1+QFK5tKyzyNjHTVXY4jA=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.24.4-0.20241121153214-19cd67f043dc/go.mod h1:Kxk43F+avGAsJSwhJW4isNYrpGwXHRJCvJ19Pt+MQc4=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitfield v1.1.0 h1:fh7FIo8bSwaJEh6DdTWbCeZ1eqOaOkKFI74SCnsWbGA=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitfield v1.1.0/go.mod h1:paqf1wjq/D2BBmzfTVFlJQ9IlFOZpg422HL0HqsGWHU=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitswap v0.11.0 h1:j1WVvhDX1yhG32NTC9xfxnqycqYIlhzEzLXG/cU1HyQ=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5de417a990e..0b479ede91e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.7.0
 	github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs v0.0.12
 	github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.13.2-0.20231027223058-cde3b5ba964c
-	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.24.4-0.20241119153247-5929aca3037f
+	github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.24.4-0.20241121153214-19cd67f043dc
 	github.com/ipfs/go-block-format v0.2.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.4.1
 	github.com/ipfs/go-cidutil v0.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index abf6d83d9b7..f8c6a22ecac 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.13.2-0.20231027223058-cde3b5ba964c h1:7Uy
 github.com/ipfs-shipyard/nopfs/ipfs v0.13.2-0.20231027223058-cde3b5ba964c/go.mod h1:6EekK/jo+TynwSE/ZOiOJd4eEvRXoavEC3vquKtv4yI=
 github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4 h1:Gi+8EGJ2y5qiD5FbsbpX/TMNcJw8gSqr7eyjHa4Fhvs=
 github.com/ipfs/bbloom v0.0.4/go.mod h1:cS9YprKXpoZ9lT0n/Mw/a6/aFV6DTjTLYHeA+gyqMG0=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.24.4-0.20241119153247-5929aca3037f h1:3qgBUQ6BYfEAPaoSYoH90PKwVT1/iFLX7fDGGkvXZ8Y=
-github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.24.4-0.20241119153247-5929aca3037f/go.mod h1:Kxk43F+avGAsJSwhJW4isNYrpGwXHRJCvJ19Pt+MQc4=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.24.4-0.20241121153214-19cd67f043dc h1:Im4a0M2v/bOHs2hwCuAfQk1+QFK5tKyzyNjHTVXY4jA=
+github.com/ipfs/boxo v0.24.4-0.20241121153214-19cd67f043dc/go.mod h1:Kxk43F+avGAsJSwhJW4isNYrpGwXHRJCvJ19Pt+MQc4=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitfield v1.1.0 h1:fh7FIo8bSwaJEh6DdTWbCeZ1eqOaOkKFI74SCnsWbGA=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitfield v1.1.0/go.mod h1:paqf1wjq/D2BBmzfTVFlJQ9IlFOZpg422HL0HqsGWHU=
 github.com/ipfs/go-bitswap v0.11.0 h1:j1WVvhDX1yhG32NTC9xfxnqycqYIlhzEzLXG/cU1HyQ=