diff --git a/_posts/2024-11-13-socratic-seminar-34.md b/_posts/2024-11-13-socratic-seminar-34.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7ea44a1 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2024-11-13-socratic-seminar-34.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +layout: post +type: socratic +title: "Socratic Seminar 34" +meetup: https://www.meetup.com/triangle-bitdevs/events/304378293/?action=rsvp&eventOrigin=onboarding +nostr: https://njump.me/naddr1qqyryctzv9nxxdrxqydhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnnwa5hxuedv4hxjemdvyhxx6qzyqu2k0euqcpj4um9xkt8e94ugnkhffrw6a39t85mgk382p9qwc53sqcyqqq8evca2y5x4 +--- + +We will start with introductions, some basic ground rules, and jump into technical discussions. We will cover aspects of the bitcoin protocol, new research developments, recent news, and software developments. + +Please note the meeting location at Mad Science of the Triangle in Cary. + +# Announcements + +- no pictures or recordings +- chatham house rules +- don't be a dick +- thank you to our sponsor [Lolli](https://www.lolli.com/) +- introductions + +# Bitcoin +- [2023 Brink Annual Report](https://brink.dev/blog/2024/09/25/2023-annual-report/) + - covers the contributions of the 6 bitcoin core contributors that Brink funds + - focuses primarily on code review and testing rather than headline-grabbing projects +- MuSig2 module [merged](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1/pull/1479) into libsecp256k1! + - Jonas Nick wrote a great [tweet](https://x.com/n1ckler/status/1843311745860849940) with links to docs and example code. +- [Hash-Based Signature Schemes for Post-Quantum Bitcoin](https://conduition.io/cryptography/quantum-hbs/) +- [Analyzing Bitcoin Consensus: Risks in Protocol Upgrades](https://github.com/bitcoin-cap/bcap) +- Greg Sanders [tweet](https://x.com/theinstagibbs/status/1856511178261868616) celebrating the merging of the [Ephemeral Dust](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/30239) PR + +# Lightning +- [Spark.info](https://www.spark.info/) is Lightspark's new stablecoin wallet + - youtube video [overview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LesNBQwKxw) +- BOLT12 offers [merged](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/pull/798) after 4 long years! 🎉 +- [DePix](https://bitcoinnews.com/press-release/joltz-eulen-stablecoin-on-lightning-depix/) is the first natively issued stablecoin on Lightning + - Built using [Taproot Assets](https://github.com/lightninglabs/taproot-assets) + +# Covenants +- OG Wei Dai on twitter [discusses](https://x.com/_weidai/status/1843526255045685253) the PIPES paper and the possibility of bitcoin covenants powered by functional encryption +- [ColliderScript: Covenants in Bitcoin via 160-bit hash collisions](https://colliderscript.co/colliderscript.pdf) +- another Jonas Nick banger about his [GSR script tool](https://x.com/n1ckler/status/1854552545084977320) + +# Ark +- Ark Labs: [Unlocking Liquidity Before Shared Output Expiration](https://arkdev.info/blog/unlock-liquidity-before-shared-output-expiration/) +- Second: [Package relay: One free adult with each child](https://blog.second.tech/bitcoin-package-relay-and-ark-protocol/) + +# Mining +- [DATUM](https://ocean.xyz/docs/datum) is a new block template selection protocol launched by Ocean Mining + - [released on Umbrel](https://apps.umbrel.com/app/datum) + +# Miscellaneous +- [BTCPay Server 2.0 release](https://blog.btcpayserver.org/btcpay-server-2-0/) +- Bitkey: [Building in the open: a novel design for smartphone-based bitcoin wallets](https://bitkey.build/building-in-the-open/) +- Saving Satoshi [bitcoin script playground](https://script.savingsatoshi.com/) +- [Libbitcoin for Core People](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/libbitcoin-for-core-people/1222?u=antoinep) +