ss35: tick tock, next block - How 'bout them Bears? I mean uhm, stablecoins on lightning?

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+type: socratic
+title: "Socratic Seminar 34"
+meetup: https://www.meetup.com/triangle-bitdevs/events/304378293/?action=rsvp&eventOrigin=onboarding
+nostr: https://njump.me/naddr1qqyryctzv9nxxdrxqydhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnnwa5hxuedv4hxjemdvyhxx6qzyqu2k0euqcpj4um9xkt8e94ugnkhffrw6a39t85mgk382p9qwc53sqcyqqq8evca2y5x4
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+
+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)
+