Bitcoin Optech newsletter #328 is here: - describes a vulnerability affecting old versions of Bitcoin Core - recaps the "Ephemeral Dust" PR Review Meeting - Optech Newsletter #328 Recap on Twitter Spaces
Bitcoin Optech
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #328
This week’s newsletter describes a vulnerability affecting old versions of Bitcoin Core and includes our regular sections summarizing a Bitcoin C...
 Antoine Poinsot announced to the Bitcoin-Dev mailing list the final vulnerability disclosure predating Bitcoin Core’s new disclosure policy...
Bitcoin Optech
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #328
This week’s newsletter describes a vulnerability affecting old versions of Bitcoin Core and includes our regular sections summarizing a Bitcoin C...
 Ephemeral Dust is a PR by instagibbs that makes transactions with ephemeral dust standard, improving the usability of both keyed as well as unkeyed (P2A) anchors...
Bitcoin Optech
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #328
This week’s newsletter describes a vulnerability affecting old versions of Bitcoin Core and includes our regular sections summarizing a Bitcoin C...
 Bitcoin Optech will host an audio recap discussion of this newsletter on Twitter Spaces Tuesday at 15:30 UTC. Join us to discuss or ask questions! https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1YqGovmrydQKv
Bitcoin Optech newsletter #327 is here: - describes a proposal for timeout tree channel factories - summarizes a draft BIP for proofs of discrete log equivalence to be used when generating silent payments - adds a discrete log equivalency (DLEQ) topic - adds a duplex micropayment channels topic - Optech Newsletter #327 Recap on Twitter Spaces
Bitcoin Optech
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #327
This week’s newsletter describes a proposal for timeout tree channel factories and summarizes a draft BIP for proofs of discrete log equivalence ...
 ZmnSCPxj posted to Delving Bitcoin and discussed with Optech contributors a proposal for a new multi-layer channel factory design named SuperScalar...
Bitcoin Optech
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #327
This week’s newsletter describes a proposal for timeout tree channel factories and summarizes a draft BIP for proofs of discrete log equivalence ...
 Andrew Toth posted to the Bitcoin-Dev mailing list a draft BIP and a link to an implementation for generating and verifying proofs of discrete log equality (DLEQ) for the elliptic curve used by Bitcoin (secp256k1)...
Bitcoin Optech
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #327
This week’s newsletter describes a proposal for timeout tree channel factories and summarizes a draft BIP for proofs of discrete log equivalence ...
 Discrete log equivalency (DLEQ) or proofs of discrete log equivalency (PODLE) is the ability to prove two points on an elliptic curve were both derived from the same private value (such as a private key)...
Bitcoin Optech
Discrete log equivalency (DLEQ)
Discrete log equivalency (DLEQ) or proofs of discrete log equivalency (PODLE) is the ability to prove two points on an elliptic curve were both der...
 Duplex micropayment channels are bi-directional micropayment channels that use deincrementing relative time locks to ensure the latest state is the first that can be confirmed.
Bitcoin Optech
Duplex micropayment channels
Duplex micropayment channels are bi-directional micropayment channels that use deincrementing relative time locks to ensure the latest state is the...
 Bitcoin Optech will host an audio recap discussion of this newsletter with special guest Andrew Toth on Twitter Spaces Tuesday at 14:30 UTC. Join us to discuss or ask questions! https://x.com/i/spaces/1lDxLlkZXaMxm
ZmnSCPxj recently joined Dave Harding and Mike Schmidt in our first Optech Deep Dive podcast episode. The discussion aimed to provide a deeper understanding of ZmnSCPxj’s SuperScalar proposal in preparation for its coverage in the upcoming Newsletter #327. Get ahead:
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SuperScalar Deep Dive Podcast
Dave Harding and Mike Schmidt are joined by ZmnSCPxj to discuss his SuperScalar proposal.
Yesterday Elle Mouton and Andrew Toth joined Murch and Schmidty to discuss Newsletter #326: - Updates to the v1.75 LN gossip proposal - Draft BIP for sending silent payments w/PSBTs - Stack Exchange Q&A Catch up:
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #326 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Elle Mouton and Andrew Toth to discuss Newsletter #326.
Bitcoin Optech newsletter #326 is here: - summarizes updates to a proposal for new LN channel announcements - describes a BIP for sending silent payments with PSBTs - summarizes popular Q&A from Stack Exchange - Optech Newsletter #326 Recap on Twitter Spaces
Bitcoin Optech
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #326
This week’s newsletter summarizes updates to a proposal for new LN channel announcements and describes a BIP for sending silent payments with PSB...
 Elle Mouton posted to Delving Bitcoin a description of several proposed changes to the new channel announcements protocol that will support advertising simple taproot channels...
Bitcoin Optech
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #326
This week’s newsletter summarizes updates to a proposal for new LN channel announcements and describes a BIP for sending silent payments with PSB...
 Andrew Toth posted to the Bitcoin-Dev mailing list a draft BIP for allowing wallets and signing devices to use PSBTs to coordinate the creation of a silent payment...
Bitcoin Optech
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #326
This week’s newsletter summarizes updates to a proposal for new LN channel announcements and describes a BIP for sending silent payments with PSB...
 Selected Q&A from Bitcoin Stack Exchange: - Duplicate blocks in blk*.dat files? - How was the structure of pay-to-anchor decided? - What are the benefits of BIP324 decoy packets? - Why is the opcode limit 201? - Will my node relay a tx below my minimum tx relay fee? - Why doesn’t the Bitcoin Core wallet support BIP69? - How can I enable testnet4 in Bitcoin Core 28.0? - What are the risks of broadcasting a transaction that reveals a scriptPubKey using a low-entropy key?
Bitcoin Optech
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #326
This week’s newsletter summarizes updates to a proposal for new LN channel announcements and describes a BIP for sending silent payments with PSB...
 Bitcoin Optech will host an audio recap discussion of this newsletter with special guests Elle Mouton and Andrew Toth on Twitter Spaces Tuesday at 14:30 UTC. Join us to discuss or ask questions! https://x.com/i/spaces/1ZkKzRERMDvKv