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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +layout: post |
| 3 | +type: socratic |
| 4 | +title: "Socratic Seminar 31" |
| 5 | +meetup: https://www.meetup.com/triangle-bitdevs/events/301975559/ |
| 6 | +nostr: https://njump.me/naddr1qqyx2wf5v43kgvnzqydhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnnwa5hxuedv4hxjemdvyhxx6qzyqu2k0euqcpj4um9xkt8e94ugnkhffrw6a39t85mgk382p9qwc53sqcyqqq8evcysgfh8 |
| 7 | +--- |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +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. |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +Please note the meeting location at Crafty Beer, Wine, and Spirits near Five Points. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +# Announcements |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +- no pictures or recordings |
| 16 | +- chatham house rules |
| 17 | +- don't be a dick |
| 18 | +- Freedom Tech Workshop - AI for Digital Sovereignty - July 18th 6pm @ The Loading Dock on Whitacre Mill |
| 19 | +- thank you to our sponsors [Lolli](https://www.lolli.com/) and [Swan Bitcoin](https://www.swanbitcoin.com) |
| 20 | +- introductions |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +# Bitcoin |
| 23 | +- [Bitcoin Core 27.1](https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/27.1/) |
| 24 | +- Detailed technical [writeup](https://medium.com/@ottosch/how-silent-payments-work-41bea907d6b0) on silent payments |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +# Lightning |
| 27 | +- Strike launches [BOLT12 playground](https://strike.me/blog/bolt12-playground/) docker stack |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +# Mining |
| 30 | +- [Block's first ASIC customer](https://investors.block.xyz/investor-news/news-details/2024/Blocks-New-Bitcoin-Mining-Chip-to-Be-Part-of-an-Ongoing-Project-With-Core-Scientific-to-Decentralize-Mining-Hardware/default.aspx) |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +# Ecash |
| 33 | +- [GNU Taler](https://taler.net/en/features.html) |
| 34 | +- Blinded Auth Tokens are happening at [Mutiny](https://blog.mutinywallet.com/blinded-authentication/) and have been used for years at [Google](https://web.archive.org/web/20240626075919/https://one.google.com/about/vpn/howitworks) |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +# Security |
| 37 | +- [LND DoS vulnerability disclosure](https://morehouse.github.io/lightning/lnd-onion-bomb/) |
| 38 | +- Bitcoin Core introduces a new policy for publishing security vulnerabilities. Check the [PR on github](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoincore.org/pull/1042) or the advisories on [bitcoincore.org](https://bitcoincore.org/en/security-advisories/) |
| 39 | +- [Wasabi Wallet Security Incident](https://github.com/WalletWasabi/WalletWasabi/discussions/13249) |
| 40 | +- Mutiny Wallet's fedimint service providers got [rugged](https://njump.me/nevent1qqs07vzaf20nkacc3qp0j2hjzjyynfynf9q9qpa9d23uf7n7prt2cdqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygxlzue8wxp0x92ax7enqggm580y4q2spspdr90fvnu3hem5ajt8pqpsgqqqqqqsqjmpl4) by a DNS provider. [Oof!](https://c.tenor.com/Z9O6sGo6wCcAAAAd/tenor.gif) Fortunately they released a [hotfix](https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr9fqrae6uth9rgcfk3s05e38k020qfhrdpget0mm4jeyljyaqkkqzyr03wvnhrqhnz4wn0vesyyd6rhj2s9gqcqk3jh5kf7gmua6we9nss0ln5c7) today. |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +# Privacy |
| 43 | +- [joinstr v0.1.0 release](https://gitlab.com/invincible-privacy/joinstr/-/blob/main/doc/release-notes/plugin/release-notes-v0.1.0.md) |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +# Rollups |
| 46 | +- Burak's at it again! [Brollups](https://brqgoo.medium.com/introducing-brollups-18ec4081f6e7) is a new rollup design based on vTXOs. |
| 47 | +- Recommended reading: [John Light](https://github.com/john-light)'s 2022 report on [validity rollups](https://bitcoinrollups.org/) |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +# Miscellaneous |
| 50 | +- Vojtěch Strnad explains all the easter eggs he included in this [insane transaction](https://stacker.news/items/600187). He also shared the [source code](https://github.com/vostrnad/bitcoin-easter-egg-tx) |
| 51 | + |
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