socratic 30 topics

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+title: "Socratic Seminar 30"
+meetup: https://www.meetup.com/triangle-bitdevs/events/301452410/
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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 Crafty Beer, Wine, and Spirits near Five Points.
+
+# Announcements
+
+- no pictures or recordings
+- chatham house rules
+- don't be a dick
+- Freedom Tech Workshop - June 20th The Loading Dock on Whitacre Mill
+- thank you to our sponsors [Lolli](https://www.lolli.com/) and [Swan Bitcoin](https://www.swanbitcoin.com)
+- introductions
+
+# Bitcoin
+- v3 transactions TRUCing along, renamed and assigned [BIP-0431](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0431.mediawiki)
+- Jeremy Rubin write up on [functional encryption covenants](https://rubin.io/public/pdfs/fedcov.pdf)
+- [Ark Labs launch announcement](https://blog.arklabs.to/introducing-ark-labs-a-new-venture-to-bring-seamless-and-scalable-payments-to-bitcoin-811388c0001b)
+- [CISA research site](https://cisaresearch.org/)
+- New silent payments informational page, [silentpayments.xyz](https://silentpayments.xyz)
+- [New wasabi release enables coordinator selection via nostr](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-0-8/)
+- [OP_CAT based proof of work signet bitcoin faucet](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/proof-of-work-based-signet-faucet/937)
+
+# Lightning
+- [LND 0.18 beta includes inbound fees, route blinding, fee estimates for invoices, and more](https://lightning.engineering/posts/2024-05-30-lnd-0.18-launch/)
+
+# Mining
+- [Ocean Mining moves HQ to El Salvador](https://x.com/ocean_mining/status/1795822643452502516)
+- [Ecash TIDES using Cashu and Stratum v2](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/ecash-tides-using-cashu-and-stratum-v2/870/29)
+- [Bitcoin Mechanic twitter post exploring empty blocks](https://x.com/grassfedbitcoin/status/1796311998466003418)
+- [Greg Maxwell post with original claim of covert asic boost](https://jimmysong.medium.com/examining-bitmains-claims-about-asicboost-1d61118c678d)
+- [Mempool.space research report on empty blocks](https://research.mempool.space/empty-block-report/)
+- [Classic Jimmy Song blog post on covert ASICboost](https://jimmysong.medium.com/examining-bitmains-claims-about-asicboost-1d61118c678d)
+
+# Ecash
+- Mutiny launches [Harbor](https://blog.mutinywallet.com/harbor/), a desktop ecash wallet
+- [OpenCash non-profit dev grants](https://opencash.dev/)
+
+# Miscellaneous
+- Peer to Peer Rights Fund set up to fight the legal precedents attempting to be advanced in the Samourai case. [https://p2prights.org/](https://p2prights.org/)