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| 2 | +layout: post |
| 3 | +type: socratic |
| 4 | +title: "Socratic Seminar 32" |
| 5 | +meetup: https://www.meetup.com/triangle-bitdevs/events/302715137/ |
| 6 | +nostr: https://njump.me/naddr1qqyxzdtzv33rgvpsqyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqgsr32el8srqx2hnv56evlykh3zw6a9ydmtky4v7ndz6yagy5pmzjxqrqsqqql9nfl0xjm |
| 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 Mad Science of the Triangle in Cary. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +# Announcements |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +- no pictures or recordings |
| 16 | +- chatham house rules |
| 17 | +- don't be a dick |
| 18 | +- thank you to our sponsor [Lolli](https://www.lolli.com/) |
| 19 | +- introductions |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +# Bitcoin |
| 22 | +- CardCoins open sources their additive RBF batcher: [source code](https://github.com/CardCoins/additive-rbf-batcher), [2021 blog post](https://blog.cardcoins.co/rbf-batching-at-cardcoins-diving-into-the-mempool-s-dark-reorg-forest) |
| 23 | +- mempool full RBF [enabled by default](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/30493) in bitcoin core |
| 24 | +- [Introduction to Cluster Linearization](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/introduction-to-cluster-linearization/1032) |
| 25 | +- [Testnet4 launched](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/29775)! The design and rationale are explained in [BIP94](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0094.mediawiki) |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +# Lightning |
| 28 | +- [Taproot Assets v0.4](https://lightning.engineering/posts/2024-07-23-taproot-assets-LN/) - first full feature release |
| 29 | +- [Stable Channels](https://stablechannels.com/) |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +# Ecash |
| 32 | +- [Fedi main net release](https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/fedi-announces-launch-of-world-s-first-community-superapp) |
| 33 | +- The Fedi announcement comes with a backdated [commitment](https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/on-may-the-fourth-fedi-went-open-source-here-s-why) to fully open source the Fedi app |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +# Security |
| 36 | +- [Dark Skippy](https://darkskippy.com/) - writeup of an attack where a malicious signing device firmware can exfiltrate private keys using non-random nonce selection during transaction signing |
| 37 | +- read the [twitter thread](https://x.com/utxoclub/status/1820520960476561825) for a TL;DR |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +# Miscellaneous |
| 40 | +- Maelstrom launches a [bitcoin grant program](https://maelstrom.fund/bitcoin-grant-program/) |
| 41 | +- [Proton Wallet](https://proton.me/blog/proton-wallet-launch) - Send bitcoin via email |
| 42 | +- [Mutiny Wallet is Shutting Down](https://blog.mutinywallet.com/mutiny-wallet-is-shutting-down/) |
| 43 | +- [a bitaxe found a block](https://x.com/bitentrepreneur/status/1816173826754929125) |
| 44 | +- Satoshi Pacioli offers [free tax services](https://satoshipacioli.com/satoshi-pacioli-accounting-announces-free-tax-services-for-open-source-bitcoin-developers/) for OSS bitcoin devs |
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