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Recent newsletters, blog posts, and podcasts

• Jan 6, 2026

  Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #386 Recap Podcast

  Mark “Murch” Erhardt, Gustavo Flores Echaiz, and Mike Schmidt are joined by Anthony Towns and Mikhail Kudinov to discuss Newsletter #386.

• Jan 2, 2026

  Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #386

  This week’s newsletter summarizes a vault-like scheme using blinded MuSig2 and describes a proposal for Bitcoin clients to announce and negotiate support for new P2P features. Also included are our regular sections describing discussion related to consensus changes, announcing new releases and release candidates, and summarizing notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.

• Dec 23, 2025

  Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #385 Recap Podcast

  Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Bastien Teinturier, Rearden Code, and Pieter Wuille to discuss Newsletter #385: 2025 Year-in-Review Special.

• Dec 19, 2025

  Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #385: 2025 Year-in-Review Special

  The eighth annual Bitcoin Optech Year-in-Review special summarizes notable developments in Bitcoin during all of 2025.
• Dec 16, 2025

  Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #384 Recap Podcast

  Mark “Murch” Erhardt, Gustavo Flores Echaiz, and Mike Schmidt are joined by Matt Morehouse and Salvatore Ingala to discuss Newsletter #384.

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