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Recent newsletters, blog posts, and podcasts
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 PSBTs. Also included are our regular sections with popular questions and answers from the Bitcoin Stack Exchange, announcements of new releases and release candidates, and descriptions of notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #325 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Olaoluwa Osuntokun and Steven Roose to discuss Newsletter #325.
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #325
This week’s newsletter looks at summaries of some of the topics discussed at a recent LN developer meeting. Also include are our regular sections with descriptions of changes to popular clients and services, announcements of new releases and release candidates, and summaries of notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #324 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Antoine Poinsot to discuss Newsletter #324.
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #324
This week’s newsletter announces three vulnerabilities affecting old versions of the Bitcoin Core full node, announces a separate vulnerability affecting old versions of the btcd full node, and links to a contributed Optech guide describing how to use multiple new P2P network features added in Bitcoin Core 28.0. Also included are our regular sections summarizing a Bitcoin Core PR Review Club meeting, announcements of new releases and release candidates, and descriptions of notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
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