Bitcoin Optech helps Bitcoin users and businesses integrate scaling technologies.

We provide workshops, weekly newsletters, case studies and announcements, analysis of Bitcoin software and services, a podcast, and help facilitate improved relations between businesses and the open source community.

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Recent newsletters, blog posts, and podcasts

  • Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #346

    This week’s newsletter summarizes a discussion about LND’s updated dynamic feerate adjustment system. Also included are our regular sections describing recent changes to services and client software, announcing new releases and release candidates, and summarizing recent merges to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.

  • Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #345

    This week’s newsletter looks at an analysis of P2P traffic experienced by a typical full node, summarizes research into LN pathfinding, and describes a new approach for creating probabilistic payments. Also included are our regular sections summarizing a Bitcoin Core PR Review Club meeting, announcing new releases and release candidates, and describing notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure projects.

  • Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #344 Recap Podcast

    Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Matt Morehouse, Matt Corallo, and Hunter Beast to discuss Newsletter #344.

  • Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #344

    This week’s newsletter announces the disclosure of a vulnerability affecting old versions of LND and summarizes a discussion about the Bitcoin Core Project’s priorities. 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.

  • Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #343 Recap Podcast

    Dave Harding and Mike Schmidt discuss Newsletter #343.

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