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Recent newsletters, blog posts, and podcasts
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #329
This week’s newsletter summarizes a new offchain payment resolution protocol and links to papers about potential IP-layer tracking and censorship of LN payments. Also included are announcements of new releases and release candidates (including security critical updates for BTCPay Server) and descriptions of notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #328
This week’s newsletter describes a vulnerability affecting old versions of Bitcoin Core and includes 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 software.
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #327 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Andrew Toth to discuss Newsletter #327.
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #327
This week’s newsletter describes a proposal for timeout tree channel factories and summarizes a draft BIP for proofs of discrete log equivalence to be used when generating silent payments. Also included are our regular sections with announcements of new software releases and descriptions of notable changes made to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
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SuperScalar Deep Dive Podcast
Dave Harding and Mike Schmidt are joined by ZmnSCPxj to discuss his SuperScalar proposal.
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