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Recent newsletters, blog posts, and podcasts

  • Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #389

    This week’s newsletter links to a paper on the study of payment channel networks. Also included are our regular sections describing recent updates to services and client software, announcing new releases and release candidates, and summarizing notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.

  • Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #388 Recap Podcast

    Mark “Murch” Erhardt, Gustavo Flores Echaiz, and Mike Schmidt are joined by Bruno Garcia to discuss Newsletter #388.

  • Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #388

    This week’s newsletter links to a discussion of incremental mutation testing in Bitcoin Core and announces deployment of a new BIP process. Also included are our regular sections announcing new releases and release candidates, and describing notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure projects.

  • Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #387 Recap Podcast

    Mark “Murch” Erhardt, Gustavo Flores Echaiz, and Mike Schmidt are joined by René Pickhardt and Craig Raw to discuss Newsletter #387.

  • Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #387

    This week’s newsletter warns of a wallet migration bug in Bitcoin Core, summarizes a post about using the Ark protocol as an LN channel factory, and links to a draft BIP for silent payment descriptors. Also included are our regular sections describing release candidates and notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.

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