Bitcoin Optech helps Bitcoin users and businesses integrate scaling technologies.
We provide weekly newsletters, a podcast, case studies and announcements, analyses of Bitcoin software and services, workshops and help to facilitate improved relations between businesses and the open source community.
Recent newsletters, blog posts, and podcasts
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #405
This week’s newsletter announces the responsible disclosure of a vulnerability that could allow an attacker with sufficient proof-of-work to crash Bitcoin Core nodes and describes a draft BIP proposal for sharing the UTXO set over the P2P network. Also included are our regular sections announcing a new release candidate and describing notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #404 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt, Gustavo Flores Echaiz, and Mike Schmidt are joined by Daniela Brozzoni, Naiyoma, and Thomas Voegtlin to discuss Newsletter #404.
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #404
This week’s newsletter describes possible solutions to node fingerprinting and links to discussion of using public fraud proofs to improve incentives around just-in-time channels. Also included are our regular sections describing notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #403 Recap Podcast
Gustavo Flores Echaiz and Brandon Black are joined by Olaoluwa Osuntokun to discuss Newsletter #403.
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #403
This week’s newsletter describes research around using binary fuse filters as an alternative to the GCS used in compact block filters. Also included are our regular sections summarizing proposals and discussion about changing Bitcoin’s consensus rules, announcing new releases and release candidates, and describing notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
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