We will start with introductions, some basic ground rules, and jump into technical discussions. We will cover aspects of the bitcoin protocol, recent news, and technical developments.

Bitcoin Protocol

• BIP 173 Bech32 address format
• BIP 32 HD Wallets
• AddrMan and Eclipse Attacks
• A Primer on ECC

Lightning

• Eclair v0.7.0
• LDK merges probabilistic channel scoring
• LND v0.14.2
• Cash App Lightning Support
• Hosted Channels RFC
• Sensei: New LDK+BDK Node Implementation

Privacy

• Sparrow, Blue Wallet, Trezor removing AOPP support
• Binance KYC Data Leak

Security

• Seed Signer: DIY hardware wallet
• The dos and don’ts of Bitcoin key management
• Bandwidth-Efficient Transaction Relay in Bitcoin

Energy

• Coinshares Research: The Bitcoin Mining Network
• TX Bitcoin Miners Demand Response
• BTC Energy Consumption Compared to Gold and Banks
• Home mining/heating rig numbers

Legal

• Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund
• Peter Van Valkenburgh Interview
• New bill would hand Treasury blank check to ban crypto at exchanges
• COMPETES act manager’s amendment
• Legal Contract Specifies Block Height
• Tezos Staker Sues IRS for Tax Clarity

Miscellaneous

• UTXO.live
• bitcoin v23.0 to support Apple silicon binaries
• MicroStrategy stores its btc in 2 single sig addresses
• Specter Wallet v1.8.0
• bitcoind aims to replace Boost dependency with std::filesystem in v23.0
• CTV dramatically improves DLCs
• Hash Collision Bounty from 2013
• New Opcodes proposed in lieu of CTV and ANYPREVOUT
• How To Get The Most From In-Person Bitcoin Events
• BTCPay Server v1.4.0
• Was Bitcoin 0.3.7 actually hard-forking?
• MuSig2: Multisig with Schnorr
• Taproot funds burned on the bitcoin blockchain
• Will there be 21 million bitcoins eventually?
• Feds Recover 94k BTC from 2016 Bitfinex Hack
• On-Chain Activity Used to Predict LEA Coin Seizure
• Murch Mempool Analysis
• Bitcoin Talk Thread Discussing secp256k1
• Kraken Announces Proof of Reserves
• RCMP Blacklists Trucker Protest Bitcoins