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

Please note the meeting location at Mad Science of the Triangle in Cary.

Announcements

• no pictures or recordings
• chatham house rules
• don’t be a dick
• thank you to our sponsor Lolli
• introductions

Bitcoin

• 2023 Brink Annual Report
  • covers the contributions of the 6 bitcoin core contributors that Brink funds
  • focuses primarily on code review and testing rather than headline-grabbing projects
• MuSig2 module merged into libsecp256k1!
  • Jonas Nick wrote a great tweet with links to docs and example code.
• Hash-Based Signature Schemes for Post-Quantum Bitcoin
• Analyzing Bitcoin Consensus: Risks in Protocol Upgrades
• Greg Sanders tweet celebrating the merging of the Ephemeral Dust PR

Lightning

• Spark.info is Lightspark’s new stablecoin wallet
  • youtube video overview
• BOLT12 offers merged after 4 long years! 🎉
• DePix is the first natively issued stablecoin on Lightning
  • Built using Taproot Assets

Covenants

• OG Wei Dai on twitter discusses the PIPES paper and the possibility of bitcoin covenants powered by functional encryption
• ColliderScript: Covenants in Bitcoin via 160-bit hash collisions
• another Jonas Nick banger about his GSR script tool

Ark

• Ark Labs: Unlocking Liquidity Before Shared Output Expiration
• Second: Package relay: One free adult with each child

Mining

• DATUM is a new block template selection protocol launched by Ocean Mining
  • released on Umbrel

Miscellaneous

• BTCPay Server 2.0 release
• Bitkey: Building in the open: a novel design for smartphone-based bitcoin wallets
• Saving Satoshi bitcoin script playground
• Libbitcoin for Core People