Socratic Seminar 43

August 13, 2025

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Event Time: August 13, 2025 at 22:00 UTC

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

Please note the meeting location in room Apex 1 at 100 New Millennium Way, Durham, NC 27709, USA.

Announcements

• no pictures or recordings
• follow the chatham house rule
  • discuss what was said, not who said it
• don't be a jerk
• thank you to our sponsor Fidelity Investments
• introductions

Mining

• Sankey Merkle Visualization
  • new visualization on boerst's excellent stratum.work site.

Quantum

• Rijndael's excellent summary of the Quantum Bitcoin Summit
• Post Quantum Migration and Legacy Signature Sunset BIP proposal
• Chaincode - Bitcoin and Quantum Computing: Current Status and Future Directions

Simplicity

• Blockstream - Simplicity Launches on Liquid mainnet
  • This liquid developer got the first simplicity transaction mined
  • Example simplicity script to increment tx fee by 1 sat/sec

Fees

• Augur: Block’s Open Source Bitcoin Fee Estimation Library

Lightning

• Disclosure: LND gossip_timestamp_filter DoS

Utreexo

• Utreexo BIPs

Custody

• Chain Code Delegation: Private Access Control for Bitcoin Keys

Legal

• CoinCenter - Six months of crypto policy: The good, the bad, and the lingering questions
• Regulation by Monopoly - Google Play Store Bans Wallets That Don't Have Banking License