Socratic Seminar 44
September 10, 2025
Event Time: September 10, 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 2 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
- Block's Proto unveils Rig and Fleet
- Sharing Block Templates BIP
- WIP C + CMake library for Intel's BZM2 asic
- PizzaAndy's 3D printer plate heated with BZM2 (256Foundation asic donation)
Bitcoin
- Add bitcoin-{node,gui} to release binaries for IPC (Merged)
- policy: lower the default blockmintxfee, incrementalrelayfee, minrelaytxfee (Merged)
- [IBD] Raspberry Pi: 90% CPU time for 1.5% of block processing (Issue)
Lightning
General Developer
- NPM dependancy hijack targeting crypto wallets
- OpenAI releases their IDE agent extension to compete with windsurf/cusor/copilot