Socratic Seminar 46

November 12, 2025

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Event Time: November 12, 2025 at 23:00 UTC

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

Please note the meeting location in FCAT Demo Room 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

Bitcoin Core

• 18 Bitcoin Core bugs disclosed in the past year
  • Bitcoin Optech
  • Twitter Thread Explainer for all 18 bugs
• Bitcoin Core PR: chainparams: remove dnsseed.bitcoin.dashjr-list-of-p2p-nodes.us
• Bitcoin Core Consensus Library merged!
  • listen to TheCharlatan on the Stephan Livera Podcast

BIPs

• BIP: Chain Code Delegation for Private Collaborative Custody
• BIP draft: Reduced Data Temporary Softfork
  • bitcoin-dev Google Groups discussion
  • mononaut compiles the transactions this would disable
  • BIP editor Murch is not happy about the self-assigned BIP number

Wallets

• Bull Wallet
• Ark Labs launches the Arkade Wallet Beta
  • Developer Docs
• Phoenix Wallet now supports taproot channels!

Covenants

• Developer Ademan receives spiral grant for LNHANCE Expeditionary Project

Ecash

• Cashu: Nut November Month Long Hackathon
• Fedimint: Federation Setup has never been easier!

Miscellaneous

• btc++ comes to Durham!
• Square launches bitcoin payments to all of their point of sale terminals
  • Related media push from Bitcoin Merchant Community
• Another bitaxe block!
• Bitcoin Scholarship