Socratic Seminar 47
December 10, 2025
Event Time: December 10, 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
- Where is the public roadmap for bitcoin core?
- Hash-based Signature Schemes for Bitcoin
- Motion to Activate BIP3
- Brink - An Independent Security Audit of Bitcoin Core
- Implementation of SwiftSync
Mining
- Mujina Mining Firmware Open Sourced during btc++ Durham‼️
- DMND Pool is Open for Business
- Bitcoin Hashrate Dynamics: Price, Revenue Correction, and Evolution - A Time-Varying Parameter SVAR Stochastic Volatility Analysis
- Delving Bitcoin - Propagation Delay and Mining Centralization: Modeling Stale Rates