Socratic Seminar 54

July 08, 2026

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Event Time: July 08, 2026 at 06:00 PM EDT

We will start with introductions, cover some basic ground rules, and then jump into technical discussions.

Please note the meeting location is 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

Discussion Topics

Bitcoin Core

• Mononaut: The Network - informal power structures in Bitcoin Core
• Bitcoin Core PR: replace libevent with native HTTP and socket handling

Soft Forks and Script

• BIP-110 advanced to Complete status and ord's BIP-110-compatible envelope parser
• BIP 360: depth-zero script trees should be anyone-can-spend
• Bitcoin Inquisition Simplicity implementation PR is open

Privacy

• floresta-joinstr: CoinJoin on mobile using Utreexo/Floresta
  • Floresta wallet PR

Ark Wallets

• Noah
• Arke
• Hal

Mining

• First Stratum V2 block mined by DEMAND pool
• Localhost Research is launching a mining unit
• Fee Selection for CTV-Based Mining Pool Fanouts

Miscellaneous

• Radar.chat - Signal fork with built-in Lightning payments
  • Stacker News - Recovery Phrase is Not the Same as Self-Custody
  • discussion:
    • who runs the Lightning node?
    • is self-custody more important than privacy?
    • is spark private?
    • is spark even self-custodial?