PubKey DC - 410 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20004

Welcome all attendees joining us for the Bitcoin Policy Institute Freedom Tech Summit! This is a special pre-conference BitDevs hosted by Justin of Localhost Research and Antoine Poinsot of Chaincode Labs.

Food and drink sponsored by Localhost Research and The Bitcoin Policy Institute

Agenda

6:30pm - 7:00pm - Doors open and social half hour
7:00pm - 9:00pm - BitDevs Socratic Seminar

Socratic Seminar

As a reminder, the ground rules of BitDevs are as follow:

1. No photos, videos, or recordings.
2. Chatham House Rule: you may reiterate the contents of the meeting without attribution.

These rules exist so that BitDevs participants can speak freely within the event.

We’ll post the full topic list as the event approaches.

Strategy HQ, 1850 Towers Crescent Plaza, Tysons Corner, VA 22182

Agenda

5:30pm - 6:00pm - Doors open and social half hour
6:00pm - 8:30pm - BitDevs Socratic Seminar
8:30pm - Departure

Socratic Seminar

As a reminder, the ground rules of BitDevs are as follow:

1. No photos, videos, or recordings.
2. Chatham House Rule: you may reiterate the contents of the meeting without attribution.

These rules exist so that BitDevs participants can speak freely within the event.

Questions are encouraged, including basic ones!

Technical / Protocol

CVE-2024-52911: Script Interpreter Use-After-Free

• Bitcoin Core Advisory: https://bitcoincore.org/en/2026/05/05/disclose-cve-2024-52911/
• Bitcoin Optech #405: https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/05/15/
• Root-cause fix (Bitcoin Core #35209): https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/35209
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52911

Bitcoin Core 30.0 Wallet Deletion Bug

• Bitcoin Core Advisory: https://bitcoincore.org/en/2026/01/05/wallet-migration-bug/
• Bitcoin Optech #387: https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/01/09/
• Fix (Bitcoin Core #34156): https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/34156
• Bitcoin Core 30.2 Release: https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/30.2/

Silent Payments (BIP 352)

• BIP 352: https://bips.dev/352/
• Bitcoin Optech Topic: https://bitcoinops.org/en/topics/silent-payments/
• Supported Wallets: https://silentpayments.xyz/docs/wallets/
• Bitcoin Core Integration Tracking: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/28536

Bitcoin Core 31.0

• Release Announcement: https://bitcoincore.org/en/2026/04/19/release-31.0/
• Release Notes: https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/31.0/
• bitcoin-dev Announcement: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/suU6e-eMo44

Cluster Mempool (Core 31.0)

• Bitcoin Optech Topic: https://bitcoinops.org/en/topics/cluster-mempool/
• Mempool Terminology (Bitcoin Core docs): https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/policy/mempool-terminology.md
• Mempool Redesign (Bitcoin Core #27677): https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/27677
• 31.0 RC Testing Guide (cluster mempool): https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-devwiki/wiki/31.0-Release-Candidate-Testing-Guide#11-cluster-mempool-new-rpcs
• Spanning-Forest Linearization (Bitcoin Core #32545): https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/32545
• SFL Cost Model (Bitcoin Core #34616): https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/34616
• Optimized SFL Cluster Linearization (Bitcoin Core #34023): https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/34023

Post-Quantum

Goals, Migration, and Recovery Debate

• PQC: What is our Goal, Even?: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/Qy4gwAGTK2w
• Post-Quantum Migrations via Commit-then-Reveal: https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/post-quantum-migrations-via-commit-then-reveal-ala-bip16-an-alternative-to-sunsetting
• Commit-Reveal for PQ Migration: https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/commit-reveal-for-pq-migration
• In Defense of a PQ Output Type: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/JA3kDl8AmQg
• Against Allowing Quantum Recovery of Bitcoin: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/uUK6py0Yjq0
• What if we let Quantum Hunters get Bitcoin rewards?: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/pyWy3eTrpQo

BIP 324, Witness v3, and Cryptography

• A Post-Quantum Path for BIP 324: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/n_5WuKVYqwI
• Witness Version 3: ML-DSA-65 Post-Quantum Key-Path Spending: https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/bip-draft-witness-version-3-ml-dsa-65-post-quantum-key-path-spending
• Deactivating ECDSA/Schnorr: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/7kOz2gTcnqo
• Benchmarking SLH-DSA STARK Aggregation: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/0IdqdnlC4Og
• Post-Quantum BIP-86 Recovery via zk-STARK Proof of BIP-32 Seed Knowledge: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/Q06piCEJhkI

Lightning

Protocol & Research

• Lightning Economics: The Bridge Between Bitcoin’s Two Identities: https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/lightning-economics-the-bridge-between-bitcoins-two-identities
• Post Quantum Lightning: Layer by Layer: https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/post-quantum-lightning-layer-by-layer
• Eltoo / LN-Symmetry on Inquisition Signet (BIP 118 + APO+CTV): https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/tNRkn3z0r-g
• Onion Message Jamming in the Lightning Network: https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/onion-message-jamming-in-the-lightning-network
• Public Fraud Proofs for Just-in-Time Channels: https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/proposal-public-fraud-proofs-for-just-in-time-channels
• Lightning Specification Meeting 2026/05/04: https://github.com/lightning/bolts/issues/1332

Splicing & Taproot Channels

• eclair Official Splicing Protocol (eclair #2887): https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/pull/2887
• Core Lightning splicein/spliceout RPCs (CLN #9047): https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/9047
• LDK Cancel Pending Splice Funding (LDK #4490): https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/4490
• lnd Production Taproot Channel Variant (lnd #9985): https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/9985

Implementation Updates

• Core Lightning P2TR/P2WPKH Dust Limit Fix (CLN #8807): https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/8807
• Core Lightning BOLT Quote Improvements (CLN #9044): https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/9044
• eclair option_simple_taproot Feature Bit (eclair #3144): https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/pull/3144
• LDK Zero-Fee Commitments Production Feature Bit (LDK #4515): https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/4515
• lnd Onion Message Rate Limiting (lnd #10713): https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/10713
• lnd RBF Cooperative Close Actor (lnd #9821): https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/9821

Governance

Gloria Zhao Maintainer Departure (February 2026)

• Pull Request (remove Gloria Zhao from trusted-keys): https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/34517

TheCharlatan Added as Sixth Maintainer (January 2026)

• Pull Request (add TheCharlatan to trusted-keys): https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/34236
• Blockspace Interview: https://blockspace.media/insight/a-conversation-with-bitcoin-cores-newest-maintainer/

Policy / DC-specific

American Reserve Modernization Act (ARMA)

• Congressman Begich Press Release (bill introduction): https://begich.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-nick-begich-leads-legislation-establish-strategic-bitcoin-reserve
• Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Executive Order (March 2025): https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/establishment-of-the-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-and-united-states-digital-asset-stockpile/

CLARITY Act Senate Markup

• Congress.gov (H.R. 3633): https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3633
• Senate Banking Committee Markup Press Release: https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/majority/chairman-scott-leads-historic-markup-of-digital-asset-market-structure-legislation
• Save Our Wallets: https://saveourwallets.org/

Bitcoin Commons

Public Alpha & Differential Testing

• BLVM Documentation: https://docs.thebitcoincommons.org/
• Differential Testing: https://docs.thebitcoincommons.org/development/differential-testing.html
• blvm-bench: https://github.com/BTCDecoded/blvm-bench

v30 Wallet Bug as a Formal Verification Case Study

• Wallet Migration Advisory: https://bitcoincore.org/en/2026/01/05/wallet-migration-bug/
• BLVM Formal Verification: https://docs.thebitcoincommons.org/consensus/formal-verification.html
• BLVM Specification Lock: https://github.com/BTCDecoded/blvm-spec-lock

Submit suggestions for next meeting!

Issues on Github: https://github.com/dcbitdevs/dcbitdevs.github.io/issues

5:30pm - Doors open and social half hour
6:30pm - BitDevs Socratic Seminar
9:00pm - Departure

Socratic Seminar

As a reminder, the ground rules of BitDevs are as follow:

1. No photos, videos, or recordings.
2. Chatham House Rule: you may reiterate the contents of the meeting without attribution.

These rules exist so that BitDevs participants can speak freely within the event.

Questions are encouraged, including basic ones!

Bitcoin Projects

ARK Protocol

• Arkade Money: https://arkade.money
• Arkade OS Documentation: https://docs.arkadeos.com/
• Second Tech: https://second.tech
• Bark Implementation: https://codeberg.org/ark-bitcoin/bark
• ARK Protocol Documentation: https://docs.second.tech/ark-protocol/intro/

Chain-Code Delegation & Privacy in Collaborative Multisig

• BitKey Blog Post: https://bitkey.build/chain-code-delegation-improving-privacy-in-collaborative-multisig/
• BIP Pull Request: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/2004?ref=bitkey.build
• Delving Bitcoin Discussion: https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/chain-code-delegation-private-access-control-for-bitcoin-keys/1837
• Learn Me A Bitcoin - HD Wallets Chain Code: https://learnmeabitcoin.com/technical/keys/hd-wallets/#why-chain-code

Home Hashrate

• SV2 Translator for StartOS: https://github.com/PioneerHash/sv2-translator-startos
• Stratum with Iroh: https://github.com/average-gary/stratum/tree/iroh
• Iroh: https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh

Research & Development

Block Template Sharing

• Delving Bitcoin Discussion: https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/sharing-block-templates/1906
• Bitcoin Inquisition BIN-2025-0002: https://github.com/bitcoin-inquisition/binana/blob/613ac5228846b6fa3b8422707a827e75803f3d6e/2025/BIN-2025-0002.md

Submit suggestions for next meeting!

Issues on Github: https://github.com/dcbitdevs/dcbitdevs.github.io/issues

Ric and Dawn Duques Hall
GW Business School
22nd Street NW, Room 251
Washington, DC

Agenda

6:00pm - Doors open and social half hour
6:30pm - BitDevs Socratic Seminar
9:00pm - Departure

Socratic Seminar

As a reminder, the ground rules of BitDevs are as follow:

1. No photos, videos, or recordings.
2. Chatham House Rule: you may reiterate the contents of the meeting without attribution.

These rules exist so that BitDevs participants can speak freely within the event.

Questions are encouraged, including basic ones!

News

• The E-Cash App released for Android
  • https://ecash.love/
• Cake wallet releases cupcake signer
  • https://blog.cakewallet.com/meet-cupcake-your-new-secret-weapon-for-crypto-security/
• Further pushes by Google to restrict Android’s openness
  • Android requiring apps to be registered by verified developers
    • https://developer.android.com/developer-verification
• Calyx OS no longer providing updates for the forseeable future
  • https://calyxos.org/news/2025/08/01/a-letter-to-our-community/

Bitcoin Projects

• Bitcoin Core PRs
  • Testnet 4 re-org: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/31117
  • https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/33106
• Floresta
  • https://github.com/vinteumorg/Floresta

Research

• Garbled Locks for Bitcoin
  • https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/1485
• Cryptography Camp Workbook
  • https://github.com/cryptography-camp/workbook/releases/tag/release_2025.09.09_12-24

Policy

• US Department of Commerce blockchain GDP report
  • https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2025/08/department-commerce-posts-2nd-quarter-gross-domestic-product-blockchain

Submit suggestions for next meeting!

Issues on Github: https://github.com/dcbitdevs/dcbitdevs.github.io/issues

GW University
Elliot School of International Affairs
1957 E St NW
Room 213
Washington, DC

Agenda

5:30pm - Doors open and social hour
6:30pm - BitDevs Socratic Seminar
9:30pm - Departure

Socratic Seminar

As a reminder, the ground rules of BitDevs are as follow:

1. No photos, videos, or recordings.
2. Chatham House Rule: you may reiterate the contents of the meeting without attribution.

These rules exist so that BitDevs participants can speak freely within the event.

Questions are encouraged, including basic ones!

Lightning Projects

• LightSpark Discussion
  • https://github.com/lightsparkdev
  • https://youtu.be/y89MduOPjdI

Research

• Bitcoin Covenant Toolkit (CTV/CSFS)
  • https://hackmd.io/@AbdelStark/bitcoin-covenant-toolkit-ctv-csfs
• Chain Code Delegation: Private Access Control for Bitcoin Keys
  • https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/chain-code-delegation-private-access-control-for-bitcoin-keys/1837
• CISA Playground
  • https://github.com/fjahr/cisa-playground

Resources

• Nashville BitDevs topic finding guide: https://nashbitdevs.org/about/find-topics/

Submit suggestions for next meeting!

Issues on Github: https://github.com/dcbitdevs/dcbitdevs.github.io/issues

MicroStrategy HQ, 1850 Towers Crescent Plaza, Tysons Corner, VA 22182

Agenda

5:30pm - Doors open and social hour
6:30pm - BitDevs Socratic Seminar
9:30pm - Departure

Socratic Seminar

As a reminder, the ground rules of BitDevs are as follow:

1. No photos, videos, or recordings.
2. Chatham House Rule: you may reiterate the contents of the meeting without attribution.

These rules exist so that BitDevs participants can speak freely within the event.

Questions are encouraged, including basic ones!

News

• Steak and Shake accepts Bitcoin
  • https://x.com/SteaknShake/status/1923426316478558571
• Block to roll out accepting bitcoin payments on square terminals
  • https://squareup.com/us/en/press/block-to-roll-out-bitcoin-payments-on-square
  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/05/31/bitcoin-breaks-a-guinness-world-record-with-4000-pos-payments/

Bitcoin

• Relay policy merged into core
  • https://bitcoincore.org/en/2025/06/06/relay-statement/
  • https://knotsgoup.vercel.app/
• Bitcoin devs sign letter advocating for CTV+CSFS
  • https://ctv-csfs.com
• BDK-wallet 2.0.0
  • https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk_wallet/releases/tag/wallet-2.0.0
• NFC support for reading NFC in Phoenix
  • https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/releases/tag/android-v2.6.1
  • https://github.com/btcpayserver/BTCPayServer.Lightning/pull/169

Lightning

• Stable channels
  • https://stablechannels.com/
• Yield bros rejoice
  • https://x.com/ambosstech/status/1928194644699140509
  • https://x.com/moneyball/status/1930259490076553719
  • https://x.com/bitrefill/status/1930217463779676334

Policy

• Clarity Act
  • https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3633/text/ih
  • https://saveourwallets.org/

Research

• Utxo dust clearing
  • https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/dust-expiry-clean-the-utxo-set-from-spam/1707
  • https://research.mempool.space/utxo-set-report/
• SCEWL - Sharing Coins Effectively with Ladders
  • https://supertestnet.github.io/scewl/
• LOCK protocol
  • https://github.com/bramkanstein/lock-protocol
• New Opcodes
  • https://github.com/rustyrussell/bips/blob/207e292ac989c8b628feed31f22020764b6b71e9/bip-unknown-covenant-support-opcodes.mediawiki

Submit suggestions for next meeting!

Issues on Github: https://github.com/dcbitdevs/dcbitdevs.github.io/issues

MicroStrategy HQ, 1850 Towers Crescent Plaza, Tysons Corner, VA 22182

Agenda

5:30pm - Doors open and social hour
6:30pm - BitDevs Socratic Seminar
9:30pm - Departure

Socratic Seminar

As a reminder, the ground rules of BitDevs are as follow:

1. No photos, videos, or recordings.
2. Chatham House Rule: you may reiterate the contents of the meeting without attribution.

These rules exist so that BitDevs participants can speak freely within the event.

Questions are encouraged, including basic ones!

News

• Coldcard enables Co-signing and unveils Key teleport for Q devices.
  • https://coldcard.com/docs/coldcard-cosigning/#enable-ccc/
  • https://github.com/Coldcard/firmware/blob/master/docs/key-teleport.md/
• Ember One release emberOne/00
  • https://github.com/256-Foundation/emberone00-pcb/releases/tag/v3-release/
• Coinbase says customers’ personal information stolen in data breach
  • https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/15/coinbase-says-customers-personal-information-stolen-in-data-breach/
  • https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzpaegm8nwwpyrtrnsjv84efjtp9mhpkvfenvxs487vx8d48y28qgxqqswpsjngm89cplj7v826328xgew938nqra95wfamresz2m5pltszqcq5jnxt
• Critical BTC Pay Server Bug
  • https://xcancel.com/BtcpayServer/status/1922845019494318519

Bitcoin

• datacarrier limit
  • https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/32359/
  • https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/32406/
  • https://gist.github.com/instagibbs/c436110890ab25aa9997b13c2270d5ce/
• Taproot fields Arbitrary Data
  • https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/32453/
  • https://xcancel.com/rot13maxi/status/1921345826800152907
  • https://mempool.space/tx/b78748f2ee3222d9bf4b23ab917136c745531ccc5ef8097235d11e16483e466f
  • https://xcancel.com/rot13maxi/status/1923087628594794800
  • https://mempool.space/tx/cb3cbedca4fa4aa4d1d583dc8f4add5cdba0c89b31b4abb2ce67688323081847
• Age-old denomination debate (New BIP number assigned)
  • https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0176.mediawiki/
    • https://event.bitcoin.design/#project-reczoE4WXQpKW5pZA/
  • https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0177.mediawiki/
• parasite pool
  • https://parasite.space
• Rust Bitcoin add MuSig2 support
  • https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-secp256k1/pull/716

Lightning

• Path Queries
  • https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/path-queries-addressing-payment-reliability-and-routing-limitations/1672/

Submit suggestions for next meeting!

Issues on Github: https://github.com/dcbitdevs/dcbitdevs.github.io/issues

Tysons Biergaten, 7581 Colshire Drive, McLean, VA

Agenda

5:30pm - Doors open and social hour
6:30pm - BitDevs Socratic Seminar
9:30pm - Departure

Socratic Seminar

As a reminder, the ground rules of BitDevs are as follow:

1. No photos, videos, or recordings.
2. Chatham House Rule: you may reiterate the contents of the meeting without attribution.

These rules exist so that BitDevs participants can speak freely within the event.

Questions are encouraged, including basic ones!

News

• Phoenix wallet returns (did they ever really leave?)
  • https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzpwd9xafrhw30ekhg2lvsmznkphj0yyuun7gdnphhgl886rkq69eaqythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskuep0qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcqyruv7um30hu6j8fhqf032crwqc5zec6kjlzuacfugl8php6k3sjz6t6xcrs
• US DoJ End Crypto Enforcement Unit
  • https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzpwd9xafrhw30ekhg2lvsmznkphj0yyuun7gdnphhgl886rkq69eaqy2hwumn8ghj7erfw36x7tnsw43z7un9d3shjqghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8qunfd4skctnwv46z7qpqf0kxjlvtlzrh9emvxl77252lwqazd54sw4kwyhmwple8528qdhqszu60g9
• Key Dates Set for Samourai Wallet Developers Pre-trial Motion Schedule
  • https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzpwd9xafrhw30ekhg2lvsmznkphj0yyuun7gdnphhgl886rkq69eaqqspyysw32c9ftp4fa0u99kl676l5rdhr5y4g3fmvjf0qv5ysx0xy6chxuxhn
• Braiins BCB100: Bitcoin Control Board Open Sourced
  • https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzpwd9xafrhw30ekhg2lvsmznkphj0yyuun7gdnphhgl886rkq69eaqqsr63sre5853rw647wmjtvvj0rr97km7gu9nlffc6vx54gy3cnxutcwtc0mx
• Demand Pool Opens Applications to Miners for Stratum V2 Mining Pool
  • https://primal.net/e/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzpwd9xafrhw30ekhg2lvsmznkphj0yyuun7gdnphhgl886rkq69eaqqsxt6kn4k4uxhtmz9txxxsqfzdutdmrzyekpnndzvj7z4rvr8vcerq2zcgvt

Bitcoin

• Bitcoin Core 29.0rc3 w/ Testing Guide
  • https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-29.0/
  • https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-devwiki/wiki/29.0-Release-Candidate-Testing-Guide
• BDK Detect and Evict Tx’s that are Double Spent
  • https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk/pull/1839
• Rust Bitcoin Pay-to-Anchor support
  • https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-bitcoin/pull/4111/files
• Bitcoin’s Signature Types - SIGHASH
  • https://raghavsood.com/blog/2018/06/10/bitcoin-signature-types-sighash/
  • https://learnmeabitcoin.com/technical/keys/signature/
• Bitkey 🤝 BDK
  • https://bitkey.build/bitkeys-inheritance-feature-a-technical-deep-dive/

Lightning

• rust-lightning - Implement Quiescence Protocol
  • https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3588
• ACINQ - Add support for using last_funding_locked tlv in channel_reestablish
  • https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/pull/3007

Research / Misc

• BIP-360
  • https://bip360.org
  • Hashed keys are actually fully quantum secure https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/jr1QO95k6Uc
• bitcoin-payment-instructions
  • https://docs.rs/bitcoin-payment-instructions/latest/bitcoin_payment_instructions/
• Anonymous Usage Tokens from Curve Trees (aut-ct)
  • https://github.com/AdamISZ/aut-ct
• FROSTr Explanation
  • https://fountain.fm/episode/gWYJ5PgxwzdnBjuNuzyc
• Safely Burning/Spending Dust
  • https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/125702/how-to-safely-spend-burn-dust
• Up-to-date Chain Reorg Stats
  • https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/126019/up-to-date-statistics-about-chain-reorganizations

Submit suggestions for next meeting!

Issues on Github: https://github.com/dcbitdevs/dcbitdevs.github.io/issues

MicroStrategy HQ, 1850 Towers Crescent Plaza, Tysons Corner, VA 22182

Agenda

5:30pm - Doors open and social hour
6:30pm - BitDevs Socratic Seminar
9:30pm - Departure

Socratic Seminar

As a reminder, the ground rules of BitDevs are as follow:

1. No photos, videos, or recordings.
2. Chatham House Rule: you may reiterate the contents of the meeting without attribution.

These rules exist so that BitDevs participants can speak freely within the event.

Questions are encouraged, including basic ones!

Mining is Winning

• AntPool & Friends
  • https://b10c.me/observations/14-antpool-and-friends-invalid-mining-jobs/
• BitAxe CK Pool miner hits a block
  • https://mempool.space/block/000000000000000000006414aea39be567cf1d5ff6cbf2d77254fe7c714b0d81

Bitcoin

• CTV
  • https://utxos.org
  • https://learn.sapio-lang.org/ch02-00-bip-119.html
  • https://bitcoinops.org/en/topics/op_checktemplateverify/
  • https://x.com/JeremyRubin/status/1895676912401252588
• CSFS
  • https://bitcoinops.org/en/topics/op_checksigfromstack/
• CAT
  • https://bitcoinops.org/en/topics/op_cat/

Security Vulnerability

• ESP-32
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/undocumented-commands-found-in-bluetooth-chip-used-by-a-billion-devices/
  • https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25554812-2025-rootedcon-bluetoothtools/
  • https://darkmentor.com/blog/esp32_non-backdoor/

Research

• FROST - Flexible Round Optimized Schnorr Threshold Signatures
  • https://www.frostr.org/
  • https://github.com/BlockstreamResearch/bip-frost-dkg

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MicroStrategy HQ, 1850 Towers Crescent Plaza, Tysons Corner, VA 22182

Agenda

5:30pm - Doors open and social hour
6:30pm - BitDevs Socratic Seminar
9:30pm - Departure

Socratic Seminar

As a reminder, the ground rules of BitDevs are as follow:

1. No photos, videos, or recordings.
2. Chatham House Rule: you may reiterate the contents of the meeting without attribution.

These rules exist so that BitDevs participants can speak freely within the event.

Questions are encouraged, including basic ones!

Demo

• a visual Blockexplorer concept based on bitcoin metadata

Bitcoin Projects

• erlay
  • https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/erlay-filter-fanout-candidates-based-on-transaction-knowledge/1416
  • https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/erlay-select-fanout-candidates-at-relay-time-instead-of-at-relay-scheduling-time/1418
  • https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/erlay-find-acceptable-target-number-of-peers-to-fanout-to/1420
  • https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/erlay-define-fanout-rate-based-on-the-transaction-reception-method/1422
• weak blocks
  • https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/second-look-at-weak-blocks/805

Lightning Projects

• LND 18.5 release and vulnerability
  • https://x.com/PavolRusnak/status/1891967156104954164
  • https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-terminal/releases/tag/v0.14.1-alpha

Research

• HashPool
  • https://github.com/vnprc/hashpool
• 256 Foundation projects
  • https://256foundation.org
  • https://hydrapool.org
  • https://libreboard.org
  • https://blockwatcher.org
  • https://emberone.org
  • https://mujina.org

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Issues on Github: https://github.com/dcbitdevs/dcbitdevs.github.io/issues