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Bitcoin Optech Podcast

Bitcoin Optech: Newsletter #265 Recap

August 24, 2023·58m

Show Notes

Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Peter Todd and Henrik Skogstrøm to discuss Newsletter #265.


News

  • Fraud proofs for outdated backup state (1:20)

Changes to services and client software

  • Scaling Lightning call for feedback (18:07)
  • Torq v1.0 released (30:31)
  • Blixt Wallet v0.6.8 released (36:03)
  • Sparrow 1.7.8 released (37:19)
  • Open source ASIC miner bitaxeUltra prototype (38:21)
  • FROST software Frostsnap announced (39:10)
  • Libfloresta library announced (42:25)
  • Wasabi Wallet 2.0.4 released (51:32)

Releases and release candidates

  • Core Lightning 23.08rc3 (43:57)
  • HWI 2.3.1 (44:35)

Notable code and documentation changes

  • Bitcoin Core #27981 (45:03)
  • BOLTs #919 (46:55)
  • Rust Bitcoin #1990 (49:21)
  • Rust Bitcoin #1962 (50:09)
  • BIPs #1485 (50:39)