It's almost time for Bitcoin Socratic Seminar #45!
What is a Socratic Seminar?
Inspired by other BitDevs meetups around the US, our Socratic Seminar events are formatted to foster debate, information sharing and lively discussion.
- Discussion topics are provided ahead of the event
- The event moderator(s) leads the audience through the topics
- Raise your hand to grab the mic and participate in the conversation
- We go to a bar afterwards
Logistics for Tonight
Tonight we'll be meeting at ATL BitLab. Join our telegram channel in case you need to ask for help finding us the night of the event.
Address
684 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite A1 Atlanta, GA 30312
Parking
Park anywhere in the gravel lot that has a "tenants only" sign (ATL BitLab is the tenant and you are their guests). You can also park right in front of ATL BitLab's fence. Avoid the areas marked for valet use.
Look for the orange door behind the fence.
Topics
🤙 Opening Presentation
We'll have an opening presentation to learn about something from somebody.
Bitcoin
- KeyMeld - Distributed MuSig2 Bitcoin signing via AWS Nitro Enclaves using a secure 2-phase workflow
- Determining BlockTemplate Fee Increase Using Fee Rate Diagram
- Cluster Mempool & RBFr discussion
- BIP54 implementation and test vectors
- Proposal: OP_STARK_VERIFY - Native STARK Proof Verification in Bitcoin Script
RDTS - Reduced Data Temporary Softfork
- [BIP Proposal] Limit ScriptPubkey Size >= 520 Bytes Consensus
- BIP draft: Reduced Data Temporary Softfork
- PR: chainparams: remove dnsseed.bitcoin.dashjr-list-of-p2p-nodes.us
- Peter Todd etches the new BIP into the blockchain
- OrdiKnots: introducing Ordiknots: magic internet JPEGs powered by Bitcoin Knots
- Udi: "...the taproot wizards company invested $6.8 million dollars into research and development..."
- BPUB protocol for arbitrary data on Bitcoin
- PR: Add support for Lua-based TX filtering
- PR: Ordiknots lua filter
- Mechanic's response to OrdiKnots
- Bitcoin Core v30 surpass number of knots nodes
BIPs Process
- Motion to Activate BIP 3
- BIP3: clarify number assignment
- BIP3: add guidance on originality, quality, LLMs
- BIP 3 revisions
Quantum
- Replication of Quantum Factorization Records with an 8-bit Home Computer, an Abacus, and a Dog
- Google - Our Quantum Echoes algorithm is a big step toward real-world applications for quantum computing
- [bitcoindev] OP_CIV - Post-Quantum Signature Aggregation
Bitcoin Core
- Public disclosure of 4 Bitcoin Core security advisories
- Comparing the performance of ECDSA signature validation in OpenSSL vs. libsecp256k1 over the last decade
- Bitcoin Kernel (libbitcoinkernel) gets merged 🎉
- Bitcoin Kernel (PrecomputedTransactionData PR)
- Bitcoin Core's public roadmap
Lightning
- Ademan receives Spiral grant for LNHANCE Expeditionary Project
- LNhance.org
- Channel Jamming - Outgoing Reputation: Simulation Results and Updates
Ecash
Ark
Business
- Lightspark acquires StrigaHQ
- Merchants Don’t Read White Papers, They Read Cash Flow Statements
- Controversy over updates to Lava loans product
- $523 Million of outflows in one day from Bitcoin ETF
- El Salvador smash buys 1,000 BTC
- 1000 Square Merchants on Bitcoin Maps
Legal & Regulatory Issues
- Trump pardons convicted Binance founder 'CZ' Zhao
- Keonne Rodriguez Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison, $250,000 Fine
- Coinbase Launches regulated ICO platform
Privacy & InfoSec
- Yubico: Future-proofing authentication: A look at the future of post-quantum cryptography
- The Scroll #5: The Many Faces of CoinJoins
- Cloudflare outage on November 18, 2025