socratic 33

Author: vnprc

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+type: socratic
+title: "Socratic Seminar 33"
+meetup: https://www.meetup.com/triangle-bitdevs/events/302928157/
+nostr: https://njump.me/naddr1qqyxycn98q6nxvesqy8hwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnddaksygpc4vlncpsr9tek2dvk0jttc38dwjjxa4mz2k0fk3dzw5z2qa3frqpsgqqq0jes7yrx58
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+
+We will start with introductions, some basic ground rules, and jump into technical discussions. We will cover aspects of the bitcoin protocol, new research developments, recent news, and software developments.
+
+Please note the meeting location at Mad Science of the Triangle in Cary.
+
+# Announcements
+
+- no pictures or recordings
+- chatham house rules
+- don't be a dick
+- thank you to our sponsor [Lolli](https://www.lolli.com/)
+- introductions
+
+# Bitcoin
+- Bitcoin Core 28.0 [Release Notes (Draft)](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-devwiki/wiki/28.0-Release-Notes-Draft)
+- Bitcoin Core 28.0 Release Candidate [Testing Guide](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-devwiki/wiki/28.0-Release-Candidate-Testing-Guide)
+- Bitcoin Core's migration to the [CMake buildsystem](https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/hgKkfQWzrTo)
+- Bitcoin Core maintainer glozow shared this [TRUC example transaction](https://x.com/glozow/status/1829100551067365608) on testnet4
+
+# Lightning
+- [Building BOLT 12 into Strike](https://strike.me/blog/bolt12-offers/)
+- [Breez SDK](https://github.com/breez)
+
+# Ark
+- [ARK v0.2](https://arkdev.info/blog/ark-release-v0.2/) Covenant-less, Offline Payments, Client SDKs, and MutinyNet Support... Oh My!
+
+# Ecash
+- [NIP-60](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1369/files#diff-18ad4ae4811a1656d824320ea36e62689115e3d9c8cdc094facd39a41b55edb5) is a nostr protocol proposal to store cashu ecash tokens in nostr relays. Callebtc, creator of cashu, [says](https://njump.me/nevent1qqst7d9ugdfmgcl4zhqxhj2p6n0alqtdqnl6qnkq0uzex0zxw6yglpcpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzq5xeflpdskqvdq4swxj59793uvdzqzc9pzatjk3nhmcg2h0js8tr8syt5r) it is implemented in 6 wallets and it solves a major wallet challenge he anticipated for cashu. [Noice!](https://c.tenor.com/zRbvwdWpy3UAAAAC/tenor.gif)
+- Cashu Dev Kit (CDK) is a low level rust toolkit intended to help developers create new cashu wallets and services with ease. The latest release [v0.3.0](https://github.com/cashubtc/cdk/releases/tag/v0.3.0) includes support for LNBits, Strike API, and LND lightning backends along with many other fixes and refactors. Check out those new contributors tho! 👀
+
+# Security
+- [Threat Models and Dark Skippy](https://x.com/reardencode/status/1829192124266639793)
+
+# Mining
+- [Bitcoin Mining Development Mailing List](https://groups.google.com/u/0/g/bitcoinminingdev/c/97fkfVmHWYU)
+- [PPLNS with Job Declaration](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/pplns-with-job-declaration/1099)
+
+# Miscellaneous
+- [Floresta v0.6.0](https://github.com/vinteumorg/Floresta/releases/tag/0.6.0)
+- [Soft-Fork/Covenant Dependent Layer 2 Review](https://petertodd.org/2024/covenant-dependent-layer-2-review)
+- [DLC dev kit](https://github.com/bennyhodl/dlcdevkit) funded by OpenSats! [Twitter announcement](https://x.com/bennyhodl/status/1831720708042260618)
+- [BIP353 Resolver](https://satsto.me/)
+- [Mempool v3.0.0](https://github.com/mempool/mempool/releases/tag/v3.0.0)