socratic 38

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+type: socratic
+title: "Socratic Seminar 38"
+meetup: https://lu.ma/3weo9v5m
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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 Fidelity Investments near RTP.
+
+# Announcements
+
+- no pictures or recordings
+- chatham house rules
+  - discuss what was said, not who said it
+- don't be a jerk
+- thank you to our sponsor [Fidelity Investments](https://www.fidelity.com/)
+- introductions
+
+# Bitcoin Core
+- [Bitcoin CoreDev reflections 2024-2025](https://adamjonas.com/bitcoin/coredev/retro/coredev-2024-retro/)
+
+# Mining
+- Hashpool has a landing page! [hashpool.dev](https://hashpool.dev)
+- [Rebooting P2Pool for Bitcoin](https://blog.opdup.com/2025/02/04/rebooting-p2pool-for-bitcoin.html)
+  - [LLM summary of recent commits](https://njump.me/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqv7ga9sav29yjnxmx7uh20gvd50wwcfv6qs2gykfmaln3fmx73t7qythwumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skuep0qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcqyzjk8xnh7hka9jwwa4qntxtjhjryca6xh8nldj8s7cgpryd7rzggs5gdlg9)
+- [mononaut highlights a recent P2Pool block](https://x.com/mononautical/status/1897893882693918883)
+- [MEVpool: A Private Mempool Marketplace Standard](https://github.com/mevpool/mevpool/blob/main/mevpool-marketplace.md)
+
+# Privacy
+- Payjoin - [batch payments PR merged](https://github.com/payjoin/rust-payjoin/pull/434)
+
+# Covenants
+- Jeremy Rubin, instigator of CTV [endorses a covenant proposal](https://x.com/JeremyRubin/status/1895676912401252588)
+- Bitcoin Core - [CTV PR opened](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/31989) once again
+
+# Ecash
+- [Ecash mints funded with Spillman channels: The ultimate nodeless Lightning wallet](https://gist.github.com/lukechilds/307341239beac72c9d8cfe3198f9bfff)
+
+# Politics
+- [Trump signs order to establish strategic bitcoin reserve](https://www.reuters.com/technology/trump-signs-order-establish-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-white-house-crypto-czar-2025-03-07/)
+  - Lopp thinks we should [timelock the funds](https://x.com/lopp/status/1897992849330704606). Galaxy brain move!
+- [Bitcoin Used To Secure Results Of Tennessee County Republican Convention Vote](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoin-blockchain-used-to-secure-results-of-tennessee-countys-republican-convention-vote)
+
+# Miscellaneous
+- [Block Size Report](https://research.mempool.space/block-size-report/)
+- [A Treatise on Bitcoin Block Space Economics](https://blog.lopp.net/treatise-bitcoin-block-space-economics/)
+- [Hal Finney speaks](https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf0a3jdehefr36ks70rsz04c75lfu5kdxwn49h8zm2hs8rqtrt58spzemhxue69uhkummnw3ezuum5v94k27fwdejhgq3q3fce6s3x325jta439097ddj97mkg9mlxf6kfrkhexh7uenclpljs0hedgz)