Merge pull request #92 from Liongrass/master

update map and add july bitdevs

Author: Liongrass

_posts/2025-07-22-vancouver-socratic-33.md

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+---
+layout: post
+type: socratic
+date: "2025-07-21 19:00:00"
+title: "Vancouver Socratic 033"
+meetup: https://lu.ma/7xq5ddsb
+---
+
+## Institutio Theologiae Elencticae
+
+Welcome Elenctics to tonight's Socratic Seminar!
+
+We now post the links to this seminar in advance! [Check out our Github issues for the latest.](https://github.com/VancouverBitdevs/VancouverBitdevs.github.io/issues)
+
+Today's MC: TBD
+
+### Never miss a Bitcoin event ever again
+
+[Check out and subscribe to the calendar here](/calendar)
+
+- Bitcoin Coffee **Mondays 10am**
+- Bitcoin Beers **Thursdays 5pm**
+- [Chilliwack Bitcoin Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/bitcoinprivilege/events/309058774/) **July 28**
+- [Ucluelet Block Party](https://www.meetup.com/bitcoinvanisle/events/309303138/) **August 2**
+- Bitdevs **August 14**
+- [Bitcoin Educators Unconference in Vancouver](https://myfirstbitcoin.io/new-6th-bitcoin-educators-unconference-in-vancouver/) **August 15**
+- [Learning Bitcoin](https://www.learningbitcoin.ca/) **August 16 - 17**
+- [BTC VanCity Women's Event](https://www.meetup.com/btc_vancity/events/309823086/) **August 16**
+
+### Spend your sats in Vancouver
+
+[Check out our new map and merchant directory](/map)
+
+#### New merchants
+
+- [Samson Wardrobes](https://samsonwardrobes.com/)
+- [Fine Finds Boutique](https://finefindsboutique.com/)
+- [Paris Service Group](https://parisservicegroup.com/)
+- [Butcher's Block & BBQ](https://butchersblockbbq.com/)
+
+<!-- ### Today's talk -->
+
+### Today's talk
+
+Mat Balez on [Bringing ₿ to the World](https://spiralbtc.substack.com/p/bringing-to-the-world) and [₿-only design](https://bitcoin.design/guide/designing-products/units-and-symbols/#-only-format)
+
+## bitcoin-dev
+
+- [The Evolution of Payjoin: From Two-Party Protocol to Multiparty Framework](https://payjoindevkit.org/2025/03/18/the-evolution-of-payjoin/)
+- [Remove arbitrary limits on OP_Return (datacarrier) outputs](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/32359)
+- [OP_RETURN: Removing Bitcoin’s Guardrails](https://farside.co.uk/remove-bitcoins-guardrails-the-op_return-limit/)
+- [Hourglass spending rules](https://github.com/cryptoquick/bips/blob/hourglass/bip-hourglass.mediawiki)
+- [In 2010 OP_RETURN allowed anyone to spend anyone's coins](https://stacker.news/items/968636)
+- [Swift Sync: Speeding up the Initial Block Download with hints](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/swiftsync-speeding-up-ibd-with-pre-generated-hints-poc/1562/2)
+- [Activate CTV and CSFS, a letter from the technical community](https://ctv-csfs.com/)
+- [Post Quantum Migration and Legacy Signature Sunset](https://github.com/jlopp/bips/blob/quantum_migration/bip-post-quantum-migration.mediawiki)
+- [Quantum Safe Lamport Signatures](https://blog.bitmex.com/quantum-safe-lamport-signatures/)
+
+## lightning-dev
+
+- [Gossip rate limiting in LND](https://github.com/Roasbeef/lnd/blob/c9afe0058541cb7a270176e6ec85daab8bd4674f/docs/gossip_rate_limiting.md)
+
+## Optech
+
+- [Smallworlnd Nostr Liquidity place hacked](https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgtjfmhp4d0qz2efau8guv2c4p5cpsh3hzjgrzq3f55njgmju8lhczypwe8ymf9knyvku79g55ygmz0g5hue5dk99xy7s4jup8v4dev2nlyl20xmj)
+
+## Bitcoinomics
+
+- [Liquidity requirements for Lightning payments: Ark servers and LSPs compared](https://blog.second.tech/ark-liquidity-research-01/)
+- [Research Update: A Geometric Approach for Optimal Channel Rebalancing](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/research-update-a-geometric-approach-for-optimal-channel-rebalancing/1768)
+- [Trustodial: An Ontological Dilemma](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/trustodial-an-ontological-dilemma)
+
+## Network Data
+
+- [Block is making 10% yield on its Lightning node?](https://x.com/moneyball/status/1927786735800385725)
+- [Bitrefill is making 3.5% on their routing node](https://x.com/bitrefill/status/1930217463779676334)
+- [BTC UTXO Oracle](https://utxo.live/oracle/)
+- [15% of Coinbase’s Bitcoin transactions run on the Lightning Network](https://atlas21.com/15-of-coinbases-bitcoin-transactions-run-on-the-lightning-network/)
+- [Non-standard transactions in the Bitcoin Blockchain](https://x.com/mononautical/status/1918736597899428223)
+
+## Mining
+
+- [Rebar launches private mempol](https://x.com/RebarLabs/status/1904264396907397457)
+- [350 anchors swept by miners](https://mempool.space/tx/3ec4d468651c8c44f9fbf84ce0de3c4fcd8730b2eeffe5c1e4c4f228cbb7a47d)
+
+## Token Layer
+
+- [RGB v0.12 consensus release](https://rgb.tech/blog/release-v0-12-consensus/)
+
+## Regulatory
+
+- [Games with Bitcoin payments now possible in App Store](https://x.com/mandelduck/status/1932822884486885408)
+- [https://vancouversun.com/news/vancouver-company-pays-3-3-million-illegal-crypto-sales](https://vancouversun.com/news/vancouver-company-pays-3-3-million-illegal-crypto-sales)
+- [Meta in talks to deploy stablecoins three years after giving up on landmark crypto project](https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/05/08/meta-stablecoins-exploration-usdc-circle-diem-libra/)
+- [Electrum announces plugins](https://x.com/electrumwallet/status/1935611155331874922)
+
+## New Releases
+
+- [Square enables Lightning payments](https://block.xyz/inside/block-to-roll-out-bitcoin-payments-on-square)
+- [Introducing the New Bull Bitcoin Platform](https://www.bullbitcoin.com/blog/introducing-the-new-bull-bitcoin-platform)
+- [Paying with Lightning at a convenience store in Switzerland](https://x.com/leinert/status/1916492839183126549)
+- [BTCPay NBXplorer stuck](https://github.com/MetacoSA/NBitcoin/pull/1269)
+- [Boltz Pro Launches Out of Beta: Stack Sats Non-Custodially by Swapping Bitcoin](https://blog.boltz.exchange/p/boltz-pro-launches-out-of-beta-stack)
+- [Bluewallet launches "hidden" wallet](https://x.com/bluewalletio/status/1933159148323016968)
+
+## Events and Podcasts
+
+
+
+## Miscellaneous
+
+- [Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/us/politics/trump-crypto-world-liberty-financial.html)
+- [Trump’s Quest for Crypto Riches Is a Constitutional Scandal Waiting to Happen](https://www.wired.com/story/trumps-quest-for-crypto-riches-is-a-constitutional-scandal-waiting-to-happen/)

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 layout: post
 type: socratic
-date: "2025-05-27 19:00:00"
-title: "Vancouver Socratic 033"
-meetup: https://lu.ma/12mky82j
+date: "2025-08-14 19:00:00"
+title: "Vancouver Socratic 034"
+meetup: https://lu.ma/3b21ktdw
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 ## Institutio Theologiae Elencticae

map.md

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 - ⚡[Funk Coffee Bar](https://www.funkcoffeebar.com/): Coffee and Bar downtown
 - ⚡[Honest to Pete](https://honesttopete.com/): Coffee at The Beaumont
 - ⚡[Mahony's Tavern](https://www.mahonystavern.com/): Pub by Vancouver Convention Centre with view over the harbour
-- ⚡[Master Kebap](https://master-chef.ca/): Food truck found Granville/Dunsmuir
 - ⚡[Park Drive](https://www.parkdrive.ca/): Pub on Commercial Drive
 - ⚡[Poseidon Greek](https://poseidonrestaurant.ca/): Greek restaurant in Langley
 - ⚡Ross Crêpe and Cafe: Coffee and dessert shop at Lonsdale Quay
 - ⚡[Uno Gelato](https://unogelato.com/): Ice cream in Downtown, Greektown and Olympic Village
-- ⚡[VanLove Sushi](https://vanlove.ca/): Sushi restaurant on Robson Street
+- ⚡[Butcher's Block & BBQ](https://butchersblockbbq.com/)
 
 ### Restaurants, cafes & Bars:
 
 - [4 Brothers Pizza](https://online-ordering-4-brothers-pizza.brygid.online/zgrid/themes/13400/portal/index.jsp): Pizza
 - [Big Bite Donair](https://bigbitedonair.ca/): Kebaps
+- [Butcher's Block & BBQ](https://butchersblockbbq.com/)
 - [Brave Brewing](https://www.brave.beer/): Brewery in Port Moody
 - [Bula Lounge](https://bulalounge.com/): Shisha Lounge in East Van
 - [Cambie Vietnamese Restaurant](https://www.cambievietnameserestaurant.com/): Vietnamese Restaurant on Main Street
 - [Cuba Street Food](https://cubastreetfood.ca): Cuban street food truck
-- [Happa Butchery](https://www.happabutchery.ca/): Organic fresh meats in Greektown
-- [La Cantina de Don Porfirio](https://www.instagram.com/donporfiriovan): Mexican restaurant in Mt Pleasant
 - [Carnitas Don Jose](https://www.donjosecarnitas.ca/): Mexican food in Chinatown
 - [Container Brewing](https://www.drinkcontainer.beer/hodl): Brewery in Strathcona
 - [Funk Coffee Bar](https://www.funkcoffeebar.com/): Coffee and Bar downtown
 - [Honest to Pete](https://honesttopete.com/): Coffee at The Beaumont
 - [Jack Lonsdale's](https://jacklonsdales.ca/): Pub in North Vancouver
 - [Killer Ice Cream](https://killericecream.ca/): Ice cream in Greektown
 - [Mahony's Tavern](https://www.mahonystavern.com/): Pub by Vancouver Convention Centre with view over the harbour
-- [Master Chef's Kabob](https://master-chef.ca/): Food truck found Granville/Dunsmuir
 - [Milano Espresso Bar](https://www.milanocoffee.ca/): Coffee on Denman Street
 - [Park Drive](https://www.parkdrive.ca/): Pub on Commercial Drive
 - [Poseidon Greek](https://poseidonrestaurant.ca/): Greek restaurant in Langley
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 - [Shawarma Corner](https://zomi.menu/?shop=497&utm=&table=): Shwarma
 - [The Laughing Bean Coffee](https://www.laughingbeancoffee.com/): Coffee and baked delicacies
 - [Uno Gelato](https://unogelato.com/): Ice cream in Downtown, Greektown and Olympic Village
-- [VanLove Sushi](https://vanlove.ca/): Sushi restaurant on Robson Street
 
 ### Online merchants
 
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 ### Barbershops, spas and fitness:
 
+- [Alter Ego Barbershop](https://getsquire.com/discover/barbershop/alter-ego-barbershop-vancouver): Men's haircuts and grooming
 - [Arc Studio](https://arcstudiospace.com/): Pilates studio on Commercial Drive
 - [Clover Salon](https://www.cloversalon.com/): Men's and women's haircuts, coloring, grooming, hennas
 - [Cocoa Tanning](https://www.cocoatanning.ca/): Tanning studio and sauna
 - [Crypto Barbershop](https://cryptobarbershops.com/): Men's haircuts and grooming
 - [Float House Therapy](https://floathouse.ca/): Wellness center
-- [JD's Barbershop](https://www.jdsbarbershop.com/): Men's haircuts and grooming
 
 ### Miscallaneous shops
 
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 - [City Park Express](https://goo.gl/maps/GLqh1dquS5dAK9Zg9): Convenience store
 - [Disco Biscuits](https://discobiscuits.ca/): Cart selling donuts around Vancouver
 - [EJ Cell Phone Repair](https://ejrepair.com/): Cell phone repair in Greektown
-- [Hotro Organic Meats](https://hotro.ca/): Butcher shop on Main Street
+- [Fine Finds Boutique](https://finefindsboutique.com/): Clothing in Yaletown
 - [Happy Wanderers Butcher](https://www.happywandererscattle.com/)
 - [House of Keys](https://www.houseofkeysbc.com/): Hardware store in North Vancouver
 - [Jack Lonsdale](https://jacklonsdales.ca/): Liquor store in Lonsdale
 - [Oh My Print Solutions](https://www.ohmyprintsolutions.com/)
 - [Old Country Pierogi](http://www.oldcountrypierogi.com/): Food Truck
+- [Samson Wardrobes](https://samsonwardrobes.com/): Menswear Downtown
 - [Shibuya Republic Vancouver](https://www.instagram.com/shibuyarepublik/): West Coast swag sold from a van
 - [Shoot High Caliber](https://shoothc.ca/): Professional instructors of firearms
 - [Shroom Magic Mushrooms](https://www.instagram.com/shr8m): Psychedelics in Chinatown
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 - [Longlife Windows and Doors](http://longlife.ca/): Windows and Doors
 - [Mati Bistro](https://www.matibistro.com/home): Catering
 - [Metro Communications](https://www.yelp.ca/biz/metro-communications-burnaby): Business VoIP services
+- [Paris Service Group](https://parisservicegroup.com/): Plumbing, heating and AC services
 - [Petit Bombon](https://www.instagram.com/petitbombon12/): Exquisit desserts
 - [Picasso Home Painting](http://picasshomepainting.com/): Painting business
 - [Powell Contracting Renovations](https://www.powell-contracting.com/)