Merge pull request #94 from Liongrass/master

add august bitdevs

Author: Liongrass

_posts/2025-08-14-vancouver-socratic-34.md

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 layout: post
 type: socratic
 date: "2025-08-14 19:00:00"
-title: "Vancouver Socratic 034"
+title: "Vancouver Socratic 034: The Big Ideas"
 meetup: https://lu.ma/3b21ktdw
 ---
 
 ## Institutio Theologiae Elencticae
 
-Welcome Elenctics to tonight's Socratic Seminar!
+Welcome Elenctics to tonight's special 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)
 
+[Thank you for contributing to the fundraiser](https://we.encrypt.cash/apps/2wdJPfZmjbCeVciF7gguvEV3LyKd/crowdfund)
+
 Today's MC: TBD
 
 ### Never miss a Bitcoin event ever again
 
 [Check out and subscribe to the calendar here](/calendar)
 
-
-
-### Spend your sats in Vancouver
-
-[Check out our new map and merchant directory](/map)
-
-#### New merchants
-
-
-
 <!-- ### Today's talk -->
 
 ### Today's talk
 
+[Keith Mukai](https://primal.net/p/npub1tv8gmfhalwnxxquxjzeh6gtdsdz6vg7vx0s3rt7s7uuw6aujh32qn77wn2)
+- [BIP 352](https://bips.dev/353/)
+- [Seedsigner](https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner)
 
+## Onchain:
 
-## bitcoin-dev
-
-
-
-## lightning-dev
-
-
-
-## Optech
-
-
-
-## Bitcoinomics
-
-
-
-## Network Data
-
-
-
-## Mining
-
-
-
-## Token Layer
-
-
-
-## Regulatory
-
-
+- Scaling:
+	- [Blocksize](https://blog.bitmex.com/the-blocksize-war-chapter-1-first-strike/)
+	- [Lamport Signatures](https://blog.bitmex.com/quantum-safe-lamport-signatures/)
+	- [Cross-input signature aggregation (CISA)](https://bitcoinops.org/en/topics/cross-input-signature-aggregation/)
+	
+- [Softforks vs Hardforks](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/infographic-map-bitcoin-forks)
+- [Mempool filters](https://bitcoinops.org/en/blog/waiting-for-confirmation/): [Full RBF](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/policy/mempool-replacements.md), [OP_Return](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/32381), [CPFP](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/policy/mempool-limits.md), [Package Relay](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/policy/packages.md)
+- Syncing the Blockchain: [Libbitcoin](https://libbitcoininstitute.org/), [Utreexo](https://github.com/utreexo/utreexo), [Swift Sync](https://gist.github.com/RubenSomsen/a61a37d14182ccd78760e477c78133cd), [SPV](https://wiki.bitcoinsv.io/index.php/Simplified_Payment_Verification)
 
-## (Central Banking) Banking Crisis
+## Mining:
 
+- centralization, [Selfish mining](https://bitcoinops.org/en/topics/selfish-mining/)
+- Algorithm, One Vote Per CPU
 
+## Lightning:
 
-## New Releases
+- Gossip: [ZK Gossip](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/zk-gossip-for-lightning-channel-announcements/1407), Gossip 2.0
+- [Bolt12](https://bolt12.org/)
+- Privacy: [Blinded Paths](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/proposals/route-blinding.md)
 
+## Economics:
 
-## Events and Podcasts
+- Release schedule
+- Fee market
 
+## Token Layer:
 
+- [Where does Bitcoin Maximalism Come From?](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/mastercoin-a-second-generation-protocol-on-the-bitcoin-blockchain-1383603310)
+- Colored coins: [Mastercoin](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/mastercoin-a-second-generation-protocol-on-the-bitcoin-blockchain-1383603310), [Omni Layer](https://www.omnilayer.org/), [RGB](https://rgb.tech/), [Taproot Assets](https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/taproot-assets)
+- onchain, offchain?
+- A chain for everything or everything on one chain?
 
-## Miscellaneous
+## User experience:
 
+- [Unified QR Codes for Bitcoin](https://bitcoinqr.dev/)
+- [Redefine Bitcoin's Base Units](https://bips.dev/177/)
 

_posts/2025-08-26-vancouver-socratic-34.md

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+---
+layout: post
+type: socratic
+date: "2025-08-26 19:00:00"
+title: "Vancouver Socratic 035"
+meetup: https://lu.ma/vanbitcoin
+---
+
+## 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)
+
+
+
+### Spend your sats in Vancouver
+
+[Check out our new map and merchant directory](/map)
+
+#### New merchants
+
+
+
+<!-- ### Today's talk -->
+
+### Today's talk
+
+
+
+## bitcoin-dev
+
+
+
+## lightning-dev
+
+
+
+## Optech
+
+
+
+## Bitcoinomics
+
+
+
+## Network Data
+
+
+
+## Mining
+
+
+
+## Token Layer
+
+
+
+## Regulatory
+
+
+
+## (Central Banking) Banking Crisis
+
+
+
+## New Releases
+
+
+## Events and Podcasts
+
+
+
+## Miscellaneous
+
+