Merge pull request BitDevsNYC#161 from BitDevsNYC/socratic-137

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+layout: post
+type: socratic
+title: "Bitcoin Developers’ Socratic Seminar 137 (at PubKey!)"
+meetup: "https://www.meetup.com/bitdevsnyc/events/301367442/"
+---
+
+## Announcements
+Please join us for our next Socratic Seminar, hosted at PubKey! A special thank you to our sponsors [Chaincode Labs](https://chaincode.com) and [Wolf NYC](https://wolfnyc.com) for food, refreshments and event space.
+
+Follow New York BitDevs on [Twitter](https://x.com/BitDevsNYC)
+
+Follow us on NOSTR: `npub1nydevscv0slx9eyr0chkkdgzqfhtp4guk039akhq6g9fnsrf6lcsu`
+
+## Mailing Lists, Meetings and Bitcoin Optech
+### Mailing Lists
+
+- [Libre Relay v27.1 released with lower 1.25x replacement threshold](https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/n2GNmnz0btw)
+- [Proposing a P2QRH BIP towards a quantum resistant soft fork](https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/Aee8xKuIC2s)
+- [Bitcoin Core 27.1 released](https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/9D-H6SLRsgY)
+- [BIP-? : Free seed mnemonics for steganography and attack-resistance](https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/Lhfbuv0SazQ)
+- [Bitcoin Core 27.1 release candidate 1 available](https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/iuObsRBuKQU)
+- [BIP for Testnet 4](https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/0BYW_diKiVw)
+- [BIP 21 Updates](https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/P0D5EZyw1Bk)
+
+
+#### [Delving Bitcoin](https://delvingbitcoin.org/)
+- [DoS Disclosure: LND Onion Bomb](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/dos-disclosure-lnd-onion-bomb)
+- [Estimating Likelihood for Lightning Payments to be (in)feasible](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/estimating-likelihood-for-lightning-payments-to-be-in-feasible)
+- [Bitcoind Policy Estimator modes Analysis](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/bitcoind-policy-estimator-modes-analysis)
+- [Drivechain with and without BIP 300/301](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/drivechain-with-and-without-bip-300-301)
+- [Proposing a P2QRH BIP towards a quantum resistant soft fork](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/proposing-a-p2qrh-bip-towards-a-quantum-resistant-soft-fork)
+- [Proof-of-work based signet faucet](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/proof-of-work-based-signet-faucet)
+- [Who will run the CoinJoin coordinators?](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/who-will-run-the-coinjoin-coordinators)
+- [Proposed risk framework for Bitcoin L2s and Sidechains](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/proposed-risk-framework-for-bitcoin-l2s-and-sidechains)
+- [FE'd Up Covenants](https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/fed-up-covenants)
+
+
+### Meetings
+- [Bitcoin PR Review Club](https://bitcoincore.reviews)
+    - [#30132 Don't wipe indexes again when continuing a prior reindex](https://bitcoincore.reviews/30132)
+
+- Bitcoin Core general developer meetings
+    - [May 30](https://www.erisian.com.au/bitcoin-core-dev/log-2024-05-30.html#l-166)
+    - [June 6](https://www.erisian.com.au/bitcoin-core-dev/log-2024-06-06.html#l-68)
+    - [June 13](https://www.erisian.com.au/bitcoin-core-dev/log-2024-06-13.html#l-81)
+    - [June 20](https://www.erisian.com.au/bitcoin-core-dev/log-2024-06-20.html#l-127)
+
+- Lightning Specification meeting
+    - <!--- TODO replace: [December 5th](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/issues/1046) --->
+
+### Optech
+- [Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #308](https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2024/06/21/)
+- [Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #307](https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2024/06/14/)
+- [Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #306](https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2024/06/07/)
+- [Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #305](https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2024/05/31/)
+- [Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #307 Recap Podcast](https://bitcoinops.org/en/podcast/2024/06/18/)
+- [Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #306 Recap Podcast](https://bitcoinops.org/en/podcast/2024/06/11/)
+- [Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #305 Recap Podcast](https://bitcoinops.org/en/podcast/2024/06/04/)
+
+
+## Network Data
+- [Empty Block Report](https://research.mempool.space/empty-block-report/)
+    - [empty block explainer discussion](https://github.com/mempool/mempool/pull/5087)
+- [OKX massive fee overpayment during consolidation](https://x.com/mononautical/status/1799209814146297899)
+- Odd Stale Block/Spy Mining Behaviors - [845869](https://x.com/0xB10C/status/1796518471511237065), [848860](https://x.com/0xB10C/status/1804143652962185531), [848477](https://x.com/0xB10C/status/1803082081385246738)
+- [Scortched-earth fee race on low-entropy address](https://x.com/mononautical/status/1800496416252743919)
+- [SRC-20 mint consume sigop limit](https://x.com/mononautical/status/1799864532094824726)
+- [Visualization of p2p connections and messages](https://x.com/0xB10C/status/1797904155593548273)
+
+## CVEs and Research
+### Research
+- [Concurrently Secure Blind Schnorr Signatures](https://eprint.iacr.org/2022/1676.pdf)
+    - [discussion](https://x.com/n1ckler/status/1798028407550464337) 
+- [Dynamic-FROST: Schnorr Threshold Signatures with a Flexible Committee](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/896)
+- [MixBuy: Contingent Payment in the Presence of Coin Mixers](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/953)
+- Ring Signatures
+    - [DualRing-PRF: Post-Quantum (Linkable) Ring Signatures from Legendre and Power Residue PRFs](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/985)
+    - [Physical Ring Signature](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/790)    
+    - [Signer Revocability for Threshold Ring Signatures](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/958)
+- [SmartZKCP: Towards Practical Data Exchange Marketplace Against Active Attacks](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/941) 
+
+### InfoSec
+- [CoinStats says North Korean hackers breached 1,590 crypto wallets](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/coinstats-says-north-korean-hackers-breached-1-590-crypto-wallets/)
+- [DMM Bitcoin exploited for $304m](https://rekt.news/dmm-rekt/)
+- [DoS: LND Onion Bomb](https://morehouse.github.io/lightning/lnd-onion-bomb/)
+- [Proposed Disclosure Policy for Bitcoin Core](https://gist.github.com/darosior/eb71638f20968f0dc896c4261a127be6)
+- ["Researchers" exploit Kraken exchange bug, steal $3 million in crypto](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-exploit-kraken-exchange-bug-steal-3-million-in-crypto/)
+- [Fediment service degraded by DNS take over](https://github.com/fedimint/fedimint/issues/5482)
+
+## Pull Requests and repo updates
+### [Bitcoin Core](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin)
+- [netbase: extend CreateSock() to support creating arbitrary sockets](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/30202)
+- [net_processing: make any misbehavior trigger immediate discouragement](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/29575)
+- [upnp: fix build with miniupnpc 2.2.8](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/30283)
+- [Cluster size 2 package rbf](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/28984)
+- [bumpfee: ignore WALLET_INCREMENTAL_RELAY_FEE when user specifies fee_rate](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/27969)
+- [refactor: Reduce memory copying operations in bech32 encoding](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/29607)
+- [Update minisketch subtree to eb37a9b8e79f9e49d73b96a49bf97a96d9eb676c](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/30270)
+- [fuzz: add I2P harness](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/30230)
+- [wallet, rpc: document and update `sendall` behavior around unconfirmed inputs](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/28979)
+- [consensus: Store transaction nVersion as uint32_t](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/29325)
+- [util: add BitSet](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/30160)
+- [validation: improve performance of CheckBlockIndex](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/28339)
+- [indexes: Don't wipe indexes again when continuing a prior reindex](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/30132)
+- [policy: bump TX_MAX_STANDARD_VERSION to 3](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/29496)
+- [util: add VecDeque](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/30161)
+- [rpc, wallet: fix incorrect segwit redeem script size limit](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/28307)
+- [Fix waste calculation in SelectionResult](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/28366)
+
+
+### [BDK](https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk)
+- [fix(wallet)!: Simplify `SignOptions` and improve finalization logic](https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk/pull/1476)
+- [No descriptor ids in spk txout index](https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk/pull/1463)
+- [Make Wallet require a change descriptor](https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk/pull/1390)
+- [refactor(electrum) put the tx cache in electrum](https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk/pull/1453)
+
+
+### [rust-bitcoin](https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-bitcoin)
+- [Enforce script size limit when hashing scripts](https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-bitcoin/pull/2794)
+- [Update bitcoinconsensus version to 0.106.0+26](https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-bitcoin/pull/2833)
+- [Add API for extracting the inner payload of `RawNetworkMessage`](https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-bitcoin/pull/2839)
+
+
+### [Core Lightning](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning)
+- [Wait for bitcoind if it's gone backwards, don't abort.](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/7342)
+- [Autoclean for giant nodes](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/7298)
+- [BOLT catchups for v24.08](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/7388)
+- [poetry: Use non-package mode](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/7286)
+- [script: Adding cl-repro script for easier builder image building](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/7335)
+- [Deprecations for v24.08](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/7380)
+- [gossipd: fix crash when processing pending node_announcements.](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/7368)
+- [script: Add reproducible build script for Ubuntu v24.04](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/7359)
+
+### [eclair](https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/)
+- [Add `EncodedNodeId` for mobile wallets](https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/pull/2867)
+- [Register can forward messages to nodes](https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/pull/2863)
+- [Add `payCommitTxFees` flag to `LocalParams`](https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/pull/2845)
+- [Unwrap blinded routes that start at our node](https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/pull/2858)
+- [Accept onion failure without a `channel_update`](https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/pull/2854)
+
+
+### [LDK](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning)
+- [Async payments message encoding and prefactor ](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3125)
+- [Optimize ChannelMonitor persistence on block connections.](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/2966)
+- [Implement non-strict forwarding](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3127)
+- [Blinded paths with unannounced introduction nodes](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3132)
+- [Parse v2 Rapid Gossip Sync](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3098)
+- [Asynchronous `Bolt12Invoice` payment](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3078)
+- [BOLT 12 static invoice encoding and building](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3082)
+- [Use a real (probing-generated) scorer in benchmarks](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3103)
+- [Updated `ClosureReason::HolderForceClosed` with whether txn was broadcasted.](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3107)
+- [Force-close channels if their feerate gets stale without any update](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3037)
+- [Ignore channel updates in onion errors ](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3083)
+- [Optional compact blinded path creation](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3080)
+- [Reintroduce addresses to NodeAnnouncementInfo.](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3072)
+- [Watch all outputs irrespective of claimable outpoints](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3081)
+- [Don't disconnect on manual force closes](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3088)
+- [Move the public channel state API into a new module](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3089)
+- [Implement `Readable` for `Offer` and `Refund`](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/2965)
+- [Allow for user-specified error message during force close channel](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/2889)
+- [Log peer's features if they require some unknown features we don't support](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/2947)
+- [Allow responding asynchronously to OnionMessage](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/2996)
+
+
+### [lnd](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd)
+- [routing: assume TLV onion feature bit](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/8791)
+- [routing: cancelable payment loop ](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/8734)
+- [itest+lntest: let abandoned channel be either not found or in zombie](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/8839)
+- [lncli: new command `wallet estimatefeerate`](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/8730)
+- [contractcourt: consider delivery addresses when evaluating toSelfAmount](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/8800)
+- [Allow for a channel point in `GetChanInfo`](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/8813)
+- [ Expose `cltv_expiry` flag of `addinvoice` to cli](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/8491)
+
+
+### [BIPs](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips)
+- [BIP-352: handle invalid privkey / pubkey sums for sending / scanning, add changelog](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/1620)
+- [BIP-352: generate `input_hash` after summing up keys (simplification)](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/1622)
+- [Fix bip number in specification](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/1617)
+- [Add BIP 353: DNS Payment Instructions](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/1551)
+
+
+### [BLIPs](https://github.com/lightning/blips)
+- [Define blip-0032, DNSSEC proof querying over onion messages](https://github.com/lightning/blips/pull/32)
+
+### [BOLTs](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc)
+- [BOLT 2: quiescence protocol (feature 34/35) option_quiesce](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/pull/869)
+
+## New Releases
+- [Bitcoin Core 26.2 release candidate 1 available](https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/ADDP13kVhrM)
+- [harbor ecash desktop wallet](https://github.com/MutinyWallet/harbor)
+
+## Events and Podcasts
+- [BR069 - Cat is out of the bag? OP_CAT ft. NVK, Andrew Poelstra, Rob Hamilton & Rijndael](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinreview/episodes/BR069---Cat-is-out-of-the-bag--OP_CAT-ft--NVK--Andrew-Poelstra--Rob-Hamilton--Rijndael-e2l5mm1)
+- [BTCPrague 2024](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzzgcGPTEzHtgvdv5K-Dfop2-spb9dJC6)
+- [Rusty Russell -- The Great Script Restoration Project](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSp8918HLnA)
+- [SLP580 - Bitcoin and MEV with Walt Smith](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephan-livera/episodes/Bitcoin-and-MEV-with-Walt-Smith-SLP580-e2kd792)
+- [SLP584 - Updates on Ark with Tiero ](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephan-livera/episodes/Updates-on-Ark-with-Tiero-SLP584-e2l143b)
+
+  
+## Mining
+- [Antminer T21 Technical Deep Dive](https://braiins.com/blog/antminer-t21-technical-deep-dive)
+- [Avalon A1566 ASIC Miner Testing and Review](https://hashrateindex.com/blog/avalon-a1566-asic-miner-testing-and-review/)
+- [BitAxe Supra: 4th Major Revision with BM1368 ASIC from Antminer S21](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitaxe-supra/)
+- [Bitcoin Mining Hashrate Futures: What They Are, Why They Matter, How to Trade Them](https://hashrateindex.com/blog/bitcoin-mining-hashrate-futures-what-they-are-why-they-matter-how-to-trade-them/)
+- [Braiins Launched Mini Miner BMM 100](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/braiins-mini-miner-bmm-100)
+- [Cryptocurrency mining as a novel virtual energy storage system in islanded and grid-connected microgrids](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142061524001364)
+- [Stay Cool, Mine On: Exploring Bitcoin Mining Cooling Solutions](https://braiins.com/blog/stay-cool-mine-on-exploring-bitcoin-mining-cooling-solutions)
+
+## Miscellaneous
+- [Choose-your-own coordinator with new Wasabi release](https://x.com/wasabiwallet/status/1796988769523867735)
+- [CoinPile](https://x.com/JeremyRubin/status/1797315646327345538)
+- [Effects of DBcache Size on Bitcoin Node Sync Speed](https://blog.lopp.net/effects-dbcache-size-bitcoin-node-sync-speed/)
+- [HRF Grants 10BTC to 13 projects](https://hrf.org/hrf-bitcoin-development-fund-grants-1-billion-satoshis-to-14-projects-worldwide/)
+- [Introducing Brollups](https://brqgoo.medium.com/introducing-brollups-18ec4081f6e7)
+- OpenSats LTS Grants - [Calle](https://opensats.org/blog/cashu-calle-receives-lts-grant), [William Casarin](https://opensats.org/blog/jb55-receives-lts-grant)
+- [Review of early block size increase proposals](https://x.com/ajtowns/status/1798185661570441383)
+- [EU "Chat Control" bill threatens e2e encryption](https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/upload-moderation.pdf)