Topic suggestions for Socratic Seminar #2

[supertestnet]

El-Tor: https://blog.bitfinex.com/education/what-is-the-el-tor-high-capacity-tor-network/

Statechainjs: https://github.com/supertestnet/statechainjs

[supertestnet]

Goose the caboose: https://github.com/Bitcoin-Wildlife-Sanctuary/covenants-examples?tab=readme-ov-file#caboose-the-state-carrying-utxo-via-p2wsh

[supertestnet]

Proton wallet: https://proton.me/blog/proton-wallet-launch

[supertestnet]

Nostr DLCs: nostr-protocol/nips#919

ecash DLCs: https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/discreet-log-contracts-with-ecash-notes/ and cashubtc/nuts#128

[supertestnet]

Fedi launch: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/fedi-launches-world-s-first-community-superapp

[supertestnet]

Coinjoins in electrum: https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/how-to-use-electrum-plugin-for-joinstr/

[chrisguida]

Full-rbf merged: https://twitter.com/0xB10C/status/1820558601439547864

[chrisguida]

Dark Skippy https://x.com/utxoclub/status/1820520960476561825

[chrisguida]

Speed Wallet https://www.tryspeed.com/blog/speed-wallet-introduces-usdt-on-lightning/

[supertestnet]

Distributed key generation: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/HE3HSnGTpoQ

Octojoin: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/aAJrGBf_oS4

10 vulnerabilities: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/_ys3Eu8-ORA

Wasabi coordinator explorer: https://wasabist.io/

[supertestnet]

web-based bip353 resolver: https://satsto.me/

ZKP verifier on bitcoin mainnet: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-mainnet-first-verified-zk-proof

BitvmX: https://bitvmx.org/

Trial update re tornado cash: https://www.therage.co/roman-storm-judge-grants-delay-of-tornado-cash-trial/

Bathhouse mining: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/brooklyn-bathhouse-heats-water-with-bitcoin-mining/

Taproot annex structure proposal: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2023-June/021731.html

Stable channels: https://stablechannels.com/

[supertestnet]

FOSS invoicing software for btcpay: https://x.com/BtcpayServer/status/1808501653319926208

Mempool accelerator: https://mempool.space/accelerator

Bitaxe block (debatable): https://x.com/bitentrepreneur/status/1816173826754929125

Mining pool game theory during forks: https://b10c.me/blog/014-mining-pool-behavior-during-forks/

[supertestnet]

Categorized

Things we'll actually discuss

Chris topics:

• el-tor
• stable things
• full-RBF merged

Super topics:

• StatechainJS
• ZKP verifier & BitVM
• DLCs

New products/services

• El-Tor: https://blog.bitfinex.com/education/what-is-the-el-tor-high-capacity-tor-network/
• Mempool accelerator: https://mempool.space/accelerator

Custody solutions

• Statechainjs: https://github.com/supertestnet/statechainjs
• Fedi launch: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/fedi-launches-world-s-first-community-superapp
• Stable channels: https://stablechannels.com/
• Nostr DLCs: NIP-88: Discreet Log Contracts over Nostr nostr-protocol/nips#919
• ecash DLCs: https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/discreet-log-contracts-with-ecash-notes/ and NUT for DLC execution cashubtc/nuts#128
• Speed Wallet: https://www.tryspeed.com/blog/speed-wallet-introduces-usdt-on-lightning/
• ^^ the wallet is non-custodial but the new announcement is about tether, which is arguably custodial
• ^^ UPDATE: today [2024-08-11] I realized Speed Wallet is fully custodial: "As a custodial wallet, Speed Wallet enables you to securely send and receive Bitcoin and USDt." source

Privacy solutions

• FOSS invoicing software for btcpay: https://x.com/BtcpayServer/status/1808501653319926208
• Proton wallet: https://proton.me/blog/proton-wallet-launch
• Web-based bip353 resolver: https://satsto.me/
• Octojoin: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/aAJrGBf_oS4
• Wasabi coordinator list: https://wasabist.io/
• Coinjoins in electrum: https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/how-to-use-electrum-plugin-for-joinstr/
• Trial update re tornado cash: https://www.therage.co/roman-storm-judge-grants-delay-of-tornado-cash-trial/

Bitcoin Script experiments

• ZKP verifier on bitcoin mainnet: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-mainnet-first-verified-zk-proof
• BitvmX: https://bitvmx.org/
• Goose the caboose: https://github.com/Bitcoin-Wildlife-Sanctuary/covenants-examples?tab=readme-ov-file#caboose-the-state-carrying-utxo-via-p2wsh

Mining news

• Bathhouse mining: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/brooklyn-bathhouse-heats-water-with-bitcoin-mining/
• Bitaxe block (debatable): https://x.com/bitentrepreneur/status/1816173826754929125
• Mining pool game theory during forks: https://b10c.me/blog/014-mining-pool-behavior-during-forks/

Protocol updates

• Taproot annex structure proposal: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2023-June/021731.html
• Distributed key generation: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/HE3HSnGTpoQ
• Full-rbf merged: https://twitter.com/0xB10C/status/1820558601439547864

Vulnerabilities

• 10 vulnerabilities: https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/_ys3Eu8-ORA
• Dark Skippy: https://x.com/utxoclub/status/1820520960476561825