Simanta Gautam joined Brink engineers to discuss SNARKS, ZK Rollups & BitVM2 in a Bitcoin context:
- Verifiable compute w/SNARKS
- 2-way pegs, bridges, BitVM, trust minimization
- Bitcoin's state machine
- Sovereign ZK rollups
- Use cases
Brink is happy to announce a $50,000 contribution to our open source Bitcoin development efforts from VanEck!
Thank you to VanEck for supporting open source đ§Ą
Over the past few years Bitcoiners went from dismissing Lightning to cheering on custodial solutions. While many of those solutions have great properties and make sense for low-balance wallets, we shouldnât lose sight of the goal - great non-custodial UX that Bitcoiners actually *want* to use.
Luckily we have the tech for it (now), we just need the motivation and resources to build great wallets using it!
https://spiralbtc.substack.com/p/custodial-solutions-are-not-solutions
âWhatâs Matt mad at nowâ is brilliant. Look forward to more in this series
Yeah I got a new mic but the office echo still seems to overpower it
Earlier today nostr:nprofile1qqsf2ds69dp2ympzhtpmdd46f3w2cnfkjphtpnaesf5xs8z95vqu2xqytd0r5 and nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqghwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2qpqzsu6h4pfsyt9atxv6prt64j645vlyv22jwkeh5y6mqlrxs47ex0slxtz3n discussed Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #341:
- probabilistic payments
- ephemeral anchors
- Bitcoin network monitoring and orphan evictions
- BIP3
- cluster mempool
... and more!
Catch up:
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The Lightning Torch, but with Satoshi's identity.
Brink is grateful to receive a $50,000 contribution, in BTC, from Bitwise, to support our Bitcoin open source development work.
Bitwise donated $150,000 across Brink, HRF, and OpenSats for Bitcoin open source developers.
Thank you to nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcqpqjpvsahpy0vgq7gu8nfqjkeskce0gwjk8jpss590xkvjh5xxe4epstlhxmx , Hunter Horsley, and the Bitwise team for supporting Bitcoin open source! đ§Ą
"Open Source Software and Corporate Influence"
https://www.alilleybrinker.com/blog/open-source-software-and-corporate-influence/
What a line up with 8 guests on Bitcoin Optech this week!
Each of the segments in this podcast was really a podcast in itself. Something for everyone in the timestamps.
Up for grabs!
Bitcoin Optech would like to add a Block Reorg Calculator to our site.
If you would like to implement the (corrected) calculations outlined in chapter 11 of the Bitcoin white paper, we are looking for external contributions!
Inquire within:
https://github.com/bitcoinops/bitcoinops.github.io/issues/2156
Down for keeps!
Delivered within just a few days, thank you, nostr:nprofile1qqsgdnqyst2jr03flphaa5rg5f872k2rhzxchu4nzu2trt2an7wd84gdx04uy !
Check out the Bitcoin Block Reorg Calculator:
Is it the longest weekly optech newsletter? nostr:note164chna6x4unhl3ykc3e6twvv0s3dyftm0nxmrshs6pz0rlh5quqqyv8ty6
"For a sixth year running, regular Bitcoin Core contributors received a survey to surface priorities and ensure that people feel that they can contribute effectively. Below is a summary of the results in a format similar to previous yearsâ surveys."
PRs Opened and Merged by Year
Regarding Goals/Priorities for 2025
Areas of frustration/disappointment in 2024 
Changes to improve the process/project
Check out the the full post:
https://adamjonas.com/bitcoin/coredev/retro/coredev-2024-retro/
Thanks nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7cnjvghxjme0qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcqyp5qk5wd3kkux53y2tsynmwlw8y7dq2hr60yjpmyycvdgcx3s0lwcduz4ak for putting this together
Brink renews our financial support for all of our 8 Bitcoin Core engineers through 2025!
Thank you to Michael Ford (fanquake), Gloria Zhao, Hennadii Stepanov, Sebastian Falbesoner, Niklas Gögge, StĂ©phan Vuylsteke, Fabian Jahr, and Marco De Leon for your amazing work on Bitcoin and we are proud to support you. đ
If you're curious about the work these engineers are doing, we have a detailed annual report in the works.
In the meantime check out last year's annual report
Up for grabs!
Bitcoin Optech would like to add a Block Reorg Calculator to our site.
If you would like to implement the (corrected) calculations outlined in chapter 11 of the Bitcoin white paper, we are looking for external contributions!
Inquire within:
https://github.com/bitcoinops/bitcoinops.github.io/issues/2156
This week's Bitcoin Core PR review club PR is #31363, "Cluster mempool: introduce TxGraph", authored by Pieter Wuille and hosted by
and hosted by Gloria Zhao.
Notes and questions are available on the website, including a gentle introduction to cluster mempool and mempool architecture
Starting in 15 minutes!
Listen to:
- Yuval Kogmanâs disclosed coinjoin vulnerabilities
- Jeremy Rubin's thoughts on soft fork proposals
- the BDK 1.0.0 release with Steve Myers
- transitory soft fork discussion
Yesterday nostr: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 and nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqghwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2qgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcqgswaehxw309ahx7um5wghxcctwvsq3gamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wdau8gu3wv3jhvqgswaehxw309ahx7um5wgh8w6twv5q3yamnwvaz7tm0venxx6rpd9hzuur4vgq3gamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7qgcwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnwa5x2un99e3k7mgprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvqyv8wumn8ghj7am9d33k7mt99ehx7um5wgh8w6twv5qzq9pe402znqgkt6kve5zxh4t94tge7gc54yadn0gf4kp7xdptajvlsax9le were joined by Yuval Kogman, Jeremy Rubin, and Steve Myers to discuss Newsletter #335:
- Attacks on centralized coinjoin
- ChillDKG
- Changing consensus
- BDK 1.0.0
Catch up:
Nailed the nostr:npub1syluunzwwmc70d85d9alzqc2jrc6pdur7xrax2vqpfxas6tljavsa46ksu tagging here
Please take a moment to provide Optech feedback on how we are doing by filling out a short survey đ nostr:note1n98kpw7dzzrag2xge0lkeqwryzgttn3svjfqjrmng7vs0sjmwzfs0uhasj
New Optech monthly segment:
"A new monthly section summarizing proposals and discussion about changing Bitcoinâs consensus rules." nostr:note1j9xhvet5892n29egvdljs5a3dum3wgyjz0h0hfru543scgmyan4senkrkt