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2024-11-22 13:52:19

Bitcoin Optech on Nostr: Bitcoin Optech newsletter #330 is here: - summarizes a proposed change to the LN spec ...

Bitcoin Optech newsletter #330 is here:

- summarizes a proposed change to the LN spec to allow pluggable channel factories
- links to a report and a new website for examining transactions on the default signet that use proposed soft forks
- describes an update to the LNHANCE multi-part soft fork proposal
- discusses a paper about covenants based on grinding rather than consensus changes
- summarizes changes to services/client software
- #330 Recap on Twitter Spaces
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2024/11/22/

ZmnSCPxj posted to Delving Bitcoin a proposal to make a small set of changes to the BOLT specification to allow existing LN software to manage LN-Penalty payment channels within a channel factory using a software plugin...
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2024/11/22/#pluggable-channel-factories

Anthony Towns posted to Delving Bitcoin a summary of activity on the default signet related to proposed soft forks available through Bitcoin Inquisition...
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2024/11/22/#signet-activity-report

Moonsettler posted to Delving Bitcoin and also the Bitcoin-Dev mailing list a proposal for a new opcode, OP_PAIRCOMMIT, to be added to the LNHANCE soft fork proposal...
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2024/11/22/#update-to-lnhance-proposal

Ethan Heilman posted to the Bitcoin-Dev mailing list the summary of a paper he coauthored with Victor Kolobov, Avihu Levy, and Andrew Poelstra. The paper describes how covenants can be created easily without consensus changes...
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2024/11/22/#covenants-based-on-grinding-rather-than-consensus-changes

Changes to services and client software:

- Spark layer two protocol announced
- Unify wallet announced
- bitcoinutils.dev launches
- Great Restored Script Interpreter available
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2024/11/22/#changes-to-services-and-client-software

Bitcoin Optech will host an audio recap discussion of this newsletter with special guests Vojtěch Strnad, Moonsettler, Brandon Black, Ethan Heilman, and Dusty Daemon on Twitter Spaces Tuesday at 15:30 UTC. Join us to discuss or ask questions!
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1OyKAZQdWWnGb
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