Transcript of @bitcoinmagazine podcast w/ @AaronvanW and @sjors on the LOT parameter https://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/bitcoin-magazine/2021-02-26-taproot-activation-lockinontimeout/
In this episode @AaronvanW and I talk about LOT: https://nadobtc.libsyn.com/explaining-taproot-activation-and-lottrue-vs-lotfalse-nado-29
external signer support merged into bitcoin! Makes it easier for your bitcoin node to sign bitcoin transactions with hardware wallets. going to test this with HWI next chance I get. would be cool to get it working with trezorctl directly as well. https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/external-signer.md
In episode 27 @AaronvanW, @rubensomsen and I explain and discuss Softchains. https://nadobtc.libsyn.com/softchains-nado-27 #bitcoin
[HWI] Merged PR from Sjors: Ledger: fix change path check https://github.com/bitcoin-core/HWI/pull/428
In episode 26 @AaronvanW and I talk about Replace-By-Fee: https://nadobtc.libsyn.com/replace-by-fee-rbf-nado-26
the following merges accounts have been added:
- @guimerges merges to the bitcoin core GUI repository
- @secp256k1merges merges to the secp256k1 library
- @hwimerges merges to hardware wallet interface
- @miscmerges for merges to various other bitcoin core repositories
In episode 25 @AaronvanW and I explain bloom filters (BIP 37) and compact block filters (BIP 157/158) and discuss light #bitcoin wallets vs a full node in general: https://nadobtc.libsyn.com/compact-client-side-filtering-neutrino-the-van-wirdum-sjorsnado-25 (cc @bitcoinmagazine)
get the bitcoin whitepaper directly from the utxoset. This works on a pruned node:
seq 0 947 | (while read -r n; do bitcoin-cli gettxout 54e48e5f5c656b26c3bca14a8c95aa583d07ebe84dde3b7dd4a78f4e4186e713 $n | jq -r '.scriptPubKey.asm' | awk '{ print $2 $3 $4 }'; done) | tr -d '\n' | cut -c 17-368600 | xxd -r -p > bitcoin-test.pdf
In episode 24 @AaronvanW and I browse through the Bitcoin Core v0.21 release notes and reminisce about earlier episodes... (cc @bitcoinmagazine) https://nadobtc.libsyn.com/bitcoin-core-0210-nado-24
Awesome post @orionwl. Completely agree with the thinking and thankful it isn't a leaving message. Sense of dread at the beginning. 😅 https://laanwj.github.io/2021/01/21/decentralize.html
Greg Maxwell on whitepaper removal from bitcoincore.org
If you run a full node, you already have the whitepaper. @jimmysong wrote a really nice Python script that lets you extract from the blockchain (ht: puchu on Github). https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/35959/how-is-the-whitepaper-decoded-from-the-blockchain-tx-with-1000x-m-of-n-multisi/35970#35970
just a heads up: please grab your own copy of the #bitcoin whitepaper and store it carefully
there are some unsavory characters using legal threats to use its uncertain licensing status to bully sites into removing it from the internet
i will not provide any details at this time
it would be good to be prepared for the moment that bitcoincore.org comes under attack, exploiting legal or other loopholes
it's not a matter of *if*, but *when*
it's a bit of a single point of failure which makes it an attractive target for people on a crusade against bitcoin
if you want to help, make mirrors (can we do something like "deterministic verifiable builds for websites"?), host the files, seed the torrents, show them what censorship resistance means
Apparently #Twitter thinks this violated their rules lol
Got a 12 hour ban out of it
(Removed on appeal, but still)
In this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, hosts @AaronvanW and @provoost were once again joined by @SomsenRuben.
The trio discussed Drivechain, a sidechain project spearheaded by @Truthcoin.
Find the show below:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/exploring-drivechain-a-miner-secured-bitcoin-sidechain
new script to make verifying gitian deterministic build signatures less painful:
https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-maintainer-tools/pull/71
Bitcoin Core 0.21.0 Released: What’s New.
"Bitcoin Core 0.21.0 is one of the biggest Bitcoin Core releases in recent years, introducing various new features as well as privacy and performance improvements"
Written by @AaronvanW.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-core-0-21-0-released-whats-new