Welcome to BitDevs DC meeting 009

Thank you to our gracious host, Compass Coffee

September 12, 2023 @ 7PM

As a reminder, the ground rules of BitDevs are as follow:

1. No photos, videos, or recordings.
2. Chatham House Rule: you may reiterate the contents of the meeting without attribution.

These rules exist so that BitDevs participants can speak freely within the event.

Questions are encouraged, including basic ones!

Agenda

• BitForge
  • https://www.fireblocks.com/blog/bitforge-fireblocks-researchers-uncover-vulnerabilities-in-over-15-major-wallet-providers
• LastPass keys getting popped?
  • https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/09/experts-fear-crooks-are-cracking-keys-stolen-in-lastpass-breach/
• Delving Bitcoin - https://delvingbitcoin.org/
  • What is this and why is it different from other chat platforms of the past?
• The fake channel DoS attack
  • https://morehouse.github.io/lightning/fake-channel-dos/
• Nucleus: Capital-efficient multipeer Lightning payment channels
  • https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2023-August/021897.html
• John Law: scaling lightning with CTV
  • https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2023-September/021941.html
  • https://github.com/JohnLaw2/ln-scaling-covenants
  • https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2023/03/29/
• “Thundering Herd”
  • https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2023-September/021943.html
• Combined APO/CTV in TXHASH
  • https://gist.github.com/reardencode/2aa98700b720174598d21989dd46e781
• “Sovereign” Rollups
  • https://decrypt.co/122833/rollkit-pitches-second-layer-for-bitcoin-sovereign-rollup
• How to do a coin join
  • Add commons tools here, explain various kinds
• Storm-0558 Key Acquisition
  • https://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2023/09/results-of-major-technical-investigations-for-storm-0558-key-acquisition/
• codex32 booklet
  • https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1699888016725262652
• Bitcoin Fees Mistake
  • https://mempool.space/tx/d5392d474b4c436e1c9d1f4ff4be5f5f9bb0eb2e26b61d2781751474b7e870fd
• Better accounting rules for holding bitcoin on the balance sheet
  • https://cointelegraph.com/news/fasb-united-states-accounting-rules-companies-holding-crypto-2025

Submit suggestions for next meeting!

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