@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ of notable merges to popular Bitcoin infrastructure projects.
6060 limits] to note that adding limits now would not only increase code
6161 complexity but could also lead to people losing their money if they
6262 already received bitcoins to a script which requires a large witness
63- to spend.
63+ to spend. {% assign timestamp="0:10" %}
6464
6565- ** Transaction replacement option:** as reported in Newsletters
6666 [ #205 ] [ news205 rbf ] and [ #208 ] [ news208 rbf ] , Bitcoin Core merged
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ of notable merges to popular Bitcoin infrastructure projects.
9797 in its current state, Towns's PR will enable full RBF by default
9898 starting 1 May 2023. Users objecting to full RBF will still be able
9999 to prevent their nodes from participating by setting the
100- ` mempoolfullrbf ` option to false.
100+ ` mempoolfullrbf ` option to false. {% assign timestamp="5:34" %}
101101
102102- ** Validity rollups research:** John Light [ posted] [ light ml ru ] to the
103103 Bitcoin-Dev mailing list a link to a [ detailed research report] [ light
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ of notable merges to popular Bitcoin infrastructure projects.
112112
113113 Light's research describes validity rollups in depth, looks at how
114114 support for them could be added to Bitcoin, and examines various
115- concerns with their implementation.
115+ concerns with their implementation. {% assign timestamp="18:02" %}
116116
117117- ** MuSig2 security vulnerability:** Jonas Nick [ posted] [ nick musig2 ] to
118118 the Bitcoin-Dev mailing list about a vulnerability he and several
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ of notable merges to popular Bitcoin infrastructure projects.
127127 relatively rare cases" and encourages anyone using (or soon planning
128128 to use) MuSig2 to reach out to him and his co-authors with
129129 questions. The draft BIP for MuSig2 is expected to be updated soon
130- to address the issue.
130+ to address the issue. {% assign timestamp="52:00" %}
131131
132132- ** Minimum relayable transaction size:** Greg Sanders [ posted] [ sanders
133133 min] to the Bitcoin-Dev mailing list a request for Bitcoin Core to
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ of notable merges to popular Bitcoin infrastructure projects.
156156 allow additional experimentation and usage without changing the
157157 current risk profile. Sanders has a [ pull request] [ bitcoin core
158158 #26265 ] open to make this change. See also [ Newsletter #99 ] [ news99
159- min] for prior discussion related to this proposed change.
159+ min] for prior discussion related to this proposed change. {% assign timestamp="55:55" %}
160160
161161- ** BIP324 update:** Dhruv M [ posted] [ dhruv 324 ] to the Bitcoin-Dev
162162 mailing list a summary of several updates to the BIP324 proposal for a
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ of notable merges to popular Bitcoin infrastructure projects.
171171 during transaction announcement, prevent tampering with connections
172172 (or at least make it easier to detect tampering), and also make P2P
173173 connection censorship and [ eclipse attacks] [ topic eclipse attacks ]
174- more difficult.
174+ more difficult. {% assign timestamp="1:01:52" %}
175175
176176## Changes to services and client software
177177
@@ -181,29 +181,29 @@ wallets and services.*
181181- ** btcd v0.23.2 released:**
182182 btcd v0.23.2 (and [ v0.23.1] [ btcd 0.23.1 ] ) adds [ addr v2] [ topic addr v2 ] and additional
183183 support for [ PSBTs] [ topic psbt ] , [ taproot] [ topic taproot ] , and [ MuSig2] [ topic
184- musig] as well as other enhancements and fixes.
184+ musig] as well as other enhancements and fixes. {% assign timestamp="1:05:30" %}
185185
186186- ** ZEBEDEE announces hosted channel libraries:**
187187 In a recent [ blog post] [ zbd nbd ] , ZEBEDEE announced an open source wallet (Open
188188 Bitcoin Wallet), Core Lightning plugin (Poncho), Lightning client (Cliché),
189- and Lightning library (Immortan) which focus on support for [ hosted channels] [ ] .
189+ and Lightning library (Immortan) which focus on support for [ hosted channels] [ ] . {% assign timestamp="1:06:30" %}
190190
191191- ** Cashu launches with Lightning support:**
192192 E-cash software [ Cashu] [ cashu github ] launches as a proof-of-concept wallet with
193- Lightning receive support.
193+ Lightning receive support. {% assign timestamp="1:08:47" %}
194194
195195- ** Address explorer Spiral launches:**
196196 [ Spiral] [ spiral explorer ] is an open source public address [ explorer] [ topic block explorers ] that uses
197- cryptography to provide privacy to users querying information about an address.
197+ cryptography to provide privacy to users querying information about an address. {% assign timestamp="1:13:10" %}
198198
199199- ** BitGo announces Lightning support:**
200200 In a [ blog post] [ bitgo lightning ] , BitGo describes its custodial Lightning
201201 service that runs nodes on behalf of its clients and maintains payment
202- channel liquidity.
202+ channel liquidity. {% assign timestamp="1:16:15" %}
203203
204204- ** ZeroSync project launches:**
205205 The [ ZeroSync] [ zerosync github ] project is using [ Utreexo] [ topic utreexo ] and
206- STARK proofs to sync a Bitcoin node, as occurs in Initial Block Download (IBD).
206+ STARK proofs to sync a Bitcoin node, as occurs in Initial Block Download (IBD). {% assign timestamp="1:17:42" %}
207207
208208## Releases and release candidates
209209
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ release candidates.*
213213
214214- [ Bitcoin Core 24.0 RC2] [ ] is a release candidate for the
215215 next version of the network's most widely used full node
216- implementation. A [ guide to testing] [ bcc testing ] is available.
216+ implementation. A [ guide to testing] [ bcc testing ] is available. {% assign timestamp="1:20:16" %}
217217
218- - [ LND 0.15.3-beta] [ ] is a minor release that fixes several bugs.
218+ - [ LND 0.15.3-beta] [ ] is a minor release that fixes several bugs. {% assign timestamp="1:21:22" %}
219219
220220## Notable code and documentation changes
221221
@@ -229,11 +229,11 @@ Proposals (BIPs)][bips repo], and [Lightning BOLTs][bolts repo].*
229229- [ Bitcoin Core #23549 ] [ ] adds the ` scanblocks ` RPC that identifies
230230 relevant blocks in a given range for a provided set of [ descriptors] [ topic descriptors ] .
231231 The RPC is only available on nodes that maintain a [ compact block
232- filter] [ topic compact block filters ] index (` -blockfilterindex=1 ` ).
232+ filter] [ topic compact block filters ] index (` -blockfilterindex=1 ` ). {% assign timestamp="1:21:38" %}
233233
234234- [ Bitcoin Core #25412 ] [ ] adds a new ` /deploymentinfo ` REST endpoint which
235235 contains information about soft fork deployments, similar to the
236- existing ` getdeploymentinfo ` RPC.
236+ existing ` getdeploymentinfo ` RPC. {% assign timestamp="1:23:29" %}
237237
238238- [ LND #6956 ] [ ] allows configuring the minimum channel reserve enforced
239239 on payments received from a channel's partner. A node won't accept a
@@ -242,19 +242,19 @@ Proposals (BIPs)][bips repo], and [Lightning BOLTs][bolts repo].*
242242 default in LND. This ensures the partner will need to pay at least
243243 the reserve amount as a penalty if it attempts to close a channel in a
244244 outdated state. This merged PR allows lowering or raising the reserve
245- amount.
245+ amount. {% assign timestamp="1:23:49" %}
246246
247247- [ LND #7004 ] [ ] updates the version of the BTCD library used by LND,
248248 fixing the security vulnerability previously described in this
249- newsletter.
249+ newsletter. {% assign timestamp="1:25:31" %}
250250
251251- [ LDK #1625 ] [ ] begins tracking information about the liquidity of
252252 distant channels which the local node has attempted to route payments
253253 through. The local node stores information about the size of payments
254254 which have either successfully been routed through the remote node or
255255 which failed due to apparent insufficient funds. This information,
256256 adjusted for its age, is used as input for probabilistic pathfinding
257- (see [ Newsletter #163 ] [ news163 pr ] ).
257+ (see [ Newsletter #163 ] [ news163 pr ] ). {% assign timestamp="1:25:54" %}
258258
259259## Footnotes
260260
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