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Recent newsletters, blog posts, and podcasts

  • Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #297 Recap Podcast

    Dave Harding and Mike Schmidt are joined by Kulpreet Singh, Chris Stewart, Jameson Lopp, and Joost Jager to discuss Newsletter #297.

  • Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #297

    This week’s newsletter announces a new domain-specific language for experimenting with contract protocols, summarizes a discussion about modifying BIP editor responsibilities, and describes proposals to reset and modify testnet. Also included are our regular sections with the summary of a Bitcoin Core PR Review Club meeting, announcements of new releases and release candidates, and descriptions of notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.

  • Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #296 Recap Podcast

    Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Antoine Poinsot to discuss Newsletter #296.

  • Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #296

    This week’s newsletter summarizes discussion about a new push for a consensus cleanup soft fork and announces a plan to choose additional BIP editors by the end of the week. Also included are our regular sections announcing new releases and describing changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.

  • Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #295 Recap Podcast

    Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Dave Harding, Peter Todd, Abubakar Sadiq Ismail, David Gumberg, and Jeffrey Czyz to discuss Newsletter #295.

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