@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
5252 minisketch] (allowing much larger templates to be shared efficiently),
5353 and using Golomb-Rice [ encoding] [ wuille templgr ] on the templates
5454 similar to [ compact block filters] [ topic compact block filters ] (an
55- estimated 25% efficiency).
55+ estimated 25% efficiency). {% assign timestamp="0:30" %}
5656
5757- ** Trusted delegation of script evaluation:** Josh Doman [ posted] [ doman
5858 tee] to Delving Bitcoin about a library he's written that uses a
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
7474 TEE.
7575
7676 The library is designed for use with the Amazon Web Services (AWS)
77- Nitro enclave.
77+ Nitro enclave. {% assign timestamp="28:07" %}
7878
7979## Changes to services and client software
8080
@@ -84,45 +84,45 @@ wallets and services.*
8484- ** ZEUS v0.11.3 released:**
8585 The [ v0.11.3] [ zeus v0.11.3 ] release includes improvements to peer
8686 management, [ BOLT12] [ topic offers ] , and [ submarine swap] [ topic submarine swaps ]
87- features.
87+ features. {% assign timestamp="33:07" %}
8888
8989- ** Rust Utreexo resources:**
9090 Abdelhamid Bakhta [ posted] [ abdel tweet ] Rust-based resources for
9191 [ Utreexo] [ topic utreexo ] , including interactive [ educational
92- materials] [ rustreexo webapp ] and [ WASM bindings] [ rustreexo wasm ] .
92+ materials] [ rustreexo webapp ] and [ WASM bindings] [ rustreexo wasm ] . {% assign timestamp="33:25" %}
9393
9494- ** Peer-observer tooling and call to action:**
9595 0xB10C [ posted] [ b10c blog ] about the motivation, architecture, code,
9696 supporting libraries, and findings of his [ peer-observer] [ peer-observer
9797 github] project. He seeks to build "A loose, decentralized group of people who
9898 share the interest of monitoring the Bitcoin Network. A collective to enable
99- sharing of ideas, discussion, data, tools, insights, and more."
99+ sharing of ideas, discussion, data, tools, insights, and more." {% assign timestamp="34:11" %}
100100
101101- ** Bitcoin Core Kernel-based node announced:**
102102 Bitcoin backbone was [ announced] [ bitcoin backbone ] as a demonstration of using
103- the [ Bitcoin Core Kernel] [ kernel blog ] library as the foundation of a Bitcoin node.
103+ the [ Bitcoin Core Kernel] [ kernel blog ] library as the foundation of a Bitcoin node. {% assign timestamp="37:22" %}
104104
105105- ** SimplicityHL released:**
106106 [ SimplicityHL] [ simplcityhl github ] is a Rust-like programming language that
107107 compiles to the lower-level [ Simplicity] [ simplicity ] language [ recently
108108 activated] [ simplicity post ] on Liquid. For further reading, see the [ related
109- Delving thread] [ simplicityhl delving ] .
109+ Delving thread] [ simplicityhl delving ] . {% assign timestamp="38:23" %}
110110
111111- ** LSP plugin for BTCPay Server:**
112112 The [ LSP plugin] [ lsp btcpay github ] implements client-side features of
113- [ BLIP51] [ ] , the specification for inbound channels, into BTCPay Server.
113+ [ BLIP51] [ ] , the specification for inbound channels, into BTCPay Server. {% assign timestamp="39:17" %}
114114
115115- ** Proto mining hardware and software announced:**
116116 Proto [ announced] [ proto blog ] new Bitcoin mining hardware and open source
117- mining software, built with previous [ community feedback] [ news260 mdk ] .
117+ mining software, built with previous [ community feedback] [ news260 mdk ] . {% assign timestamp="39:42" %}
118118
119119- ** Oracle resolution demo using CSFS:**
120120 Abdelhamid Bakhta [ posted] [ abdel tweet2 ] a demonstration of an oracle using
121121 [ CSFS] [ topic op_checksigfromstack ] , nostr, and MutinyNet to sign an
122- attestation of an event's outcome.
122+ attestation of an event's outcome. {% assign timestamp="40:46" %}
123123
124124- ** Relai adds taproot support:**
125- Relai added support for sending to [ taproot] [ topic taproot ] addresses.
125+ Relai added support for sending to [ taproot] [ topic taproot ] addresses. {% assign timestamp="41:11" %}
126126
127127## Releases and release candidates
128128
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ release candidates._
133133- [ LND v0.19.3-beta] [ ] is a release for a maintenance
134134 version for this popular LN node implementation containing "important
135135 bug fixes". Most notably, "an optional migration [ ...] lowers disk
136- and memory requirements for nodes significantly."
136+ and memory requirements for nodes significantly." {% assign timestamp="43:09" %}
137137
138138- [ Bitcoin Core 29.1rc1] [ ] is a release candidate for a maintenance
139- version of the predominant full node software.
139+ version of the predominant full node software. {% assign timestamp="43:29" %}
140140
141141- [ Core Lightning v25.09rc2] [ ] is a release candidate for a new major
142- version of this popular LN node implementation.
142+ version of this popular LN node implementation. {% assign timestamp="43:55" %}
143143
144144## Notable code and documentation changes
145145
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ repo], and [BINANAs][binana repo]._
158158 following RPCs: ` createrawtransaction ` , ` createpsbt ` , ` send ` , ` sendall ` , and
159159 ` walletcreatefundedpsbt ` . The wallet enforces the TRUC transaction
160160 restrictions for weight limit, sibling conflict, and incompatibility between
161- unconfirmed TRUC and non-TRUC transactions.
161+ unconfirmed TRUC and non-TRUC transactions. {% assign timestamp="44:33" %}
162162
163163- [ Bitcoin Core #33106 ] [ ] lowers the default ` blockmintxfee ` to 1 sat/kvB (the
164164 minimum possible), and the default [ ` minrelaytxfee ` ] [ topic default minimum
@@ -169,22 +169,22 @@ repo], and [BINANAs][binana repo]._
169169 expected to be lowered in a future version. The motivations for this change
170170 range from considerable growth in the number of blocks mined with sub 1 sat/vB
171171 transactions and the number of pools mining these transactions to an increase
172- in the Bitcoin exchange rate.
172+ in the Bitcoin exchange rate. {% assign timestamp="46:57" %}
173173
174174- [ Core Lightning #8467 ] [ ] extends ` xpay ` (see [ Newsletter #330 ] [ news330 xpay ] )
175175 by adding support for paying [ BIP353] [ ] Human Readable Names (HRN) (e.g.
176176 [email protected] ) and enabling it to pay
[ BOLT12 offers
] [ topic offers ] 177177 directly, removing the need to run the ` fetchinvoice ` command first. Under the
178178 hood, ` xpay ` fetches the payment instructions using the ` fetchbip353 ` RPC
179- command from the ` cln-bip353 ` plugin introduced in [ Core Lightning #8362 ] [ ] .
179+ command from the ` cln-bip353 ` plugin introduced in [ Core Lightning #8362 ] [ ] . {% assign timestamp="1:02:49" %}
180180
181181- [ Core Lightning #8354 ] [ ] starts publishing ` pay_part_start ` and ` pay_part_end `
182182 event notifications for the status of specific payment parts sent with
183183 [ MPP] [ topic multipath payments ] . The ` pay_part_end ` notification indicates the
184184 duration of the payment and whether it was successful or failed. If the
185185 payment fails, an error message is provided and, if the error onion isn’t
186186 corrupted, additional information on the failure is given, such as the source
187- of the error and the failure code.
187+ of the error and the failure code. {% assign timestamp="1:03:26" %}
188188
189189- [ Eclair #3103 ] [ ] introduces support for [ simple taproot channels] [ topic simple
190190 taproot channels] , leveraging [ MuSig2] [ topic musig ] scriptless
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ repo], and [BINANAs][binana repo]._
194194 transactions. This PR also includes support for [ dual funding] [ topic dual
195195 funding] and [ splicing] [ topic splicing ] in simple taproot channels, and
196196 enables [ channel commitment upgrades] [ topic channel commitment upgrades ] to
197- the new taproot format during a splice transaction.
197+ the new taproot format during a splice transaction. {% assign timestamp="1:04:07" %}
198198
199199- [ Eclair #3134 ] [ ] replaces the penalty weight multiplier for stuck
200200 [ HTLCs] [ topic htlc ] with the [ CLTV expiry delta] [ topic cltv expiry delta ] when
@@ -203,11 +203,11 @@ repo], and [BINANAs][binana repo]._
203203 HTLC will tie up liquidity. To mitigate the outsized penalty of stuck HTLCs
204204 with a maximum CLTV expiry delta, this PR adjusts the reputation decay
205205 parameter (` half-life ` ) from 15 to 30 days and the stuck payment threshold
206- (` max-relay-duration ` ) from 12 seconds to 5 minutes.
206+ (` max-relay-duration ` ) from 12 seconds to 5 minutes. {% assign timestamp="1:04:43" %}
207207
208208- [ LDK #3897 ] [ ] extends its [ peer storage] [ topic peer storage ] implementation by
209209 detecting lost channel state during backup retrieval, by deserializing the
210- peer’s copy and comparing it to the local state.
210+ peer’s copy and comparing it to the local state. {% assign timestamp="1:05:56" %}
211211
212212{% include snippets/recap-ad.md when="2025-08-26 16:30" %}
213213{% include references.md %}
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