News330: add merge summaries

Author: Gustavojfe

_posts/en/newsletters/2024-11-22-newsletter.md

@@ -109,23 +109,66 @@ Proposals (BIPs)][bips repo], [Lightning BOLTs][bolts repo],
 [Lightning BLIPs][blips repo], [Bitcoin Inquisition][bitcoin inquisition
 repo], and [BINANAs][binana repo]._
 
-- [Bitcoin Core #30666][] validation: fix m_best_header tracking and BLOCK_FAILED_CHILD assignment
-
-- [Bitcoin Core #30239][] Ephemeral Dust
-
-- [Core Lightning #7833][] offers: make it the default.
-
-- [Core Lightning #7799][] xpay: implement partial payments; xpay: add deadline; xpay: new plugin which uses askrene, injectpaymentonion.
-
-- [Core Lightning #7800][] rpc: Added listaddresses command; lightningd: use P2TR for onchain tx spends; lightningd: use P2TR for anchor spends.
-
-- [Core Lightning #7102][] hsmtool.c: extend generatehsm to allow command-line args.
-
-- [Core Lightning #7604][] bkpr: add new RPC bkpr-editdescriptionbyoutpoint; bkpr: add new json RPC "bkpr-editdescriptionbypaymentid"
-
-- [Core Lightning #6980][] splice: Add plugin for magic “splice all” command; addpsbtinput: New RPC command to add funds to a psbt; splice: Bulk channel `stfu` and `abort` RPC
-
-- [LDK #3283][] Support paying directly to Human Readable Names using bLIP 32
+- [Bitcoin Core #30666][] adds the `RecalculateBestHeader()` function to
+  recalculate the best header by iterating over the block index, which is
+  automatically triggered when the `invalidateblock` and `reconsiderblock` RPC
+  commands are used, or when valid headers in the block index are later found to
+  be invalid during full validation. This fixes an issue where the value was
+  incorrectly set after these events. This PR also marks headers that extend
+  from an invalid block as `BLOCK_FAILED_CHILD`, preventing them from being
+  considered for `m_best_header`.
+
+- [Bitcoin Core #30239][] makes [ephemeral dust][topic ephemeral anchors]
+  outputs standard, allowing zero-fee transactions with a [dust][topic
+  uneconomical outputs] output to appear in the mempool, provided they are
+  simultaneously spent in a transaction [package][topic package relay]. This
+  change improves the usability of advanced constructs such as connector
+  outputs, keyed and unkeyed ([P2A][topic ephemeral anchors]) anchors, which can
+  benefit the extension of protocols such as LN, [Ark][topic ark], [timeout
+  trees][topic timeout trees], [BitVM2][topic acc], and others. This update
+  builds on existing features such as 1P1C relays, [TRUC][topic v3 transaction
+  relay] transactions, and [sibling eviction][topic kindred rbf] (see
+  [Newsletter #328][news328 ephemeral]).
+
+- [Core Lightning #7833][] enables the [offers][topic offers] protocol by
+  default, removing its previous experimental status. This follows the merging
+  of its PR into the BOLTs repository (see [Newsletter #323][news323 offers]).
+
+- [Core Lightning #7799][] introduces the `xpay` plugin to send payments by
+  constructing optimal [multipath payments][topic multipath payments], using the
+  `askrene` plugin (see [Newsletter #316][news316 askrene]) and the
+  `injectpaymentonion` RPC command. It supports paying both [BOLT11][] and
+  [BOLT12][topic offers] invoices, setting retry durations and payment
+  deadlines, adding routing data through layers, and making partial payments for
+  multi-party contributions on a single invoice. This plugin is simpler and more
+  sophisticated than the older ‘pay’ plugin, but doesn't have all of its
+  features.
+
+- [Core Lightning #7800][] adds a new `listaddresses` RPC command that returns a
+  list of all bitcoin addresses that have been generated by the CLN node. This
+  PR also sets [P2TR][topic taproot] as the default script type for [anchor output][topic anchor
+  outputs] spends and for unilateral-close change addresses.
+
+- [Core Lightning #7102][] extends the `generatehsm` command to run
+  non-interactively with command line options. Previously, you could only
+  generate a Hardware Security Module (HSM) secret through an interactive
+  process at the terminal, so this change is particularly useful for automated
+  installations.
+
+- [Core Lightning #7604][] adds the `bkpr-editdescriptionbypaymentid` and
+  `bkpr-editdescriptionbyoutpoint` RPC commands to the bookkeeping plugin, which
+  update or set the description on events matching the payment id or the
+  outpoint respectively.
+
+- [Core Lightning #6980][] introduces a new `splice` command that takes either a
+  JSON payload or a splice script that defines complex [splicing][topic
+  splicing] and related actions, and combines all of these multi-channel
+  operations into a single transaction. This PR also adds the `addpsbtinput` RPC
+  command that allows users to add inputs directly to a [PSBT][topic psbt], and
+  adds the `stfu_channels` and `abort_channels` RPC commands that allow users to
+  pause channel activity or abort multiple channels to enable [channel
+  commitment upgrades][topic channel commitment upgrades], which is critical
+  when performing complex splice actions.
 
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@@ -146,3 +189,6 @@ repo], and [BINANAs][binana repo]._
 [hklp collider]: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/1802
 [strnad i.o]: https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/ctv-apo-cat-activity-on-signet/1257/4
 [inquisition.observer]: https://inquisition.observer/
+[news323 offers]: /en/newsletters/2024/10/04/#bolts-798
+[news316 askrene]: /en/newsletters/2024/08/16/#core-lightning-7517
+[news328 ephemeral]: /en/newsletters/2024/11/08/#bitcoin-core-pr-review-club