Bitcoin Socratic Seminar #19

It’s almost time for Bitcoin Socratic Seminar #19!

What is a Socratic Seminar?

Inspired by other BitDevs meetups around the US, our Socratic Seminar events are formatted to foster debate, information sharing and lively discussion.

1. Discussion topics are provided ahead of the event
2. The event moderator(s) leads the audience through the topics
3. Raise your hand to grab the mic and participate in the conversation
4. We go to a bar afterwards

Topics

🧡 Bitcoin

• Chris Coverdale opens a PR to add Stratum V2 Template Provider to Bitcoin Core

⚡️ Lightning

• L402 – Enabling AI agents to access paid APIs using lightning
• Eclair v0.9.0 released, which includes support for dual-funding, channel splicing, and BOLT12 offers
• EttaWallet released, built using LDK and the Bitcoin Design Guide
• Blockstream Greenlight client open sourced
• LDK Node released
• Pay over lightning for an AI art QR code
• How (Actually) Open AI Wins

2️⃣ Other Layer 2’s

• Ark explained with diagrams
• Boltz launches new web app UI for Liquid <> Lightning swaps

🔒 Infosec

• Video-based Cryptanalysis
• BDK works to add PayJoin support
• Updates on PDK: Payjoin Dev Kit

🟣 Nostr

• CivKit node released
• Kieran deploys a gossip model for Snort
• Apple prepares to ban Damus for zaps
• Arcade nostr chat beta released