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CTV + CSFS: a letter

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By James OBeirne

Involving Matt Corallo, Jameson Lopp+21 others

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Original post on June 9, 2025 11:40 UTC

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Last reply on June 28, 2025 16:13 UTC

bitcoin-dev

  • The letter supports activating OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY and OP_CHECKSIGFROMSTACK in Bitcoin.

  • These opcodes could potentially enhance Bitcoin's scalability, security, and utility.

  • The community urges quick review and incorporation of these proposals by Bitcoin Core contributors.

DahLIAS: Discrete Logarithm-Based Interactive Aggregate Signatures

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By Jonas Nick

Involving waxwing/ AdamISZ, Tim Ruffing

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Original post on April 17, 2025 16:27 UTC

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Last reply on July 2, 2025 11:36 UTC

bitcoin-dev

  • DahLIAS introduces a first-of-its-kind interactive aggregate signature scheme for secp256k1.

  • It offers constant-size signatures and enhances transaction efficiency in Bitcoin applications.

  • DahLIAS is more secure and operationally efficient, welcoming further community feedback.

What's a good stopping point? Making the case for the capabilities enabled by CTV+CSFS

8 replies

By Antoine Poinsot

Involving Antoine Riard, Chris Stewart+5 others

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Original post on June 23, 2025 13:14 UTC

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Last reply on June 29, 2025 22:50 UTC

bitcoin-dev

  • The technical community discusses new Bitcoin soft fork proposals, enhancing second-layer protocols.

  • Alternatives include maintaining the current system or adopting zero-knowledge proof rollups.

  • Proponents argue the soft fork balances simplicity and risk, focusing on practical enhancements.

CTV+CSFS: Can we reach consensus on a first step towards covenants?

79 replies

By 1440000bytes

Involving instagibbs, jamesob+14 others

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Original post on March 10, 2025 22:58 UTC

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Last reply on July 2, 2025 16:59 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • Bitcoin introduces covenants, enhancing transaction control and smart contract capabilities.

  • Covenants enable innovative financial tools and safer DeFi applications within Bitcoin.

  • A dedicated wiki page offers extensive insights into Bitcoin's covenants and their applications.

Fee-Based Spam Prevention For Lightning

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By JohnLaw

Involving ClaraShk, harding

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Original post on March 14, 2025 23:58 UTC

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Last reply on July 2, 2025 13:03 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • Jager and Teinturier's protocols introduce Upfront and Time-Dependent Reverse Hold Fees in LN.

  • Enhancements add payment confirmation secrets and burn outputs to secure fee allocation.

  • Advanced protocols establish a comprehensive fee system, aiming to improve LN's efficiency and security.

Correcting the error in getnetwork - hashrateps

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By zawy

Involving sipa

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Original post on June 2, 2025 10:53 UTC

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Last reply on July 1, 2025 19:53 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • The current hash rate calculation method significantly overestimates, needing a correction factor.

  • A proposed method adjusts the estimate to better reflect actual rates by modifying the statistical base.

  • Suggesting a shift to time-based block counting could align estimates with Poisson statistics.

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