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Human meaningful witness versioning

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By Ava Chow

Involving Ethan Heilman, Greg Maxwell

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Original post on July 18, 2025 21:58 UTC

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Last reply on July 18, 2025 22:46 UTC

bitcoin-dev

  • Greg Maxwell addressed concerns on witness programs for Bitcoin soft forks.

  • He highlighted differences in rules for witness programs, citing BIPs 141 and 341.

  • Maxwell criticized choosing witness versions by mnemonics, emphasizing technical constraints.

[BIP Proposal] Proof-of-Activity Reclamation (PoAR)

6 replies

By Peter Todd

Involving Donald Dienst, Boris Nagaev+2 others

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Original post on July 10, 2025 22:55 UTC

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Last reply on July 16, 2025 20:49 UTC

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  • The discussion analyzes the economic impact of redistributing or creating new digital currency coins.

  • Both actions dilute existing coins' value by increasing the active supply, reducing purchasing power.

  • A preference for redistributing lost coins over creating new ones raises ethical and complexity issues.

A Post Quantum Migration Proposal

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By Boris Nagaev

Involving Jameson Lopp, Ethan Heilman+3 others

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Original post on July 12, 2025 21:36 UTC

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Last reply on July 19, 2025 12:05 UTC

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  • The proposal suggests locking vulnerable coins against quantum threats, enabling future use.

  • Temporary transaction restrictions aim to prevent permanent losses, ensuring future fund recoverability.

  • It discusses ethical and technical issues, including the impact on heirs and P2QRH address concerns.

Changes to BIP-360 - Pay to Quantum Resistant Hash (P2QRH)

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By conduition

Involving stevenroose, EthanHeilman+4 others

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Original post on July 7, 2025 16:01 UTC

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Last reply on July 19, 2025 22:10 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • An innovative approach focuses on Bitcoin security against quantum threats without specifying PQ signatures.

  • Suggests using "Pay to TapScript Hash" and borrowing from SPHINCS for quantum-resistant strategies.

  • Proposes a new address format, P2QRH, for transitioning to quantum-safe addresses before PQ opcodes are defined.

Mitigating Channel Depletion in the Lightning Network: A Survey of Potential Solutions

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By renepickhardt

Involving ZmnSCPxj, brh28+2 others

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Original post on April 28, 2025 19:08 UTC

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Last reply on July 15, 2025 12:41 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • The email discusses managing payment failures in blockchain, distinguishing infeasible payments from failures.

  • It notes risks of approaches like peerswaps on overall network health, emphasizing liquidity management.

  • A collaborative approach for optimized liquidity among nodes is suggested as beneficial for network stability.

Fee-Based Spam Prevention For Lightning

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By ClaraShk

Involving JohnLaw, harding

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Original post on March 14, 2025 23:58 UTC

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Last reply on July 14, 2025 13:26 UTC

delvingbitcoin

  • An attacker aims to jam a communication channel between A and B using M1 and M2.

  • Jamming the channel for two weeks costs approximately 8,000 satoshis.

  • The costs and mechanics of maintaining the jam with minimal transaction value are questioned.

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