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Bitcoin
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LNPBPs
- What are the main drawbacks of/challenges with RGB
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Client-side-validation Foundation Library v0.5 is released
This version for the first time represents reference implementation for R1 version of client-side-validation standards, organized in separate sublibraries/rust crates: - 📦 Strict encoding (LNPBP-7 and LNPBP-42 standards): binary standard of encoding client-side-validated data and network addresses. - 📦 Commit-verify client-side-validation-specific APIs, including * consensus commitments (part of LNPBP-8 standard) * multi-commitments (LNPBP-4 standard) * merklization for client-side-validation (LNPBP-81 standard) - 📦 Single-use-seals API (LNPBP-8 standard) - 📦 Client-side-validation API from the library root, linking those components together according to LNPBP-9 standard.
- Taproot activation megathread
- RGB : Smart contracts for Bitcoin and the Lightning network (very excited for this)
Bitcoin
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Analyzing Bitcoin Transactions with Lightning Node Insights
Ubuntu/Debian: Install LND: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.md#install-lnd Install Bitcoin Core: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-unix.md#linux-instructions
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Simulate your first Lightning transaction on the Bitcoin regtest network Part 1 (MacOS)
To be able to follow along, you must have both bitcoind and lnd installed.
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Generating and Working With ScriptPubKeys in Bitcoin Transactions
As mentioned previously, ScriptPubKeys are scripts that embody the locking conditions of bitcoins in a Bitcoin transaction. They are a crucial element of a Bitcoin transaction that specifies the requirements that must be met before an unspent transaction output (UTXO) is used. The ScriptPubKey, combined with the Amount, creates an output of a Bitcoin transaction. Like every other script, ScriptPubKeys are made up of operators and data. During the encoding of a transaction, both data and the operands are represented in hexadecimal format. You can find the hex representation for all operands used in Bitcoin Scripts here.
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Understanding BTC Software
Which article? Have a look at Luke's CVE and pull request https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50428 https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/28408
- On chain censorship "war" heats up on BTC with a CVE raised against Ordinals
- What are some of the arguments for / against limiting datacarriersize ?
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BTC's Luke Dashjr: '24 Bitcoin Core Update Will Disrupt Ordinals, BRC-20
From github pull request discussion: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/28408
- Daily General Discussion - December 10, 2023
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Polling The r/Bitcoin Community: Should Bitcoin be JUST a monetary network for P2P Transactions, Or Also a Platform For Content?
See: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/10494
What are some alternatives?
lnp-node - Lightning network protocol daemon (suitable for generalized Lightning Network)
umbrel - A beautiful home server OS for self-hosting with an app store. Buy a pre-built Umbrel Home with umbrelOS, or install on a Raspberry Pi 4, Pi 5, any Ubuntu/Debian system, or a VPS.
BOLTS_archive - BOLTS is a open library of technical specifications
BitcoinJS - A javascript Bitcoin library for node.js and browsers.
awesome-substrate - A curated list of awesome projects and resources related to the Substrate blockchain development framework.
js-git - A JavaScript implementation of Git.
Exchanges-With-LN - Exchanges with support for Lightning Network
PDFKit - A JavaScript PDF generation library for Node and the browser
stacks - Overview of Bitcoin's Stacks layer.
webtorrent - ⚡️ Streaming torrent client for the web
indra - Distributed Virtual Private Network Powered By Bitcoin Lightning
naivecoin - A cryptocurrency implementation in less than 1500 lines of code