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Recent newsletters, blog posts, and podcasts
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #299
This week’s newsletter describes a proposal to relay weak blocks to improve compact block performance in a network with multiple divergent mempool policies and announces the addition of five BIP editors. Also included are our regular sections with selected questions and answers from the Bitcoin Stack Exchange, announcements of new releases and release candidates, and summaries of notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #298
This week’s newsletter summarizes an analysis of how a node with cluster mempool behaved when tested with all transactions seen on the network in 2023. Also included are our regular sections describing recent updates to clients and services, announcing new releases and release candidates, and summarizing notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #297 Recap Podcast
Dave Harding and Mike Schmidt are joined by Kulpreet Singh, Chris Stewart, Jameson Lopp, and Joost Jager to discuss Newsletter #297.
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #297
This week’s newsletter announces a new domain-specific language for experimenting with contract protocols, summarizes a discussion about modifying BIP editor responsibilities, and describes proposals to reset and modify testnet. Also included are our regular sections with the summary of a Bitcoin Core PR Review Club meeting, announcements of new releases and release candidates, and descriptions of notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #296 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Antoine Poinsot to discuss Newsletter #296.
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