Going live in ~21 blocks ⚡
Today's program:
- LND's "new" sweeper, building on Matt Morehouse's recent article
- Ark on signet
- Peer Storage & Versioned Storage Service (VSS)
We'll also introduce 2 tools that we'd like to start playing with in the Lab: LNbits and Polar.
See you there!
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Try Ark on signet
Today we're launching our implementation of the Ark protocol on signet. This is our first major step toward bringing Ark to bitcoin mainnet, and we...
Join us in 1 hour! On the menu:
🤓 @River's latest report
⚡ LND "Excessive Failback" Vulnerability (disclosed by Matt Morehouse)
👝 "Gradual Custody" Wallets Discussion (eg Blitz Wallet, @Cypher Box)
https://www.youtube.com/live/Ze00uiHlazI
You guys do realize civil asset forfeiture **is** a budget-neutral way to stack coins into the stockpile, right?
Going live in 2 hours to discuss Lightning news ⚡
@Voltage x Fidelity report
@LifPay suspending operations
LND/LiT rumors & releases
New mutual close protocol
Ephemeral anchors
& more!
https://www.youtube.com/live/aeQKTYcrZ_c
We'll be live in 1 hour for the second episode of @Plan ₿ Network Lab dedicated to Lightning ⚡
This time I'll be joined by @Découvre Bitcoin and we'll discuss:
@Breez ⚡️ report and raise
USDT on Lightning
LDK Vulnerability Disclosure by Matt Morehouse
NWC (cc @ZEUS @saunter)
Senate in France is considering extending the provisions of "presumption of money laundering" to users of crypto mixers. Users would be deemed guilty unless they can prove otherwise (e.g. by providing the origin of funds).
cc @L0la L33tz
X (formerly Twitter)
Samy Kacimi (@fakenine_) on X
Les mixeurs crypto et tout ce qui permet une « opacification des transactions » vont être interdits en France.
Si vous en utilisez, ce sera d...
David Balland's new X bio is wild 

What would you say were the most instrumental developments in Lightning last year? I'm talking protocol updates, implementations, wallets, tools, services, research, etc.
Re. Ledger co-founder's kidnapping and maiming, part of the French anti-Bitcoin rearguard is already professing that the real issue is self-custody and the lack of intermediaries.
E.G. 

X (formerly Twitter)
Nastasia Hadjadji (@NastasiaHdj) on X
https://t.co/JdT5JOdMvJ des critiques historiques des cryptos, je pense à @AuroreLalucq alertent depuis des années sur le caractère possiblement...
One less political prisoner in Murrica 🥳