Bitcoin Optech helps Bitcoin users and businesses integrate scaling technologies.
We provide weekly newsletters, a podcast, case studies and announcements, analyses of Bitcoin software and services, workshops and help to facilitate improved relations between businesses and the open source community.
Recent newsletters, blog posts, and podcasts
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #387
This week’s newsletter warns of a wallet migration bug in Bitcoin Core, summarizes a post about using the Ark protocol as an LN channel factory, and links to a draft BIP for silent payment descriptors. Also included are our regular sections describing release candidates and notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #386 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt, Gustavo Flores Echaiz, and Mike Schmidt are joined by Anthony Towns and Mikhail Kudinov to discuss Newsletter #386.
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #386
This week’s newsletter summarizes a vault-like scheme using blinded MuSig2 and describes a proposal for Bitcoin clients to announce and negotiate support for new P2P features. Also included are our regular sections describing discussion related to consensus changes, announcing new releases and release candidates, and summarizing notable changes to popular Bitcoin infrastructure software.
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #385 Recap Podcast
Mark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Bastien Teinturier, Rearden Code, and Pieter Wuille to discuss Newsletter #385: 2025 Year-in-Review Special.
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #385: 2025 Year-in-Review Special
The eighth annual Bitcoin Optech Year-in-Review special summarizes notable developments in Bitcoin during all of 2025.
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