👉 Bitcoin Optech #304

  • summarizes analysis of upgrading LN channels w/o closing/reopening them
    • Changing parameters
    • Updating commitments
    • Replacing funding
    • Dynamic commitments
    • Splice to upgrade
    • Upgrade on re-establish
  • discusses challenges ensuring pool miners are paid appropriately
    • Pay per share (PPS)
    • Pay per last n shares (PPLNS)
  • links to discussion about using PSBTs for silent payments
    • Spending to SP addresses
    • Spending previously received SP outputs
  • announces proposed miniscript BIP
  • summarizes a proposal for frequent rebalancing of an LN channel to simulate a futures contract
  • Changes to services and client software
  • Bitcoin Inquisition 27.0
  • LND v0.18.0-beta.rc2
  • Notable code and documentation changes
  • Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #304 Recap Podcast