MEETUP THEMES
A curated list of technical Bitcoin topics for organizers. Use these themes to spark discussion at your local Socratic Seminar.
SCHNORR SIGNATURES
Exploration of the mathematical properties of Schnorr signatures, key aggregation, and the implications for Bitcoin scalability and privacy post-Taproot.
TAPROOT & MAST
Deep dive into Merkelized Abstract Syntax Trees (MAST) and how P2TR enables complex spending conditions with improved privacy and lower fees.
LIGHTNING PRIVACY
Analyzing privacy leaks in the Lightning Network, covering probing attacks, timing analysis, and potential mitigations like route blinding.
STRATUM V2
Understanding the next generation mining protocol. Focus on censorship resistance, efficiency improvements, and the ability for miners to select their own transaction sets.
ERLAY PROTOCOL
Reviewing BIP 330 and how Erlay reduces the bandwidth requirements for transaction relaying between Bitcoin nodes, improving connectivity for light clients.
COINJOIN & WABISABI
Technical breakdown of CoinJoin implementations. Comparing Zerolink, WabiSabi, and Whirlpool coordination protocols for breaking on-chain heuristics.
FEDIMINT
Federated Chaumian E-cash mints. Discussing the trade-offs of custodial yet privacy-preserving scaling solutions for community banking.
MINISCRIPT
Structured way to write Bitcoin scripts. How Miniscript enables analysis, composition, and generic signing for complex smart contracts.
SILENT PAYMENTS
A reusable payment code standard that generates unique on-chain addresses for each payment, removing the need for interaction between sender and receiver.