Merge pull request #31 from dcbitdevs/June2025

Add socratic seminar 016

Author: benalleng

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+layout: post
+type: socratic
+title: "Socratic Seminar 016"
+meetup: https://www.meetup.com/dc-bit-devs/events/307287036
+published: false
+---
+#### Location
+
+[MicroStrategy HQ](https://maps.app.goo.gl/XCpsxraQBHbGP1dC9),
+1850 Towers Crescent Plaza, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
+
+#### Agenda
+
+5:30pm - Doors open and social hour<br>
+6:30pm - BitDevs Socratic Seminar<br>
+9:30pm - Departure
+
+## Socratic Seminar
+
+As a reminder, the ground rules of BitDevs are as follow:
+
+1. **No photos, videos, or recordings.**
+2. [Chatham House Rule](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_House_Rule): you may
+   reiterate the contents of the meeting *without* attribution.
+
+These rules exist so that BitDevs participants can speak freely
+within the event.
+
+Questions are encouraged, including basic ones!
+
+### News
+
+- Steak and Shake accepts Bitcoin
+ - https://x.com/SteaknShake/status/1923426316478558571
+- Block to roll out accepting bitcoin payments on square terminals
+ - https://squareup.com/us/en/press/block-to-roll-out-bitcoin-payments-on-square
+ - https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/05/31/bitcoin-breaks-a-guinness-world-record-with-4000-pos-payments/
+
+### Bitcoin
+
+- Relay policy merged into core
+ - https://bitcoincore.org/en/2025/06/06/relay-statement/
+ - https://knotsgoup.vercel.app/
+- BDK 2.0.0
+ - https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk_wallet/releases/tag/wallet-2.0.0
+- NFC support for reading NFC in Phoenix
+ - https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/releases/tag/android-v2.6.1
+ - https://github.com/btcpayserver/BTCPayServer.Lightning/pull/169
+
+### Lightning
+
+- Stable channels
+ - https://stablechannels.com/
+- Yield bros rejoice
+ - https://x.com/ambosstech/status/1928194644699140509
+ - https://x.com/moneyball/status/1930259490076553719
+ - https://x.com/bitrefill/status/1930217463779676334
+
+### Policy
+
+- Clarity Act
+ - https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3633/text/ih
+ - https://saveourwallets.org/
+
+### Research
+
+- Utxo dust clearing
+ - https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/dust-expiry-clean-the-utxo-set-from-spam/1707
+ - https://research.mempool.space/utxo-set-report/
+- SCEWL - Sharing Coins Effectively with Ladders
+ - https://supertestnet.github.io/scewl/
+- LOCK protocol
+ - https://github.com/bramkanstein/lock-protocol
+- New Opcodes
+ - https://github.com/rustyrussell/bips/blob/207e292ac989c8b628feed31f22020764b6b71e9/bip-unknown-covenant-support-opcodes.mediawiki
+
+## Submit suggestions for next meeting!
+
+Issues on Github: <https://github.com/dcbitdevs/dcbitdevs.github.io/issues>