BRH-013: BitDevs Radio Hour #13 - Great Script Restoration BIPs, Arc $5.2M Raise, AJ Towns' Claude Code Quiz Trick

About this episode

The episode discusses significant Bitcoin protocol developments, fundraising efforts, and the intersection of AI and code review.

Broadcasting live from ATL BitLab on Friday, March 13th, 2026, Stephen DeLorme and Alex Lewin cover Matt Corallo's 24-bit nonce space BIP moving to draft PR (fast-tracking good ideas), Dahlia's cross-input signature aggregation accepted at Eurocrypt (holy grail cryptography), and BDK 3.0 release candidate after years of development (SQLite migration unlocking new features). Protocol developments include Rusty Russell requesting BIP numbers for Great Script Restoration proposals (reactivating opcodes with var ops budget for safe execution), Cold Card's proof of reserves feature via BIP 322 (cryptographic verification supporting Taproot), and Jonathan Harvey-Buiselle fixing Lightning gossip with mini-sketch (set reconciliation from Bitcoin mempool adapted for efficient peer sync). Lightning updates: LND merges onion message forwarding after years of BOLT 12 debate (enabling native static offers), VTXO verification standard released (Arc Sovereign Audit tool visualizes sovereignty maps), and Arc Labs raises $5.2M led by Tether (programmable Bitcoin narrative sparks protocol fatigue discussion). The hosts debate standards adoption mechanics—Walmart forces partners vs grassroots—and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Stephen DeLorme, Alex Lewin

Topics covered

• Bitcoin development
• cryptography
• protocol standards
• AI in code review
• fundraising
• Lightning Network

Keywords

• BIP
• cryptographic verification
• Lightning gossip
• AI code review
• fundraising
• protocol fatigue

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cold Card, Arc Labs, Tether, Coinbase, Binance Smart Chain, LND, BDK

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