Bitcoin Core v31 Release, Project Loupe Launches, Lightning Network's Future
From Presidio Bitcoin Jam by With David King, Max Webster, and Steve Lee
May 15, 2026 · 1h 36m
About this episode
The episode discusses the release of Bitcoin Core v31, the launch of Project Loupe, and the future of the Lightning Network.
0:00 Streaming in any language you want via https://babelagent.xyz/ 10:09 It used to be that if you left your job to study bitcoin. Now it's study vibecoding. 11:50 PBJ Podcast worth a MILLION dollars? 16:44 Okay, let's talk about bitcoin 17:24 Unpacking Bitcoin Core v31 21:12 Steve's top three highlights from Core v31. Feature 1: Embedded ASMAP 30:14 DK's security concerns and Anthropic Mythos model 31:16 Getting to Max's questions and other initiatives around node security 39:27 Feature 2: private transactions 47:47 Feature 3: cluster mempool & discussing block rewards vs fee. 58:22 Okay, what is cluster mempool, how it works, and why this could matter 1:01:56 Closing out the Bitcoin Core conversation and why it's important 1:03:22 Project Loupe, AI security scanning, to discover vulnerabilities in projects 1:13:26 This is important as bitcoin is the biggest honeypot for AI to hack 1:20:31 Another big release! Updates to LDK Server to ease building and operating an LSP 1:29:45 Steve's hot takes on the Lightning Network SNOW NOTES https://babelagent.xyz/ https://bnoc.xyz/
People in this episode
Hosts: David King, Max Webster, Steve Lee
Topics covered
- Bitcoin Core
- Project Loupe
- Lightning Network
- AI security
- node security
Keywords
- Bitcoin Core
- Project Loupe
- Lightning Network
- AI security
- node security
- private transactions
- cluster mempool
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Project Loupe
Products: Bitcoin Core v31, LDK Server
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