Bitcoin Optech: Newsletter #380 Recap

This Bitcoin Optech Newsletter recap features a discussion of LND 0.20.0 Beta RC4, including a look into no-op ad HTLC types, and a deep dive into Bitcoin Core PR 30,595, which introduces a C header API for the Bitcoin kernel project. TheCharlatan, a Bitcoin Core contributor, explains the significance of the C header API, which allows external projects to interact with Bitcoin Core's validation code, and its potential to foster experimentation and innovation in Bitcoin development. The podcast further covers Bitcoin Core PR 33,443, which reduces logging during block replay to address disk-filling vulnerabilities, and updates to Core Lightning and LDK related to Taproot adoption and splicing features. Finally, the panel discusses BIPs 2022, focusing on clarifying number assignment within the BIP process and the potential activation of BIP3.