Bitcoin Optech: Newsletter #387 Recap
January 14, 2026·1h 24m·w/ Mark “Murch” Erhardt, Gustavo Flores Echaiz, Mike Schmidt, René Pickhardt, Craig Raw
Show Notes
Mark “Murch” Erhardt, Gustavo Flores Echaiz, and Mike Schmidt are joined by René Pickhardt and Craig Raw to discuss Newsletter #387.
News
● Bitcoin Core wallet migration bug (0:55)
● Using Ark as a channel factory (7:47)
● Draft BIP for silent payment descriptors (29:02)
Releases and release candidates
● Bitcoin Core 30.2rc1 (58:34)
Notable code and documentation changes
● Bitcoin Core #34156 (59:32)
● Bitcoin Core #34085 (1:03:54)
● Bitcoin Core #34197 (1:07:43)
● Bitcoin Core #33135 (1:09:10)
● LDK #4213 (1:11:02)
● Eclair #3217 (1:15:39)
● LND #10367 (1:18:49)
● Rust Bitcoin #5450 (1:22:51)
● Rust Bitcoin #5434 (1:23:40)
