RT @OpenSats: BITWISE TO PROVIDE 10% OF PROFIT TO BITCOIN DEVS FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
Replying to @ChristopherA
There’s also a @BlockchainComns video that just excerpts the Animated QR Implementation Guide from the meeting. [4/9] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9fmgCqMZvw
Replying to @ChristopherA
Animated QRs have been Blockchain Commons’ most popular (and most implemented) specification, but to date developers had to work from source code to see how the Fountain Codes worked. Now there’s a complete developers guide. [3/9] https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Research/blob/master/papers/bcr-2024-001-multipart-ur.md
Replying to @ChristopherA
Why do you need Animated QRs? To safely and securely transmit big data, as QRs have tight limits. PSBTs were the use case that pushed the demand, but supporting key recovery with metadata is another example of the need to transmit more data. [2/9] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsFF5HPKQIk
Our January Gordian Developers Meeting from @BlockchainComns focused Animated QRs with Fountain Codes, leveraging Multi-Part URs. Used by various airgapped Bitcoin Wallets to transfer PSBTs, they are also useful in other scenarios [1/9]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRYgEczhekg
Replying to @ChristopherA
The research status info was of particular note. @BlockchainComns releases specifications, but they’re works in process, in coordination with the community. The new statuses note how stable any specification is, based on community implementation [7/9] https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Research/blob/master/README.md#status
Replying to @ChristopherA
There was lots more at the meeting. dCBOR, ed25519 support in Seed Tool, research statuses, and a look at our future work on open development of libraries to secure signing via NFCs. [6/9] https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Gordian-Developer-Community/blob/master/meetings/README.md
Replying to @ChristopherA
Now, you can see (or read) all about how to make Animated QRs work in an efficient way, using Fountain Codes so that the whole set of data doesn’t have to be retransmitted when something is (inevitably) missed. [5/9] https://developer.blockchaincommons.com/animated-qrs/
Replying to @ChristopherA
Please help to support this continuing work by becoming a monthly financial sponsor of @BlockchainComns via Github. 2023 was a tough year for many of our patrons, so we’re seeking more funding to help keep this work going. [9/9] https://github.com/sponsors/BlockchainCommons
Replying to @ChristopherA
The video, the transcript and slides for the January Gordian meeting are available, and you can see all of our other Gordian Developer Meetings on topics of wallet interoperability, user choice, and safety of your digital assets [8/9] at: https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Gordian-Developer-Community/blob/master/meetings/README.md
RT @DecentralizedID: DIF is thrilled to welcome Kim Hamilton-Duffy as our new Executive Director!
https://blog.identity.foundation/dif-welcomes-our-new-executive-director/
I worked with @kimdhamilton for a number of years as fellow co-chair of W3C-CCG and as a leader in @RWOTEvents — she is great to collaborate with and a real credit to @DecentralizedID that they are working with her. Congratulations to both! https://twitter.com/DecentralizedID/status/1746961032927691094
Last week, @blockchaincomns proudly released its annual report to patrons and the wider community. Delve into our key innovations in digital asset wallet interoperability, and our transformative role in championing standards for openness and resilience. Discover more!…🧵[1/14] https://twitter.com/BlockchainComns/status/1749505317459911061
Replying to @ChristopherA
In 2023, @blockchaincomns actively fostered community collaboration with a dozen insightful developer meetings, a #FROST round table, and impactful #SiliconSalon workshops. Discover the rich archives of these discussions in our GitHub repository. [4/14] https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Gordian-Developer-Community/tree/master/meetings#detailed-list-of-meeting-summaries-with-archives-of-video-mp3-and-transcripts
Replying to @ChristopherA
dCBOR guarantees data consistency and interoperability across platforms, vital for our Gordian Envelope spec. Leveraging hashed elision, Envelope enhances digital asset privacy. These two specifications are cornerstones of our architecture. [3/14] https://developer.blockchaincommons.com/envelope/
Replying to @ChristopherA
One major focus for the year was international standards. Not only is dCBOR, our deterministic CBOR proposal moving forward on the standards track within the IETF, but we’re hopeful it’ll become an RFC soon. [2/11] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-mcnally-deterministic-cbor/ [2/14]
Replying to @ChristopherA
Collaborative Seed Recovery (CSR) project has been a focus since late 2022. It offers a way to resiliently protect your digital-assets, using secret shares. Choose from self-sovereign offline storage, social recovery, or secure remote server shares. [6/14] https://developer.blockchaincommons.com/csr/
Replying to @ChristopherA
One of those meetings was on #FROST, an important up-and-coming cryptographic technology in the digital-asset ecosystem that allows for quorum signatures. This round table gave developers the opportunity to each talk about their own challenges. [5/14] https://developer.blockchaincommons.com/frost/meeting1/
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This year @blockchaincomns demonstrated our commitment to #OpenDevelopment with a new comprehensive framework. Join us in redefining ‘open’ to encompass transparency, collaboration, and equitable solutions for all. Together, we make a difference! [9/14] https://www.blockchaincommons.com/articles/Open-Development/
Replying to @ChristopherA
Another 2023 milestone: the initial release of reference code for Gordian Depository. As part of our CSR, it exemplifies secure storage & recovery of secret shares, reinforcing our commitment to robust digital asset protection and open development. [8/14] https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/bc-depo-rust
Replying to @ChristopherA
This year, our CSR project made significant strides. A major update to Gordian Envelope now enables secure storage of essential metadata alongside cryptographic seeds; such derivation paths, notes, transaction details, and more. A leap forward in digital asset security. [7/14]
Replying to @ChristopherA
Discover the full journey of @blockchaincomns. Along with our 2023 yearly report, delve into past annual reports and detailed quarterly updates for a complete picture of our progress and innovation. [11/14] https://www.blockchaincommons.com/quarterlies/Yearly-2023/
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As we near our 5th anniversary, the growth of our codebase and documentation led to a significant overhaul of our website. In particular, discover the revamped developer site, a hub for resources on implementing our interoperable specifications. [10/14] https://developer.blockchaincommons.com/
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Join us in shaping the future of digital assets & wallet interoperability. Support us as a financial sponsor for a more open, innovative, resilient digital asset ecosystem. Your sponsorship is key to our success. Sponsor us today via @GitHub. [14/14] https://github.com/sponsors/BlockchainCommons
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As we reflect on our 2023 milestones, we acknowledge the tough times our patrons have endured, affecting our funding. Now more than ever, @blockchaincomns relies on your support to sustain and advance our vital and pioneering work. [13/14]
Replying to @ChristopherA
Looking ahead, @blockchaincomns is poised for an exciting 2024! We’re gearing up for more groundbreaking work in digital asset standards, community collaborations, and open development. Stay tuned for what’s next in our mission for a resilient and open blockchain future. [12/14]
Replying to @BTCGandalf
To be clear, for Bitcoin (and most cryptocurrencies) 12 words has the same level of security as 24 words, as Bitcoin itself only has 128 bits of security (and most cryptographers argue slightly less). Thus 24 words is overkill, at the price of confusion and error. See free book…
A interesting comparison. Worth reading: https://twitter.com/sfmnemonic/status/1680385557439082497
RT @peterktodd: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2024-January/022308.html
https://github.com/petertodd/bitcoin/tree/libre-relay-v26.0
tl;dr: I have a Libre Relay prototype available for testing. It does thre…
#IndividualityWithoutIsolation I was going through some old photos of my old co-working space in Berkeley (c2007) and this particular sign on our white wall at the entrance really resonates with me post-Covid:
My laugh of the day is rather obscure - “scenes from distributed systems” by @b0rk https://twitter.com/b0rk/status/1056560207562711041
RT @mireillemoret: “The sensitive data categories are arbitrary and lack any coherent theory for identifying them.” That’s quite a blow in…