localhost research

1/ You've probably heard of SHRIMPS. But have you heard of PRAWNS? 🦐

After a months-long research effort, @danboneh, @benediktbuenz, Justin, Yavor, and @nazirkamilla are excited to announce a novel thresholdization scheme for one-time hash-based signatures!

This one will be fun! Thank you @danboneh for hosting us at Stanford. If you're interested in discussing Bitcoin Core's new security disclosure policy and a number of other security related topics, please join us. Topic list: sfbitcoindevs.org/socratic-76/

Serendipity is such a wonderful feeling. Earlier this year, we were lucky enough to meet @liamillagain at our local @SFBitcoinDevs and @PraneethGunas at the @BITCOINisforALL conference.

A couple of chance conversations later, both joined us in Palo Alto as Visiting Scholars, a program we host for individuals interested in becoming full-time contributors to Bitcoin-focused FOSS.

Chance meetings are only half the story. The other half is donors who believe in our mission. A special thank you to Sympatico Ventures for your most generous gift. We are deeply grateful.

This is the latest in our Gratitude series, where we highlight the work we're doing and the people who make it possible. Read the full post: lclhost.org/blog/gratitude…

Two months ago, alongside @Coinbase and @danboneh, we co-hosted a post-quantum workshop for cryptographers, protocol engineers, hardware wallet manufacturers, and institutional voices working on Bitcoin’s preparedness for a CRQC.

Today, we’re sharing transcripts from the event and a blog post summarizing the discussions: lclhost.org/blog/quantum-w…

A special thank you to our speakers and session leaders: @danboneh, @asanso, @LindellYehuda, Pieter Wuille, @conduition_io, @n1ckler, @P3b7_, and Justin of Localhost, everyone who traveled to attend, and the @MARAFoundation_ for sponsoring our post-event dinner.

We hope this workshop leads to more in-person opportunities to study Bitcoin’s Post-Quantum Problem (PQP).

Finally, thank you to @btctranscripts for hosting the transcripts of every talk and session: btctranscripts.com/quantum-worksh…

Last night's SF BitDevs was a blast! Thanks for all who joined. Our next event is on November 6th at Stanford University, co-hosted by @danboneh. See you there! meetup.com/sf-bitcoin-dev…