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Bitcoin Optech newsletter #348 is here:

- links to an educational implementation of elliptic curve cryptography for Bitcoin’s secp256k1 curve
- Changing consensus covering: discussions about quantum computer theft and resistance, a CTV+CSFS soft fork, OP_CHECKCONTRACTVERIFY semantics, and a consensus cleanup draft BIP
- Optech Newsletter #348 Recap on Riverside
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2025/04/04/

Sebastian Falbesoner, Jonas Nick, and Tim Ruffing posted to the Bitcoin-Dev mailing list to announce a Python implementation of various functions related to the cryptography used in Bitcoin...
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2025/04/04/#educational-and-experimental-based-secp256k1-implementation

Several conversations examined how Bitcoiners could respond to quantum computers becoming powerful enough to allow stealing bitcoins...
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2025/04/04/#multiple-discussions-about-quantum-computer-theft-and-resistance

Several conversations examined various aspects of soft forking in the OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY (CTV) and OP_CHECKSIGFROMSTACK (CSFS) opcodes...
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2025/04/04/#multiple-discussions-about-a-ctv-csfs-soft-fork

Salvatore Ingala posted to Delving Bitcoin to describe the semantics of the proposed OP_CHECKCONTRACTVERIFY (CCV) opcode, link to a first draft BIP, and link to an implementation draft for Bitcoin Core...
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2025/04/04/#op-checkcontractverify-semantics

Antoine Poinsot posted to the Bitcoin-Dev mailing list a link to a draft BIP he’s written for the consensus cleanup soft fork proposal. It includes several fixes...
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2025/04/04/#draft-bip-published-for-consensus-cleanup

Bitcoin Optech will host an audio recap discussion of this newsletter on Riverside.fm Tuesday at 15:30 UTC. Join us to discuss or ask questions!
https://riverside.fm/studio/bitcoin-optech