Newsletters: add 283 (2024-01-03)

_topics/en/channel-factories.md

@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ optech_mentions:
   - title: "Using covenants to improve LN scalability through extremely efficient channel factories"
     url: /en/newsletters/2023/09/27/#using-covenants-to-improve-ln-scalability
 
+  - title: "Proposal for fee-dependent timelocks that would make mass factory closures more safe"
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#fee-dependent-timelocks
+
+  - title: "Proposal for a mass-exit protocol that allows highly efficient payment batching"
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#pool-exit-payment-batching-with-delegation-using-fraud-proofs
+
 ## Optional.  Same format as "primary_sources" above
 see_also:
   - title: "LN-Symmetry (Eltoo)"

_topics/en/cluster-mempool.md

@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ optech_mentions:
   - title: "Multiple discussions about cluster mempool"
     url: /en/newsletters/2023/12/06/#cluster-mempool-discussion
 
+  - title: "Discussion about cluster fee estimation"
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#cluster-fee-estimation
+
 ## Optional.  Same format as "primary_sources" above
 see_also:
   - title: Package relay

_topics/en/coin-selection.md

@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ optech_mentions:
   - title: "Bitcoin Core #26152 now pays any fee deficit for unconfirmed outputs chosen by coin selection"
     url: /en/newsletters/2023/09/20/#bitcoin-core-26152
 
+  - title: "New coin selection strategies proposed and tested for Bitcoin Core"
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#new-coin-selection-strategies
+
 ## Optional.  Same format as "primary_sources" above
 see_also:
   - title: An Evaluation of Coin Selection Strategies

_topics/en/joinpools.md

@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ optech_mentions:
   - title: "Example of using the MATT proposal plus OP_CAT to manage joinpools"
     url: /en/newsletters/2023/06/07/#using-matt-to-replicate-ctv-and-manage-joinpools
 
+  - title: "Proposal for fee-dependent timelocks that would make mass joinpool closures more safe"
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#fee-dependent-timelocks
+
+  - title: "Proposal for a mass-exit protocol that allows highly efficient payment batching"
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#pool-exit-payment-batching-with-delegation-using-fraud-proofs
+
 ## Optional.  Same format as "primary_sources" above
 see_also:
   - title: Coinjoin

_topics/en/onion-messages.md

@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ optech_mentions:
   - title: "BOLTs #759 adds support for onion messages to the LN specification"
     url: /en/newsletters/2023/08/09/#bolts-759
 
+  - title: "LDK #2723 adds support for sending onion messages using direct connections"
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#ldk-2723
+
 ## Optional.  Same format as "primary_sources" above
 see_also:
   - title: Blinded paths

_topics/en/output-script-descriptors.md

@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ optech_mentions:
   - title: "Bitcoin Core #27255 ports miniscript to tapscript, providing tapscript descriptors"
     url: /en/newsletters/2023/10/18/#bitcoin-core-27255
 
+  - title: How to specify unspendable keys in descriptors
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#how-to-specify-unspendable-keys-in-descriptors
+
+  - title: Proposed BIP specifying how to include descriptors in PSBTs
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#descriptors-in-psbt-draft-bip
+
 ## Optional.  Same format as "primary_sources" above
 see_also:
   - title: Miniscript

_topics/en/payment-batching.md

@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ optech_mentions:
   - title: "Proposal for `OP_VAULT` opcode supports batching vault withdrawals"
     url: /en/newsletters/2023/01/18/#proposal-for-new-vault-specific-opcodes
 
+  - title: "Proposal for a pool exit protocol that allows highly efficient payment batching"
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#pool-exit-payment-batching-with-delegation-using-fraud-proofs
+
 ## Optional.  Same format as "primary_sources" above
 see_also:
   - title: OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY

_topics/en/psbt.md

@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ optech_mentions:
   - title: "BBQr encoding scheme announced for encoding PSBTs and other data"
     url: /en/newsletters/2023/12/13/#bbqr-encoding-scheme-announced
 
+  - title: Proposed BIP specifying how to include descriptors in PSBTs
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#descriptors-in-psbt-draft-bip
+
 ## Optional.  Same format as "primary_sources" above
 see_also:
   - title: Output Script Descriptors

_topics/en/rendez-vous-routing.md

@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ optech_mentions:
   - title: "LND #7267 makes it possible to create routes to blinded paths"
     url: /en/newsletters/2023/10/18/#lnd-7267
 
+  - title: "LDK #2781 and #2688 update support for sending and receiving blinded payments"
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#ldk-2781
+
 ## Optional.  Same format as "primary_sources" above
 see_also:
   - title: Unannounced channels

_topics/en/responsible-disclosures.md

@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ optech_mentions:
   - title: "Antoine Riard responsibly discloses replacement cycle attacks affecting all HTLC-using software"
     url: /en/newsletters/2023/10/25/#replacement-cycling-vulnerability-against-htlcs
 
+  - title: "Niklas Gögge responsibly disclosed two vulnerabilities affecting LND"
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#disclosure-of-past-lnd-vulnerabilities
+
 ## Optional.  Same format as "primary_sources" above
 # see_also:
 #   - title:

_topics/en/timelocks.md

@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ optech_mentions:
   - title: Challenges related to timelocks when using CPFP fee bumping in LN
     url: /en/newsletters/2021/04/21/#using-anchor-outputs-by-default-in-lnd
 
+  - title: "Soft fork proposal for fee-dependent timelocks"
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#fee-dependent-timelocks
+
 ## Optional.  Same format as "primary_sources" above
 see_also:
   - title: HTLCs

_topics/en/transaction-pinning.md

@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ optech_mentions:
   - title: "OP_EXPIRE opcode proposed that may help mitigate transaction pinning of HTLCs"
     url: /en/newsletters/2023/10/25/#op-expire
 
+  - title: Discussion about the costs of pinning when v3 transaction relay policies are used
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#v3-transaction-pinning-costs
+
 ## Optional.  Same format as "primary_sources" above
 see_also:
    - title: CPFP carve out

_topics/en/unannounced-channels.md

@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ optech_mentions:
   - title: "LND v0.17.0-beta ships with experimental support for unannounced taproot and MuSig2 LN channels"
     url: /en/newsletters/2023/10/04/#lnd-v0-17-0-beta
 
+  - title: "Core Lightning #6869 updates the listchannels RPC to no longer list unannounced channels"
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#core-lightning-6869
+
 ## Optional.  Same format as "primary_sources" above
 see_also:
   - title: Blinded paths

_topics/en/version-3-transaction-relay.md

@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ optech_mentions:
   - title: "Replacement cycle attacks not solved by current v3 transaction relay policies"
     url: /en/newsletters/2023/10/25/#replacement-cycling-vulnerability-against-htlcs
 
+  - title: Discussion about the costs of pinning when v3 policies are used
+    url: /en/newsletters/2024/01/03/#v3-transaction-pinning-costs
+
 ## Optional.  Same format as "primary_sources" above
 see_also:
   - title: Transaction pinning