@@ -215,7 +215,22 @@ answers posted since our last update.*
215215endcomment %}
216216{% assign bse = "https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/ " %}
217217
218- FIXME: bitschmidty
218+ - [ What are the potential attacks against ECDSA that would be possible if we used raw public keys as addresses?] ( {{bse}}95123 )
219+ Pieter Wuille answers by summarizing the argument for using public key hashes
220+ over public keys in addresses, namely, that it slows an attacker with quantum
221+ computing capabilities. He goes on to list reasons why that purported argument
222+ could be overstated and give a false sense of security.
223+
224+ - [ What is meant by DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_LIMIT in child pays for parent?] ( {{bse}}95473 )
225+ User anu asks about Bitcoin Core's [ DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_LIMIT] [ bitcoin core default ancestor limit ]
226+ regarding the [ Child-Pays-For-Parent (CPFP)] [ topic cpfp ] fee bumping
227+ technique. Murch goes on to explain that this default policy helps prevent spam
228+ attacks and gives a couple examples of determining ancestor transaction counts.
229+
230+ - [ How is Simplicity better suited for static analysis compared to script?] ( {{bse}}95332 )
231+ Russell O'Connor, author of the [ Simplicity whitepaper] [ simplicity ] , describes
232+ the challenges with statically analyzing a Bitcoin Script program when
233+ contrasted with the Simplicity language.
219234
220235## Releases and release candidates
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@@ -286,3 +301,5 @@ issue. Any remaining errors are the fault of the newsletter author.
286301[ eclair ced ] : https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/blob/19975d3d8128705b92811ce0bc7a3881ecaf99dd/eclair-core/src/main/resources/reference.conf#L61
287302[ lnd ced ] : https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/0cf63ae8981a1041dd7b9f217dcc2158a28247d3/chainregistry.go#L64
288303[ rl ced ] : https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-lightning/blob/12e2a81e1daf635578e1cfdd7de55324ed04bd48/lightning/src/ln/channelmanager.rs#L430
304+ [ simplicity ] : https://blockstream.com/simplicity.pdf
305+ [ bitcoin core default ancestor limit ] : https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/9fac600ababd8edefbe053a7edcd0e178f069f84/src/validation.h#L56
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