Denver BitDevs

An educational #bitcoin meetup on the first Thursday of each month hosted at @SpaceDenver in Denver, CO.

[Denver BitDevs @DenverBitDevs]

1/ Back in '23, @BitcoinBay did something huge for Denver’s Bitcoin scene.

Instead of keeping their Bitcoin Games winnings, they incubated local meetups including Denver BitDevs, a small group back then with only a dozen folks showing up. That decision changed everything.

[Bitcoin Bay Foundation @bitcoinbaytpa]

We wanted to update everyone on the recent hurricanes.

We’ve had a few people lose everything and are working to rebuild now. We've been blessed and humbled by the outpouring of support from our community and the broader Bitcoin community

[Denver BitDevs @DenverBitDevs]

https://t.co/2kktje3mTu

[Denver BitDevs @DenverBitDevs]

Denver BitDevs tonight!

The event will not be recorded, it will be more of a discussion about recent developments in Bitcoin and @cryptoquick's bold gambit to secure the future.

[Denver BitDevs @DenverBitDevs]

Also, @cryptoquick's last public appearance will be at @btchelevent

https://t.co/rjbXYL8dKW

LOWTIMEPREF

If you're near Finland later this month, you won't want to miss it!

[Denver BitDevs @DenverBitDevs]

Don't worry if you can't make it, it'll be a rougher version of a presentation being given on 9/5 at @BitcoinPartyKC

https://t.co/pl0NDqrq9s

Discount code: LOWTIMEPREF

[Denver BitDevs @DenverBitDevs]

See you at the next one on September 3rd! @cryptoquick will be speaking about his revival of @SurmountSystems, and give an update on BIP 360 and many other important defensive measures we need to be taking in this era of ever evolving threats

[Denver BitDevs @DenverBitDevs]

Another excellent follow up to the last BitDevs! Thanks, @cadillion and @SpaceDenver!

https://t.co/ISVpyGRvoW

[Denver BitDevs @DenverBitDevs]

This is a next level BitDevs and matters a lot more than you think. Take the time to watch, even if you know you won't understand it at first. That's okay.

https://t.co/pUtFjSXqBS

[Asanoha | Timechain Art Magazine @asanoha_gold]

Working on an article with @SimplestBTCBook regarding dice roll method trade-offs!

What’s better, 16 and 8 sided combo rolls or casino grade 6 sided single rolls?

Manually generating a 256-bit Bitcoin seed by rolling two plastic 16-sided dice and one 8-sided die 23 times, followed by one final 8-sided die roll vs. rolling a single casino-grade 6-sided die 100 times.

The combo method drops your total required actions from 100 events down to just 24 total shakes, cutting human fatigue by 76% to protect you from catastrophic miscounts, typos, and focus errors. Additionally, because 16 sided and 8 sided dice natively map directly to binary and hexadecimal, this combo method allows you to easily look up and choose your final seed words directly from a printed paper list rather than manually typing a tedious string of 100 ones and zeros into a hardware wallet to generate them.

While the molded plastic shapes suffer an estimated minimum physical bias loss of 0.091 bits compared to a perfect casino die, the setup still yields a net safety margin of 255.909 bits of real-world entropy, which remains 100% cryptographically unbreakable.

Regarding entropy loss with either method, even if your dice were so deeply flawed that you somehow lost a massive 50% of your total entropy to manufacturing bias, you would still be left with 128 bits of true entropy, which matches the cryptographic security of a standard 12-word seed phrase used as an industry standard by millions of hardware wallets today.

[Etienne D’Aunay 🇺🇸 Texas @77575 @64055 @87901 @AunayEtienne]

₿itcoin clubs, around the world, and I know some have already been doing this, (I’m looking at you, @DenverBitDevs …) should absolutely be allocating at least one session per month/quarter to hosting a “dice” night (or some entropy-generating equivalent) to teach people how to create their own unique seed phrase… 🤔😊😎🧡✅💯🎯

[Rob Warren @BikesandBitcoin]

makes me sick
so terribly sad

[Zach @BTCBap]

If you're new to dice rolls etc, we did a workshop and video breakdown of the many seed generation methods we tested at @DenverBitDevs 3 years ago

https://t.co/fudBl94b5y

[Hunter Beast 🕯️ @cryptoquick]

I am planning to travel to only two more events this year. There is important work to do, and not much time to do it.

First, I will be giving a talk in Kansas City on 9/5:
https://t.co/Nmqyp1fFgc

Use discount code LOWTIMEPREF for a hefty discount!

[Denver BitDevs @DenverBitDevs]

Finally, if you want to dive in yourself, please read this first:

https://t.co/qo9hrUgj9H

[Denver BitDevs @DenverBitDevs]

This is a next level BitDevs and matters a lot more than you think. Take the time to watch, even if you know you won't understand it at first. That's okay.

https://t.co/pUtFjSXqBS

[Denver BitDevs @DenverBitDevs]

Also please take the time to read Keagan's essay:

https://t.co/pvB0Gm6BIQ

And follow:

@proofofkeags

[The Space @SpaceDenver]

Check out the work that @ProofOfKeags is doing and come hear more from Keegan this Thursday at our monthly BitDevs meetup at @SpaceDenver ! RSVP to the event below.

https://t.co/NIwOcfvCjV

[Hunter Beast 🕯️ @cryptoquick]

Amidst all of these security research conversations, a helpful tool are rigorous cryptographic proofs.

I would like to draw attention to some work that legendary researcher @ProofOfKeags is doing.

First, read his post here: https://t.co/O2y2miQfFV

[Hunter Beast 🕯️ @cryptoquick]

Thank you everyone who joined!
I had Grok make a summary of everything discussed, if that helps folks:
https://t.co/iPCp8UMhCS
Feel free to fork the conversation and ask @Grok questions, and if you do, please share your insights!

[Hunter Beast 🕯️ @cryptoquick]

Love it! Lightning can be made BIP 110 compliant.
#knots #bip110 #rdts

[Hunter Beast 🕯️ @cryptoquick]

Excited for @DenverBitDevs tonight at @SpaceDenver!

@robertwarren will be talking about the death of bitcoin mining.

You won't want to miss it! And as usual, please come an hour early if you want to socialize.

https://t.co/NiE5WOQFz0

[Hunter Beast 🕯️ @cryptoquick]

It is confirmed:

https://t.co/gsqA22Sa7R

@TIMECHAINSUMMIT @realSimpleProof @carlostoriello @SpaceDenver