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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

3 years

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

5 years

I'll be posting monthly status updates detailing progress on the LTC MW EB (YAY acronyms). This is geared toward those interested in LTC development, but will also talk a lot about Grin++ changes, so it may be interesting to Grinners as well.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

With 30 minutes to spare! #MWEB

Initial libmw code review by DavidBurkett · Pull Request #703 · litecoin-project/litecoin

libmw is a completely self-contained project with clearly defined set of APIs that all calls from the existing Litecoin project go through. It currently uses cmake and builds as a shared library, b...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

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@DavidBurkett38

3 years

December Progress: * Vulnerability fixed * v0.21.1rc1 with taproot is available for testing * Final MWEB reviews scheduled * Looking good for a January release 🤞 Details:

MWEB Progress Update Thread

December Progress: Taproot Release The first release candidate of v0.21 with taproot support (v0.21.1rc1) is now available for download. I’ve been testing it out, and everything has been working fine...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

Using MWEB, you'd see:

Litecoin Concepts👾

@LTC_Concepts

3 years

Just when I thought #Litecoin was done for the day... BOOM! $342,760,160 worth of $LTC moved for a txn fee of only $.002!😎 This is now the LARGEST LTC txn EVER! #LitecoinFam #10yearsLTC #LitecoinTo3k

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

Thank you so much for all of the awesome testers these past several months. Without all of your hard work, we would've never had this seamless, incident-free activation.

Litecoin Foundation ⚡️

@LTCFoundation

2 years

⚡⚡ #MWEB had officially ACTIVATED!! ⚡⚡

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

February Progress: Met the goal of making MWEB so simple to use you may not even realize you're using it It came at the tiny cost of a complete redesign and rewrite of all of the wallet code at the very last minute😆 Code-complete: March 15 🚀 Details:

MWEB Progress Update Thread

I’m very much in crunch mode now, and haven’t slept in days, so please forgive my incoherent rambling 🙂 February Progress: The expectation was that I would have a community testnet launched, but I...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

We've been fixing bugs _almost_ as fast as they're reported. We're already up to release candidate 5, and I think we're finally nearing the end. Help us find those last few stubborn defects, so we can start focusing on activation, and then maybe I can finally get some sleep :)

Charlie Lee Ⓜ️🕸️

@SatoshiLite

3 years

Litecoin Core 0.21.2rc5 has been released: We've been working very hard to fix all the bugs before final release. Thanks to everyone helping us test out MWEB on testnet! We are very close now. Please help test out Release Candidate 5. Thanks! 🙏

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

I received a draft of the audit report yesterday. There was a small, but critical merge issue & a few lower severity problems. I should have the final report early this week, after which I will update the schedule on Overall, things are looking great! 🥳

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

I first attempted to design a secure way to support one-sided mimblewimble transactions back in January. Nearly one year and a dozen or so design iterations later, we finally have working code! #MWEB

One-sided Transactions by DavidBurkett · Pull Request #29 · ltc-mweb/libmw

libmw code to support one-sided transactions. This is an implemenation of LIP-0004 (https://github.com/DavidBurkett/lips/blob/master/lip-0004.mediawiki)

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

September Progress: * Activation method determined for Taproot & MWEB * Received feedback from our @quarkslab auditors * Code ready for v0.21 release, pending approval by 1 final reviewer Details: No account? Click "Log In" & Press "X" in the top right

MWEB Progress Update Thread

September Progress: v0.21 Release I was hoping to have the v0.21 release out already, but I’m waiting on one last developer to review. A couple of us have already run through a test build to make...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

Mining cartels can't censor transactions if they all look the same. #MWEB

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

It looks like more than 75% of miners are now signaling for MWEB. If this continues, it should move to LOCKED_IN status at height 2,257,920, and then will be ACTIVE at height 2,265,984.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

A lot of people are frustrated with how long MWEB has taken. I alone am responsible for delays, yet it's been just as frustrating for me. Perfection takes time. LTC has had 100% uptime since launch, and despite MWEB's complexity, that streak *will* continue with its release. 👊

David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

@MegaChunkyBuns @GodOfUSD @Duder83 @Galindo_Inc Yep, currently working with auditors to make sure it's safe before releasing. If anyone has doubts about the readiness of the code, they're free to build it locally and try it out. Use branch 0.21:

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

April Progress: More of the same. Audits, reviews, tests, bug fixes, and documentation. We're inching our way to the finish line 🏁 Details: No account? Click "Log In" and then Press "X" in the top right corner.

MWEB Progress Update Thread

April Progress: Documentation I’ve re-written LIP-0002 based on feedback received. The revised version is available for review here. The LIP-0003 re-write is still in progress. I’ve also improved...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

After a day or 2 of bug fixes (new rc coming soon), testnet seems to be rolling along now. Thanks to everyone who has been testing and reporting issues. Keep up the good work 👏

ℝyan 𝕎right

@ryanwrights

3 years

#Litecoin #MWEB has passed TestNet. Congrats #LitecoinFam @SatoshiLite @loshan1212 @DavidBurkett38 and all the miners out there. #LTC for the win.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

October Progress: * Received final audit report from @quarkslab * MWEB testnet is available on windows (and OS X on Friday) * I still haven't released v0.21.1🙃 Details: New timelines who dis?

MWEB Progress Update Thread

October Progress: Audit Quarkslab has finished their audit of the code! 🚀 I’ll be meeting with them Friday to discuss their findings. After that, they’ll work on releasing the audit report in a blog...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

7 months

July 23 - Feb 24 Progress: * Descriptor wallets working * MWEB supported in PSBT format * Starting to test View Keys Checklist of remaining v24 release tasks has been updated.

MWEB Progress Update Thread 2

It’s time for my next semi-annual “monthly update”. As a bonus for waiting a few extra days, I also have an update from @losh11 about the progress he and Hector have made with their LTC development....

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

Help us test out the first MWEB-compatible release candidate! MWEB is not activated yet (but miners can start signaling right away). Please report any issues you find, so we can get them fixed for the next R/C.

Charlie Lee Ⓜ️🕸️

@SatoshiLite

3 years

You can now download Litecoin Core 0.21.2rc1 here: And devs, please help review the code! Run the client and help us test it out and let us know if you run into issues. And as I've explained before, MWEB is not active yet.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

August Progress Update: Nodes are able to sync and verify the initial state (similar to the Initial Block Download). Improved UTXO management logic. Get ready for the first Mimblewimble testnet on LTC, launching September 30th! More details soon.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

1/10 Some important news about MWEB. This will be included in tonight's monthly update as well, but I wanted to share here for a little more visibility.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

August Progress: * Rebased wallet changes on top of v0.21 * Cleaner key/address generation & mgmt * Working closely w/ our friends @quarkslab * Starting release process for 0.21 w/ Taproot Details: No account? Click "Log In" & Press "X" in the top right

MWEB Progress Update Thread

August Progress: Coding Last month I merged the node code on top of the LTC 0.21 release codebase (see July update), so this month began with me merging the wallet code. It turns out that a lot...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

1 year

Time to get back on track with updates... February & March Progress: * Released v0.21.2.2 containing security fixes * Started on v24 - A new major release to catch up with Bitcoin Core releases & include the new MWEB features everyone's been waiting for

MWEB Progress Update Thread 2

February & March 2023 Progress: v0.21.2.2 Release We released a new minor version of Litecoin Core (v0.21.2.2) in February which contained some important security fixes. If you haven’t upgraded yet,...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

June Progress: * Performance improvements (blake3 hash algo, per-block kernel MMR, compact serialization, etc.) * Improved test coverage * Chipping away at documentation Details: No account? Click "Log In" and then Press "X" in the top right corner.

MWEB Progress Update Thread

June Progress: Documentation I’ve spent some time documenting all of the code changes to assist our auditors. For those interested, this is the current list of technical documents describing the MWEB...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

March Progress: libmw submitted for code review👀 launched to keep track of remaining tasks📅 Audits, reviews, tests, documentation Details: No account? Click "Log In" and then Press "X" in the top right corner.

MWEB Progress Update Thread

March Progress: The first code review[1] was submitted on March 15th covering the libmw project! 🚀 This is where the bulk of the MWEB logic resides, and is completely independent from the existing...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

Who did that? #Litecoin

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

April Progress: * MWEB is officially locked in. Activation in 2 weeks(TM). * The final v0.21.2 release will be available tonight. Details: * Click "Log In", then click the "X" to avoid needing to register

MWEB Progress Update Thread 2

I’m starting this new topic for monthly MWEB updates which will continue on from the previous one. April 2022 Progress: Testing Testing of the final RCs went really well. All major workflows seem to...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

Only $205/LTC!? He was practically giving them away at that low price! I can't believe people got mad about that.

Charlie Lee Ⓜ️🕸️

@SatoshiLite

7 years

To those that claim that I sold at the ATH, I actually did not. I sold on 3 separate times: 12/8 @ ~$96, 12/11 @ ~$155, and 12/18 @ ~$350. The average price that I got was $205. It's nobody's business at what price I sold my LTC at, but I got tired of all the "sold at ATH" hate.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

January Progress: Improved how we handle stealth addresses thanks to the "MingleJingle" proposal () Cleaned up tx history UI and other wallet improvements. Initial code will be complete and ready for review March 15th!🚀 Details:

minglejingle.md

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

5 years

January progress update: One-sided transactions are possible, database framework written, LTC block and header models defined, and Grin++ audit nearly complete. Details here:

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

November Progress: * Vulnerability found😬 * Fixed design and rewrote LIP-0004 🎊 * Small delay to fix vulnerability (Last one, I promise....unless there's another one) Details:

MWEB Progress Update Thread

November Progress: Security Vulnerability As shared on Twitter yesterday: Kurt, a long-time GRIN community member, contacted Charlie and I to inform us of a vulnerability in the design for non-inte...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

February Progress: * After a few early hiccups, MWEB has activated on testnet * Awesome testing effort by $LTC community uncovered a number of bugs, which we've been working to fix Details: * Click "Log In", then click the "X" to avoid having to register

MWEB Progress Update Thread

February Progress: I’m even later than normal this month. 🙂 Sorry about that! Testnet Activation After a slightly bumpy start, MWEB has successfully activated on testnet, and the chain is progress...

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@DavidBurkett38

4 years

June Progress Update: Minimal implementation of the mempool coded. Mining logic has been written for including extension blocks. Mimblewimble transactions can now be broadcast to peers. Everything is still on track for a mid-September testnet. Details:

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@DavidBurkett38

4 years

May Progress Update: Blocks with mimblewimble transactions can now be attached to the chain. Work has started on the mempool logic. Tentative plan shared for the remainder of the work necessary to launch the testnet. Details:

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

The bitcoin whitepaper remains the single best source for understanding how bitcoin works. Satoshi explains the system in a crystal clear manner, something unmatched by any paper I've seen since. If you've never read it, stop everything you're doing and go read it now.

Cøbra

@CobraBitcoin

3 years

Satoshi Nakamoto’s immense talent for writing and explaining things in a simple and concise manner are underrated. He once said he’s better with code than with words, but I actually think the opposite is true. The Bitcoin whitepaper really is a benchmark in technical writing.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

Come join @SatoshiLite and I in about 90 minutes, where we'll be discussing all things MWEB as we await activation.

Litecoin

@litecoin

2 years

What: Ⓜ️🕸️⚡ When: 9pm PST Where: #MWEB #thursdayvibes

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@DavidBurkett38

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Charlie Lee Ⓜ️🕸️

@SatoshiLite

2 years

It's now official. MWEB live in 2 weeks.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

Prices are down, so everyone is poor. Unfortunately, the MWEB fund is too. This is used to pay me at a modest rate of $6k/mth (~1/3 US Sr Engineer salary). Donations are matched 100% by Charlie. Please give so my wife continues to let me work on MWEB! 🥺

Litecoin Confidential Transactions / MWEB - Dedicated Fund

Litecoin is one of the leading cryptocurrencies in the market. Its blockchain has been working consistently with 0-downtime since its inception back in 2011. In order to continue to grow Litecoin...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

June Progress: * Initial design for light clients (LIP coming soon) Details: * Click "Log In", then click the "X" to avoid needing to register

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

MWEB fixes this.

Dennis Porter

@Dennis_Porter_

3 years

BREAKING: Canadian Federal Police call for FINTRAC to block over 30+ #Bitcoin wallets from transacting with major financial institutions.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

I guess there's supposed to be an #MWEB testnet launch or something🙂 I'll be coding, testing, and documenting right up to the deadline of course. All technical users are encouraged to join Non-nerds may have to wait a few days before getting involved 😔

Litecoin MWEB Development

MWEB DEV Room - Check pinned messages - Keep LTC (price/news/x) related discussions ➡️ @Litecoin

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

Talks about fundamentals, but no mention of #MWEB . There's nothing more fundamental to a currency than basic privacy and fungibility.

Forbes Crypto

@ForbesCrypto

3 years

Litecoin Prices Reach A 3-Month High As Fundamentals Continue To Improve

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

1 year

May Progress: * Pre-MWEB v24 merge out for review! * MWEB merge nearly complete * Started design for descriptor wallet support Checklist of remaining v24 release tasks has been updated.

MWEB Progress Update Thread 2

May 2023 Progress: v24 Release Progress continues with the integration of Litecoin code changes into the v24 Bitcoin codebase. The month of May saw a major milestone with the resolution of all...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

10/10 We are incredibly grateful for @south_lagoon77 taking the time to study MWEB's design, and for sharing this attack with us. Due to the importance of the finding, Charlie generously donated his own money to pay Kurt a well-deserved 0.15 BTC bounty:

Blockstream Block Explorer

Blockstream Explorer is an open source block explorer providing detailed blockchain data across Bitcoin, Testnet, and Liquid. Supports Tor and tracking-free.

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@DavidBurkett38

2 years

1/2 IMPORTANT: A bug was found in v0.21.2 where old pre-HD wallets that were upgraded using 'upgradewallet' will generate MWEB addresses using the wrong keypool, resulting in the wallets not recognizing coins sent to them. Fortunately, those funds appear to be safe.

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@DavidBurkett38

2 years

25 years later, the Hogwarts Express lives on as the last transaction in every Litecoin block, carrying coins back and forth between the main chain and the Mimblewimble extension block.

J.K. Rowling

@jk_rowling

2 years

25 years ago today, I saw Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in a bookstore (Waterstones, Prince's Street, Edinburgh) for the very first time. It was one of the best moments of my life. Thank you, @BloomsburyBooks , for taking a chance on a total unknown. 1/2

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@DavidBurkett38

1 year

June Progress: * v24 MWEB merge finished & tests passing Checklist of remaining v24 release tasks has been updated.

MWEB Progress Update Thread 2

June 2023 Progress: v24 Release The initial MWEB code has been merged into the v24.x codebase, and will be submitted for review shortly. I encountered a couple of obstacles that slowed down momentum,...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

Here's the MWEB audit blog post, with a link to the full report

quarkslab

@quarkslab

3 years

Glad to publish the technical audit report of our experts (involving @RobinDavid1 ) on the MimbleWimble #MWEB integration in Litecoin #LTC . Many thanks to @LitecoinProject & @DavidBurkett38 for making this assessment possible!

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@DavidBurkett38

2 years

March Progress: * I'm just a simple man. You find a bug, I squash the bug. Details: * Click "Log In", then click the "X" to avoid needing to register

MWEB Progress Update Thread

March Progress: Another month of testing, another month of bugs. 🐛 Fixes: 1. Wallet transaction List It took several iterations of fixes, but we seem to finally be displaying the transaction history...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

5 years

Thank you, @SatoshiLite ! I look forward to continuing to work with you to bring financial privacy to all.

Charlie Lee Ⓜ️🕸️

@SatoshiLite

5 years

@vcorem @DavidBurkett38 @ecurrencyhodler Thanks for the reminder, Guy. Here's our contribution: David, let's get the security audit done for Grin++ ASAP! 👍

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@DavidBurkett38

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January Progress: * v0.21.2rc1 released *WITH MWEB SUPPORT* 🚀 Details: * Click "Log In", then click the "X" to avoid having to register

MWEB Progress Update Thread

January Progress: We did it, guys 🥳 MWEB Release The first MWEB release candidate is now available at https://dev.litecoin.org/. A “release candidate” (RC) is like a pre-release. It’s fully functi...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

Sorry I've fallen a bit behind on twitter updates. November Progress: One-sided txs proposal has been updated to guard against Wagner's & replay attacks, include payment proofs, and support stealth addresses. Implementation is well underway.

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@DavidBurkett38

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December Progress: The first-ever implementation of one-sided txs on mimblewimble is now complete and ready for testing/review! MWEB components have been added to the GUI thanks to LTC community members! Details:

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@DavidBurkett38

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BOOM

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@litecoin

3 years

The last word after you finish explaining MWEB to a friend.. #MWEB is set to be the largest upgrade to the #Litecoin network ever, promising to provide fungibility for all, while improving $LTC's scalability. #Litecoin #Litecoin10 #LitecoinFAM

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@DavidBurkett38

1 year

Now let's surpass BTC's market cap 👀

Charlie Lee Ⓜ️🕸️

@SatoshiLite

1 year

Tbh, I wasn't sure we'd see this day, but it happened! Litecoin payments on BitPay surpassed even Bitcoin. BitPay never saw this coming either as they hardcoded the #1 orange and #2 silver and it still says Bitcoin is most commonly used for transactions. 😁 #PayWithLitecoin

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@DavidBurkett38

1 year

$LTC

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@DavidBurkett38

6 months

@TheVladCostea 's recent interview with @SatoshiLite has triggered the "MW privacy is broken" battle cries again. It's not true. MW has always provided exactly the privacy guarantees we early MW devs promised. Here, I briefly explain its strengths & weaknesses for the 87th time🙂

David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

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@behindtext @TheVladCostea 1/x is community run, though I'm not disputing the accuracy of that statement. We've always been upfront about the strengths & weaknesses of MWEB.

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@DavidBurkett38

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whew...crisis averted! Thank you to everyone who donated. At current prices, we should be good through the launch of MWEB. Still feel free to donate though. Charlie will continue to match & I'll continue to work on other improvements to LTC beyond MWEB.

David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

Yikes! It's hard to write quality code while living on the streets.

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@DavidBurkett38

5 years

Had a great time chatting about Mimblewimble and privacy. Thanks for the invite @LTCFoundation

Litecoin Foundation ⚡️

@LTCFoundation

5 years

@DavidBurkett38 going deep into implementing opt in private transactions through MimbleWimble and extension blocks. #LTCLV19

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@DavidBurkett38

2 years

53,616 LTC secured by MWEB

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

Just billionaires creating mining cartels. I can't wait to hear how this is good for bitcoin.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

$LTC never goes down #bankruncanada

Ezra Levant 🍁🚛

@ezralevant

3 years

🚨Canada's largest banks are all offline. Royal Bank, BMO Bank of Montreal, CIBC Bank. Did Trudeau try to hack into their databases? Did the U.S. hack them first, to stop it? What could cause all three to crash on the same day -- hours after Trudeau's expropriation order?

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

December Progress: * PSBT logic coded - Testing in progress

MWEB Progress Update Thread 2

I’ve been feeling under the weather for some time now, so I’m just now getting around to December’s update 🤒 December 2022 Progress: I continued working on PSBT, and quickly discovered some limita...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

1 year

April Progress: * Unit-tests fixed for the v24 code (sans MWEB) * Progress made on functional tests I've included a checklist of remaining tasks for the v24 release, which I will be updating each month:

MWEB Progress Update Thread 2

April 2023 Progress: v24 Release Over the past couple of months, the focus has been primarily on integrating the classic (pre-MWEB) Litecoin code changes into the v24 Bitcoin code. This process is...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

Please note that this is only the libmw code. There's another ~40% of the code not in this review, since github is already struggling to handle this PR due to its size. After everyone has thoroughly reviewed this code, the second half of the code will be submitted.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

@LitecoinMag @CNBC He's a dinosaur talking about shit he doesn't understand. His only goal is to pump his bags.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

There are no adjectives powerful enough to accurately describe just how grateful I am. This is such an incredibly generous, and frankly, life-changing gift. Thank you so much to the Grin council, and to the entire Grin community. ❤️

Quentin Le Sceller

@qlesceller

4 years

Congrats @DavidBurkett38 for literally saving Grin from a hidden inflation bug. This bug bounty is well deserved.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

April Progress Update: Functional test framework written. Block validation tests completed. Integration with the existing codebase has started. Details:

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

💡🪙 + Ⓜ️🕸 = 🌑🪙?

Al ⚡️

@lite_hause

3 years

What are Litecoin MWEB coins going to be called? It sounds weird IMO saying “I’m going to send you some LTC MWEB coins” We need to come up with a smoother name

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

November Progress: * Added MWEB fields to PSBT format to better support hardware wallets Details: * Click "Log In", then click the X to avoid registering

MWEB Progress Update Thread 2

November 2022 Progress: PSBT I decided to take a short break from light client work, and jumped ahead a little bit to start adding MWEB components to the PSBT(Partially-Signed Bitcoin Transaction)...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

5 years

December progress update: Design published, coding started, libmw is born, and much more. Read all about it here:

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

10 months

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

2/2 We're working on a fix that will allow those coins to be recovered. In the meantime, we recommend you avoid generating MWEB addresses from upgraded wallets. Instead, create a new wallet to receive via the MWEB, or wait until we release the fix.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

I'm also hearing rumors Walmart is starting to accept Litecoin *ducks*

Blockworks

@Blockworks_

3 years

NEW: Walmart has added Bitcoin ATMs in their stores - Confirmed in person by @CoinDesk

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

Korean friends, I'm really sorry. We tried hard to avoid delistings, but it would happen eventually anyway. Governments WILL try to ban crypto. Many already have. MWEB just quickened it. Are there any fiat onramps still available to you? Please share alternatives in the replies.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

5 years

You're looking at the entire XRP "community." It's hard to believe just 14 people can control so many Twitter accounts. #xrpthestandard

David "JoelKatz" Schwartz

@JoelKatz

5 years

Great to meet members of the #XRP Community last night at #SwellbyRipple .

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

1/n Despite huge LTC gains, only 0.25 LTC were donated this month :( I know the original plan was to complete MWEB in 12 months, and we're now about to start month 14. I'm really sorry about that, and you deserve an explanation. There are 2 main reasons:

David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

December Progress: The first-ever implementation of one-sided txs on mimblewimble is now complete and ready for testing/review! MWEB components have been added to the GUI thanks to LTC community members! Details:

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

We only have $3000 remaining for August - half of what's needed. The privacy and scalability provided by MW will go a long way toward making LTC more cash-like, and should put it ahead of its competition. Please contribute what you can to help make this effort a success.🙏

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

July Progress: * Started development of new P2P messages to better support light clients Details: * Click "Log In", then click the "X" to avoid needing to register

MWEB Progress Update Thread 2

July 2022 Progress: Light Clients Last month, I described the LIP for standardizing the light client sync process. The LIP is just about ready for review, and I’ve made good progress implementing the...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

July Progress: * Rebased node changes on top of v0.21 * Design reviews courteous of our friends @tari ( #FREEFLUFFYPONY ) * Quarkslab audit funded by @SatoshiLite Details: No account? Click "Log In" and then Press "X" in the top right corner

MWEB Progress Update Thread

July Progress: Coding I’ve shifted away from writing new code so the MWEB codebase can remain stable while the auditors perform their review. I’ve been focusing instead on rebasing our changes from...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

@whale_alert The same person mined blocks 3350, 3357, 3365, 3396, 3426, 3450, 3478, 3497, 3565, 3607, 3617, 3623, 3629, 3662, 3669 and many, many others - most of which are spent. It's very unlikely to be Satoshi.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

5 years

Quick reminder that this is a community-funded project. Fewer than 3 LTCs were donated last month. Fortunately, there is a 2-3 month buffer, but we are still far short of our goal. Please consider donating if you support this initiative. Thank you :)

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

So, coins deposited to binance from the MWEB will be stolen by @cz_binance ? That seems like a bad solution.

Binance

@binance

2 years

#Binance will not support the deposits and withdrawals of @litecoin $LTC utilising MimbleWimble Extension Blocks (MWEB).

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

Say hello to Archer James Burkett. It will be a while until he takes his first physical steps, but he already took the first step toward rebelling against the State. Today he stacked his very first sats. I can't wait to teach him what that means 🙂

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

Psychopaths like Trudeau always initimidate dissidents by freezing their bank accounts. Don't give them this power. Buy BTC, spend BTC (ignore the HODL meme), get paid in BTC. If you're a business, accept BTC. Avoid the legacy banking system whenever possible. #bankruncanada

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

August Progress: * LIP-0006, which documents P2P protocol changes for light client MWEB support, is out for review * Code for syncing MWEB headers and UTXO leafsets is also out for review Details: * Click "Log In", then click the X to avoid registering

MWEB Progress Update Thread 2

August 2022 Progress: Light Clients The first draft of LIP-0006, which details the changes and additions to the p2p protocol, is now out for review. A pull request has also been submitted for...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

Time to build a more private LN on top of MWEB.

Chainalysis

@chainalysis

3 years

Soon, Chainalysis will support Lightning Network transaction monitoring in KYT! Staying compliant with regulations will be vital as the second layer protocol is adopted and we’re excited to be the first in the industry to offer this support. More here:

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

It's time we go on the offensive.

Charlie Lee Ⓜ️🕸️

@SatoshiLite

3 years

Everyone's joking about Bitcoin banning China instead. Well, guess what? Developers code... h/t @DavidBurkett38 , developer of Litecoin MWEB

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

July Progress Update: P2P messages added for handling initial state sync. The logic for processing of the downloaded state is partially coded, and will be finished this month. I'm still hopeful for a September Testnet 🤞 Details:

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

If you think @elonmusk was a bad choice for your bitcoin hero-worship, wait until you learn about @jack .

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

May Progress: Just a wee bit late with this one :) * v0.21.2.1 was released to fix stealth address generation for previously upgraded wallets Details: * Click "Log In", then click the "X" to avoid needing to register

MWEB Progress Update Thread 2

I was away last week celebrating my 10th wedding anniversary (yep, I’m ancient), so I’m even later than usual this month. Sorry about that! 😬 May (and part of June) 2022 Progress: Critical Wallet...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

5 years

February progress update: one-sided tx design simplified & LIP created, mw testnet planned, validation logic started, kernel models defined & tested. Details here:

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

This issue has been resolved in v0.21.2.1. If your wallet was affected, you can use "rescanblockchain 2265984" after upgrading to recover any missing coins.

David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

1/2 IMPORTANT: A bug was found in v0.21.2 where old pre-HD wallets that were upgraded using 'upgradewallet' will generate MWEB addresses using the wrong keypool, resulting in the wallets not recognizing coins sent to them. Fortunately, those funds appear to be safe.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

8 months

Hector's out there doing the Lord's work on Litewallet.

Loshan

@loshan1212

8 months

✨First light mode MWEB transaction made today✨ Hector is paving the way for MWEB on mobile!

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

September Progress: * Code for retrieving UTXOs is now out for review Details: * Click "Log In", then click the X to avoid registering

MWEB Progress Update Thread 2

September 2022 Progress: Light Clients The code for supporting retrieval of MWEB UTXOs (unspent coins) for use by MWEB light clients is out for review It was designed so that light clients can...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

June Progress: * Initial design for light clients (LIP coming soon) Details: * Click "Log In", then click the "X" to avoid needing to register

MWEB Progress Update Thread 2

June 2022 Progress: Light Clients After a meeting with @coblee and @losh11, we agreed on a rough design for supporting light clients. The following is subject to change, but here’s my current...

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

4 years

I should've seen NFTs coming the day a banana taped to a wall sold for $120K.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

3 years

I wasn't aware we were announcing yet, but the rumors are true. Mimblewimble ( #MWEB ) is coming to Dogecoin in 2022. Much scalability. Such wow.

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

3 years

Working with Doge devs to improve system transaction efficiency. Potentially promising.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

🤝

Litecoin

@litecoin

2 years

Certain digital assets, including LTC as alleged herein, are “commodities,” As defined under Section 1a(9) of the Act, 7 U.S.C. § 1a(9. Litecoin is a Commodity. Nice to know we all agree on that now.

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David Burkett Ⓜ️🕸

@DavidBurkett38

2 years

I'm starting to see some 3-4MB blocks now. LTC's main use case, payments, are about to get more expensive, and confirmation times could increase 😔 Damn you, chain spammers 🤬

Indigo ◉Ⓜ️🕸️

@indigo_nakamoto

2 years

3000 Ordinal Inscriptions on #Litecoin in 48 hours! 🤯

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