TOOP is already making its way into Bitcoin interoperability projects.
From Cardinal's Ordinals transfers to Citrea's Clementine v2 research and BOB's bridge testnet plans, the protocol has found applications across the ecosystem.
On November 16, Fairgate researcher Ramsès Fernández will present “TOOP-Bridge: A Trust-Minimized Bitcoin Bridge Secure Under a Single Honest Operator” at BCCA 2026 in Barcelona.
More: fairgate.io/case-studies/o…
Conference details: bcca-conference.org/2026/
From Cardinal's Ordinals transfers to Citrea's Clementine v2 research and BOB's bridge testnet plans, the protocol has found applications across the ecosystem.
On November 16, Fairgate researcher Ramsès Fernández will present “TOOP-Bridge: A Trust-Minimized Bitcoin Bridge Secure Under a Single Honest Operator” at BCCA 2026 in Barcelona.
More: fairgate.io/case-studies/o…
Conference details: bcca-conference.org/2026/
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New research from Fairgate's @SDLerner: Verifiable Data on Bitcoin: FlatMerkle Commitments, Refutable Proofs, and FlatChecks.
The paper introduces a way to publish data and claims that can be challenged and resolved directly on Bitcoin through BitVM-style disputes.
Only one small step needs to be verified, keeping dispute costs at approximately 37,500–100,000 vbytes.
Read the paper: fairgate.io/publication/58…
The paper introduces a way to publish data and claims that can be challenged and resolved directly on Bitcoin through BitVM-style disputes.
Only one small step needs to be verified, keeping dispute costs at approximately 37,500–100,000 vbytes.
Read the paper: fairgate.io/publication/58…
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Your weekly Bitcoin reading list is here!
The latest Computing on Bitcoin News brings together new research, technical updates, and perspectives worth checking out.
Explore this week's edition ↓
fairgate.io/newsletter/com…
The latest Computing on Bitcoin News brings together new research, technical updates, and perspectives worth checking out.
Explore this week's edition ↓
fairgate.io/newsletter/com…
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A simpler channel design that keeps Lightning-compatible routing: OTS-PC replaces revocable commitment transactions with one-time-signed sequence numbers, cutting watchtower storage to a constant.
Read it here ↓
fairgate.io/publication/30…
Read it here ↓
fairgate.io/publication/30…
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Who decides in Bitcoin?
Today at @labitconf, @SDLerner joins Chris Guida, Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar and Birkan Kayadibi to discuss governance, consensus, decentralization, and what happens when the Bitcoin community disagrees.
1:50 PM — Don't miss the conversation!
labitconf.com/speakers/sp139
Today at @labitconf, @SDLerner joins Chris Guida, Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar and Birkan Kayadibi to discuss governance, consensus, decentralization, and what happens when the Bitcoin community disagrees.
1:50 PM — Don't miss the conversation!
labitconf.com/speakers/sp139
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What's new in Bitcoin computation this week?
We've put together another edition of Computing on Bitcoin News, featuring fresh research, technical insights, and developments worth a look.
Catch up here ↓
fairgate.io/newsletter/com…
We've put together another edition of Computing on Bitcoin News, featuring fresh research, technical insights, and developments worth a look.
Catch up here ↓
fairgate.io/newsletter/com…
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Today at @labitconf!
At 4 PM, Fairgate CTO @SDLerner will introduce Bit2, exploring how client-side validation enables instant, private, and scalable payments for autonomous agents on Bitcoin.
Don't miss it!
labitconf.com/speakers/sp139
At 4 PM, Fairgate CTO @SDLerner will introduce Bit2, exploring how client-side validation enables instant, private, and scalable payments for autonomous agents on Bitcoin.
Don't miss it!
labitconf.com/speakers/sp139
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Bitcoin bridges often require operators to front liquidity or recipients to be registered in advance.
TOOP removes both requirements while maintaining a 1-of-n honest security model.
Ramsès Fernández will present our TOOP-Bridge paper at #BCCA2026 on November 16.
Conference details: bcca-conference.org/2026/
TOOP removes both requirements while maintaining a 1-of-n honest security model.
Ramsès Fernández will present our TOOP-Bridge paper at #BCCA2026 on November 16.
Conference details: bcca-conference.org/2026/
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The Agentic Economy Briefing #07 is out.
fairgate.io/newsletter/age…
This month: only 0.6%–7.5% of screened x402 commerce looks like AI agents (TRM Labs), Block brings Lightning into x402, Circle opens Arc, and CanopyMarket.ai indexes 100,000+ x402 endpoints.
fairgate.io/newsletter/age…
This month: only 0.6%–7.5% of screened x402 commerce looks like AI agents (TRM Labs), Block brings Lightning into x402, Circle opens Arc, and CanopyMarket.ai indexes 100,000+ x402 endpoints.
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Coming up this week at @labitconf!
Friday: @SDLerner presents Bit2 and how client-side validation can support instant, private payments for autonomous agents on Bitcoin.
Saturday: A discussion on who makes the decisions in Bitcoin.
More details: labitconf.com/speakers/sp139
Friday: @SDLerner presents Bit2 and how client-side validation can support instant, private payments for autonomous agents on Bitcoin.
Saturday: A discussion on who makes the decisions in Bitcoin.
More details: labitconf.com/speakers/sp139
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Keeping up with everything happening in Bitcoin?
We've gathered some of the latest research, discussions, and updates in this week's Computing on Bitcoin News.
Take a look ↓
fairgate.io/newsletter/com…
We've gathered some of the latest research, discussions, and updates in this week's Computing on Bitcoin News.
Take a look ↓
fairgate.io/newsletter/com…
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Fairgate's @SDLerner is heading to @labitconf 2026!
On Friday, he'll introduce Bit2, a Bitcoin Layer 2 designed for autonomous agentic commerce.
On Saturday, he'll join a panel on Bitcoin governance and decentralization.
See you there!
labitconf.com/speakers/sp139
On Friday, he'll introduce Bit2, a Bitcoin Layer 2 designed for autonomous agentic commerce.
On Saturday, he'll join a panel on Bitcoin governance and decentralization.
See you there!
labitconf.com/speakers/sp139
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We're heading to Barcelona for #BCCA2026!
On November 16, Fairgate's Ramsès Fernández will present our paper, “TOOP-Bridge: A Trust-Minimized Bitcoin Bridge Secure Under a Single Honest Operator.”
Learn more: bcca-conference.org/2026/
On November 16, Fairgate's Ramsès Fernández will present our paper, “TOOP-Bridge: A Trust-Minimized Bitcoin Bridge Secure Under a Single Honest Operator.”
Learn more: bcca-conference.org/2026/
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A new edition of Computing on Bitcoin News is out!
Catch up on the latest research, developments, and conversations shaping Bitcoin's evolving technical ecosystem.
Read it here ↓
fairgate.io/newsletter/com…
Catch up on the latest research, developments, and conversations shaping Bitcoin's evolving technical ecosystem.
Read it here ↓
fairgate.io/newsletter/com…
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Fairgate retweeted
New research from Fairgate's CTO, @SDLerner: FlatMerkle.
The paper introduces a way to achieve compact, logarithmic-size inclusion proofs using a single linear hash stream, without requiring a traditional Merkle tree.
Read the paper: eprint.iacr.org/2026/2468.pdf
The paper introduces a way to achieve compact, logarithmic-size inclusion proofs using a single linear hash stream, without requiring a traditional Merkle tree.
Read the paper: eprint.iacr.org/2026/2468.pdf
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A Groth16 verifier garbled with standard Boolean circuits needs ~10 billion ciphertexts. OHMG's arithmetic, one-hot approach brings that down roughly 100x.
Paper here ↓
fairgate.io/publication/36…
Paper here ↓
fairgate.io/publication/36…
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