Summary:
In this bi-weekly brief, Christine D. Kim breaks down the latest developments in Bitcoin and Ethereum protocol development. She covers the upcoming Bitcoin Core v31 release and the growing debate around post-quantum cryptography. She also covers Ethereum developers’ discussions around the FRAME proposal and upgrade scoping for Hegota and beyond.
This episode was recorded on March 4, 2026.
Timestamps:
(2:03) Bitcoin Core v31 feature freeze
(3:35) Cluster Mempool status update
(8:07) Bitcoin’s post-quantum roadmap
(20:11) Ethereum’s post-quantum roadmap
(23:39) The debate about FRAME
(28:51) Next week’s show
Links:
- BTC Before Light Issue #29 (https://christinedkim.substack.com/p/btc-before-light-issue-29)
- BTC Before Light Issue #28 (https://christinedkim.substack.com/p/btc-before-light-issue-28)
- The limitations of cryptographic agility in Bitcoin (https://groups.google.com/g/bitcoindev/c/O6l3GUvyO7A)
- Introducing strawmap, a strawman roadmap by EF Protocol (https://x.com/drakefjustin/status/2026755969540108659)
Song Credits:
Special thanks to Calios for the music featured in this episode. You can listen to the full track, “Our Lives,” and other songs by Calios on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6qs62M8pLHGZuttTwgP6JK.
