Location

The event will be hosted at ALCHE:

Alche Pamplemousses, Mauritius | Map

Announcements

Join us for our Fifth Bitcoin Socratic Seminar! A special thank you to our sponsor Btrust.

Reminders

• We prefer no photos and no videos during the event
• Chatham House Rule
• Leave the meeting space as clean as you found it
• Suggest topics for the next Socratic Seminar! Where to find topics?

Topics

Lightning Network Fundamentals + Bitcoin & Quantum Considerations

Duration: 1 Hour 5 Minutes Audience: Developers, CS students, security-focused builders

Meetup Agenda

1. Opening & Context (5 minutes)

• Welcome and session framing
• Why Lightning Network matters for Bitcoin scalability
• Introducing the idea of long-term security (including quantum considerations)

2. Lightning Network — Beginner Foundations (25 minutes)

Objective: Build a clear mental model of Lightning

• What the Lightning Network is and why it exists
• Payment channels: opening, updating, closing
• Off-chain vs on-chain transactions
• HTLCs (Hashed Time-Locked Contracts) simplified
• Routing payments across the network

Discussion:

• How Lightning improves speed and cost
• Trade-offs and limitations

3. Bitcoin & Quantum Considerations (20 minutes)

Objective: Introduce future-facing security thinking

• What quantum computing is (high-level)
• Why it matters for cryptography in Bitcoin
• Potential risks to elliptic curve cryptography
• Current state: theoretical vs practical threat

Reference Discussion:

• Insights from bitcoin-quantum
• Possible mitigation paths (quantum-resistant signatures, migration paths)

4. Open Discussion & Builder Direction (15 minutes)

• Should Bitcoin developers care about quantum today?
• How to start exploring Lightning development
• Pathways into research and contribution
• Btrust Builder Pathways (5 minutes)

• Btrust Builders