Bitcoin Optech #256: Extending BOLT11 Invoices to Request Two Payments

"This week’s newsletter summarizes a discussion about extending BOLT11 invoices to request two payments. Also included is another entry in our limited weekly series about mempool policy, plus our regular sections..."

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Bitcoin Optech newsletter #256 is here:

- Summarizes a discussion about extending BOLT11 invoices to request two payments.
- Includes 'Waiting for confirmation #6: Policy Consistency' from our series about policies for transaction relay and mempool inclusion.
- Summarizes changes to services/client software.
- Add Submarine swaps and Just-In-Time (JIT) channels topics.
- Optech Newsletter #256 Recap on Twitter Spaces.
"Bitcoin Optech will be hosting an audio recap discussion of this newsletter with special guest Thomas Voegtlin on Twitter Spaces Thursday at 15:00 UTC. Join us to discuss or ask questions!"

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