Update: Lightning Network Fundamentals + Bitcoin & Quantum Considerations

Author: sadeeqrabiu

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+title = "Socratic Seminar #5"
+date = 2026-04-25
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+## Location
+
+The event will be hosted at **ALCHE**:
+
+Alche Pamplemousses, Mauritius | [Map](https://maps.app.goo.gl/uHCXHnp2YeZ315Af7)
+
+## Announcements
+
+Join us for our Fifth Bitcoin [Socratic Seminar](/about)! A special thank you to our
+sponsor [Btrust](http://btrust.tech/).
+
+## Reminders
+
+- We prefer no photos and no videos during the event
+- [Chatham House Rule](https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/chatham-house-rule)
+- Leave the meeting space as clean as you found it
+- Suggest topics for the next Socratic Seminar! [Where to find topics?](/about/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](https://www.btrust.tech/builders)