Merge pull request #40 from dcbitdevs/meeting-page-issue-39

Add Socratic Seminar #18 meeting page

Author: average-gary

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+---
+layout: post
+type: socratic
+title: "Socratic Seminar 018"
+meetup: https://www.meetup.com/dc-bit-devs/events/310734192/
+published: true
+---
+#### Location
+
+Ric and Dawn Duques Hall<br>
+GW Business School<br>
+22nd Street NW, Room 251<br>
+Washington, DC
+
+#### Agenda
+
+6:00pm - Doors open and social half hour<br>
+6:30pm - BitDevs Socratic Seminar<br>
+9:00pm - Departure
+
+## Socratic Seminar
+
+As a reminder, the ground rules of BitDevs are as follow:
+
+1. **No photos, videos, or recordings.**
+2. [Chatham House Rule](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_House_Rule): you may
+   reiterate the contents of the meeting *without* attribution.
+
+These rules exist so that BitDevs participants can speak freely
+within the event.
+
+Questions are encouraged, including basic ones!
+
+### Bitcoin Projects
+
+- Bitcoin Core PRs
+  - Testnet 4 re-org: <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/31117>
+  - <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/33106>
+
+- Floresta
+  - <https://github.com/vinteumorg/Floresta>
+
+### Research
+
+- Garbled Locks for Bitcoin
+  - <https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/1485>
+
+- Cryptography Camp Workbook
+  - <https://github.com/cryptography-camp/workbook/releases/tag/release_2025.09.09_12-24>
+
+### Policy
+
+- US Department of Commerce blockchain GDP report
+  - <https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2025/08/department-commerce-posts-2nd-quarter-gross-domestic-product-blockchain>
+
+## Submit suggestions for next meeting!
+
+Issues on Github: <https://github.com/dcbitdevs/dcbitdevs.github.io/issues>