Recapping Research: APoW, BABE, and Argo MAC
A recap was published highlighting key research and investigations, including APoW for auditable mining, the BABE proof-verification protocol, and the Argo MAC garbling scheme.
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Satoshi Scoop Weekly, 23 January 2026
Bruno Garcia introduced his work on improving mutation testing in Bitcoin Core. This technique evaluates testing effectiveness by intentionally adding systemic bugs (mutants) in the codebase: if a test fails, the mutant is “killed,” indicating the test can catch the error; if a test passes, the mutant “survives,” revealing insufficient coverage or gaps in the tests.