Jeremy Rubin, bitcoin core contributor joins me on the show to talk about Check Template Verify (CTV) - his soft fork proposal to bring new functionality to Bitcoin. We discuss:
- How the idea started
- High level goals with Bitcoin
- How CTV might bring new functionality
- Congestion control use case
- Vaults and protecting coins
- Contrasting CTV with APO ANYPREVOUT
- Commercial use of CTV
Links:
- BIP: CHECK TEMPLATE VERIFY
- Site: utxos.org
- Twitter: @JeremyRubin
- Advent Calendar blog series: Rubin's 2021 Bitcoin Advent Calendar
Sponsors:
- Swan Bitcoin
- Hodl Hodl Lend
- Compass Mining
- Braiins.com
- Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
- CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
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- Show notes and website
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