BR042 - The Bitcoin Script Project ft. Alex B, Rob Hamilton & Rijndael
I’m joined by guests Alex B, Rob Hamilton & Rijndael to discuss The Bitcoin Script Project.
Discussion Topics
00:01:11 Guest introductions
00:01:49 Introduction to Bitcoin scripts
00:05:10 Outlining the self custody scaling problem
00:08:19 Summary of the various proposals
00:12:44 Communicating information about the proposals
00:17:46 Complexity of Bitcoin development: feature or bug?
00:21:48 Unopinionated presentation of the opcodes
00:25:51 Leveraging existing primitives
00:28:54 Coordination, communication and interoperability
00:33:53 Accessibility
00:37:48 Leaderless development and rough consensus
00:42:22 Next steps
00:45:35 Community discourse
00:47:30 Improving the feedback loop between industry and core development
00:50:38 Prerequisite knowledge required to contribute to Bitcoin
00:54:13 Open development, assessing claims and knowledge sharing
01:04:41 Final thoughts
Notes & Resources
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