Bitcoin Optech #145: Lightning Network Offers, Taproot And More
This week’s newsletter covers using Lightning Network offers to address stuck payments, Taproot activation and more. The Bitcoin Optech newsletter provides readers with a top-level...
Despite Hash Rate Drop, Surge In Transaction Fees, Bitcoin Is Resilient
A recent plummet in hash rate and spike in transaction fees has raised some questions about Bitcoin’s resilience. But they shouldn’t. Over the weekend, the...
There Are Now Two Taproot Activation Clients, Here’s Why
There are now two different Taproot activation paths embedded in Bitcoin software clients. Here’s what this could mean for the Bitcoin protocol. Taproot, the proposed...
How SIGHASH_ANYPREVOUT And Eltoo Could Improve The Lightning Network
In this episode of “The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado,” the hosts discussed sighash flag SIGHASH_ANYPREVOUT and Eltoo, a proposed Layer 2 protocol. Watch This Episode On...
Speedy Trial Has Been Merged Into Bitcoin Core, Potentially Setting Path To Taproot Activation
Speedy Trial has been merged into Bitcoin Core, offering a path toward the Taproot protocol upgrade is miners signal their overwhelming support. According to a...
Bitcoin Optech #144: Taproot, Bitcoin Core Meetings And More
This week’s newsletter covers progress on Taproot activation, a Bitcoin Core PR Review Club meeting and more. The Bitcoin Optech newsletter provides readers with a...
Using Discreet Log Contracts To Attack Bitcoin Forks
Currently, various factors disincentivize attacks of minority chains; DLCs might create a workaround that returns the incentive to these attacks. Currently, there are many blockchains...