SLP137 AJ Towns - Schnorr Taproot Tapscript BIPs
Dec 27, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 137
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Episode description
AJ Towns, bitcoin core contributor @ Xapo joins me to talk about his recent work advancing the Schnorr, Taproot, and Tapscript BIPs. We talk about:
- What are Schnorr signatures? What is MuSig?
- What is Taproot, and what is Tapscript?
- Script changes
- Schnorr Review Club
- Benefits for Bitcoin and Lightning
- Upgrade path
- Activation
AJ Towns links:
- Twitter: @ajtowns
- Github: @ajtowns
- Schnorr Taproot Review club and resources link: Taproot Review Github
- Schnorr BIP
- Taproot BIP
- Tapscript BIP
Sponsor links:
- Kraken
- Unchained Capital
- CypherWheel by CypherSafe
- GiveBitcoin
Stephan Livera links:
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