Bitcoin Core Developer Jorge Timón explains Confidential Transactions

<div class="powerpress_player"> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-255-2019-03-19.mp3" /><a href="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-255-2019-03-19.mp3">http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-255-2019-03-19.mp3</a></audio> </div> <p class="powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links"> Subscribe: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301670981&mt=2&ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitcoin.kn%2F%3Fp%3D1887" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes" title="Subscribe on Apple Podcasts" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android" title="Subscribe on Android" rel="nofollow">Android</a> | <a href="https://www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss" title="Subscribe via RSS" rel="nofollow">RSS</a> </p> <p>Bitcoin Core Developer <a href="https://twitter.com/timoncc">Jorge Timón</a> explains Confidential Transactions and how <a href="https://blockstream.com/">Blockstream</a> is making a difference. <p>About the episode. <p><h2>Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/timoncc">Jorge Timón</a></li> <li><a href="https://blockstream.com/">Blockstream</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin">Bitcoin Core Github</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/markfriedenbach">Mark Friedenbach</a></li> <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/freicoin/">Freicoin</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demurrage_(currency)">Demurrage</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.weusecoins.com/gregory-maxwell-bitcoin-expert/">Greg Maxwell</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CoinJoin">Coinjoin</a></li> <li><a href="https://blockstream.com/liquid/">Liquid</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_contract">Smart Contracts</a></li> <li><a href="https://bitcointechtalk.com/what-is-a-bitcoin-merklized-abstract-syntax-tree-mast-33fdf2da5e2f">MAST</a></li> </ul> <h2>Show Notes</h2> <ul> <li>00:00:00 - Welcome & Intro.</li> <li>00:00:56 – How Timón got involved with bitcoin.</li> <li>00:01:56 – Timón explains Frycoin and why it was unique.</li> <li>00:04:49 – Timón gives a high-level explanation of what Blockstream is doing with confidential transactions.</li> <li>00:06:26 – Timón gives some use cases of these confidential transactions.</li> <li>00:10:11 – Timón explains how MAST could play into this.</li> <li>00:11:29 – Timón gives his advice to newcomers to the bitcoin space.</li> </ul> </p></p></p>