Read_844 – Soft Fork, Covenant Review – Part 2

“An argument for doing a consensus cleanup soft-fork first, prior to enabling any new opcodes or other features for new types of L2’s, is that we’d learn more about how willing the wider community is to implement what should be a relatively uncontroversial soft-fork that arguably benefits everyone.” — Peter Todd
In this deep dive into Bitcoin’s Layer 2 solutions, we explore Peter Todd’s comprehensive analysis of soft fork and covenant proposals. What are the trade-offs between different scaling solutions like CTV, OP_CAT, and SIGHASH_ANYPREVOUT? How might these changes impact Bitcoin’s future, and what path forward offers the best balance of innovation and security? Join us as we unravel the complexities of Bitcoin’s potential upgrades and their implications for the network’s scalability and functionality.
Links to check out
Soft-Fork/Covenant Dependent Layer 2 Review (Link: https://tinyurl.com/bdey68v4)
Peter Todd on Nostr (Link: https://tinyurl.com/y5py725j)
Links to check out
Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin’s research on the Bitcoin Dollar theory
The Bitcoin Reformation by Tuur Demeester
Lyn Alden’s work on banking crises and global financial systems
Preston Pysh’s interview with Paolo Ardoino (Tether CTO)
Guy’s previous episode: “The Hard Truth”
AI Unchained – Guy’s other podcast on AI and technology
Nostr – decentralized social media platform
Pears.com
Host Links
Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)
Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)
Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann)
Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)
Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)
Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible)
The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)
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Read_843 – Soft Fork, Covenant Review – Part 1

“Lightning achieved a many-to-one mapping of transactions to transactions… But creating even a single UTXO per user is, arguably, not good enough. So there are many proposals out there to achieve even greater scaling by allowing multiple users to share a single UTXO in a self-sovereign way. Again, collapsing another “space” dimension of scaling users into one UTXO.”— Peter Todd
Today we dive into Peter Todd’s recent review of the various Layer 2 covenant proposals and the soft forks associated with them to analyze the core concepts, the costs, and benefits of each. For moving into the next realm of scaling with genuine “L2’s,” what are the trade-offs and possibilities for Bitcoin’s future?
Check out the original report for more info and links to dig furtherSoft-Fork/Covenant Dependent Layer 2 Review (Link: https://tinyurl.com/bdey68v4)
Links to check out
Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin’s research on the Bitcoin Dollar theory
The Bitcoin Reformation by Tuur Demeester
Lyn Alden’s work on banking crises and global financial systems
Preston Pysh’s interview with Paolo Ardoino (Tether CTO)
Guy’s previous episode: “The Hard Truth”
AI Unchained – Guy’s other podcast on AI and technology
Nostr – decentralized social media platform
Pears.com
Host Links
Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney)
Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)
Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann)
Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann)
Guy on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann)
Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible)
The Guy Swann Network Broadcast Room on Keet (Link: https://tinyurl.com/3na6v839)
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