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Podcast: Stephan Livera Podcast
Episode: SLP137 AJ Towns - Schnorr Taproot Tapscript BIPs
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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