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Podcast: Stephan Livera Podcast
Episode: SLP257 Matt Corallo - Bitcoin Soft Fork Activation, Taproot, and Playing Chicken
Description: Matt Corallo of Square Crypto, and long time bitcoin developer (now more focused on lightning) joins me on the show to talk about Taproot Activation, as well as review some of the history and nuance of prior soft forks in Bitcoin. We discuss:
What is a fork
What are the benefits of Taproot
How the events of 2017 played out
Dynamics of soft forks
Taproot activation paths
Flag day vs forced signalling UASF style
LDK - Lightning Dev Kit
Links:
Twitter: @thebluematt
Lightning Dev Kit: LightningDevKit.org
Taproot links:
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