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Podcast: The World Crypto Network Podcast
Episode: Bitcoin Core v0.18, PSBT, Output Script Descriptors, Schnorr, Taproot, Bech32 ~ Bitcoin OpTech #45
Description: This week’s newsletter highlights some of the changes in the recently-released Bitcoin Core 0.18.0, briefly mentions two proposed BIPs, describes how bech32 addresses are forward compatible with expected protocol improvements, and summarizes notable changes in popular Bitcoin infrastructure projects. https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters... The Bitcoin Operations Technology Group (Optech) works to bring the best open source technologies and techniques to Bitcoin-using businesses in order to lower costs and improve customer experiences. An initial focus for the group is working with its member organizations to reduce transaction sizes and minimize the effect of subsequent transaction fee increases. We provide workshops, do...