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§02 · TALKS & PANELS
In this classic return of the bitcon++ formal, Oxford debate series we invite two lions of the quantum ecosystem, Alex Pruden and @reardencode, to argue about quantum. The topic is: quantum FUD is a greater risk to bitcoin than quantum computers. Alex Pruden will be taking the negative; reardencodes the affirmative.
It seems that changes proposed to bitcoin are never without controversy. For this panel, we pull together veterans of the space who have dealt with their own amount of controversy over the years.
A discussion of the cultural weight that is preventing bitcoin from making changes needed to survive for centuries to come, and an optimistic look at how to break free of that weight.
A forward and backward look at the ways various covenant proposals overlap, interact, and sometimes do surprising things. We'll touch on SIGHASH_ANYPREVOUT (BIP118), OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY (BIP119), OP_CHECKSIGFROMSTACK(VERIFY), OP_VAULT(RECOVER) (BIP345), OP_CHECKCONTRACTVERIFY, and OP_CAT. Did you know that OP_VAULT is recursive? Did you know that OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY+OP_CHECKSIGFROMSTACK has many of the same benefits as SIGHASH_ANYPREVOUT and then some bonuses? Can OP_CAT alone enable Lightning Symmetry channels? These questions and more will be answered as we explore quirky covenants.
What is a covenant? What are the challenges around adding this functionality to bitcoin? Join a panel of experts led by the legendary Jusneth as we dig into defining the different proposals for covenant updates and the tradeoffs around each of them.
