Episode notes
In this episode Sjors and Aaron discuss Jose Femenias’ Easypaysy proposal, an account system for Bitcoin, on Bitcoin. They also announce groundbreaking news: The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado now has its own RSS-feed!
Aaron’s article covering Easypaysy on Bitcoin Magazine
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-need-accounts-one-developer-thinks-figured
The BIP in Github
https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0047.mediawiki
Chapters
00:00:00 The new feed and the problem with address reuse
00:02:40 Creating an Easypaysy account on Bitcoin
00:08:16 Payment types: reused keys and address requests
00:10:32 Stealth-style payments and blockchain scanning
00:13:19 Finding accounts with short identifiers
00:15:26 Privacy pitfalls and the BIP47 comparison
00:19:48 Bootstrapping accounts and recurring payments
00:23:39 Non-repudiation and proof of payment
00:26:19 Protocol simplification and discovery updates
00:28:38 Adoption, Lightning offers and on-chain alternatives
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