SLP137 AJ Towns - Schnorr Taproot Tapscript BIPs

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:

• Show notes and website


• Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera


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