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CD54: pruned nodes, utreexo, and validation with @seardsalmon, @mario_gibney, @kcalvinalvinn, @SomsenRuben, and @sanket1729

Citadel Dispatch

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Exploring the Use of Federated Side Chains as Test Beds for Controversial Bitcoin Changes

The speakers debate whether Liquid, a federated side chain, is a suitable platform for testing controversial changes to Bitcoin, considering its differences such as the ability to have different assets and confidential transactions. They discuss the decision-making process for deploying new features on Liquid and Bitcoin, focusing on a new opcode called CTV and its potential implementation. The chapter also addresses concerns related to recursive covenants, the potential impact on privacy, and the arguments against them in Bitcoin.

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