Edge Cases in Bitcoin's Absolute Time Locks

The chapter discusses edge cases in Bitcoin's absolute time locks, including the consequences if 75 percent of the hash rate falls on the network and the block isn't produced. They also explore the Bitcoin network's tracking of network time and the conditions for rejecting blocks, as well as the requirement for the miner's timestamp to be ahead of the median timestamp of the past 11 blocks.

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Marty sits down with Rob Hamilton to discuss Anchorwatch and keeping focus on Miniscript and maximizing its potential.

Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rob1Ham

Anchorwatch: https://www.anchorwatch.com/about

5:30 - Ninja Launch
7:43 - Bluechecks
13:31 - Content models
18:18 - Drivechains and OP_VAULT
22:58 - Miniscript
27:07 - Stepping back on Miniscript
33:50 - Balancing complexity at Anchorwatch
36:17 - Bitcoin risk products
42:52 - Anchorwatch policy construction
47:15 - UX
51:58 - Impatience
55:17 - Get your hands dirty
59:31 - Edge cases
1:06:22 - MPC
1:18:54 - Upgrades with unknown unknowns
1:27:34 - Bullish
1:32:43 - Bitcoin in macro
1:39:59 - Urgency