Uncommon Core 2.0

Bitcoin and Ethereum Layer Twos - with James Prestwich, Su Zhu, and Hasu

Jul 8, 2020

54:22

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ZK Roll Up - Is It Better?

02:01

Scripting Capabilities of Bitcoin Scripts Are Important for Block Validation Performance

02:12

The Security Model of Liquid Isn't What You Sign Up For

02:26

Introduction

2min

Is Liquid a Functionary?

2min

Is It a 100 and Two Blocks?

2min

The Buck - What Happened Next?

5min

The Security Model of Liquid Isn't What You Sign Up For

2min

Is It a Security Risk?

2min

Is the Buck Been Fixed?

2min

Block Stream - What Should They Have Done?

3min

Is Liquid a Good Enough Scaling Solution for Bitcoin?

4min

10.

Bikcoin Side Chain - Is It Possible?

2min

11.

Side Chains - What's Next?

3min

12.

Ethereum Roll Up - Is It Possible?

2min

13.

Is It Inent or Is It Cryptography?

2min

14.

ZK Roll Up - Is It Better?

2min

15.

Bitcoin - Is It a Roll Up?

5min

16.

Scripting Capabilities of Bitcoin Scripts Are Important for Block Validation Performance

2min

17.

The Long Term Consequences of Premature Ossification

2min

18.

Ethereum vs Bidcoin - Is It a Better Choice?

3min

19.

Bitcoin - Is It a Good Idea?

2min

20.

Is It Good for Bitcoin but Bad for Etherium?

2min

21.

Is It a Good Idea to Use a Bit Coin on Ethereum?

2min

22.

Bit Coin - Is It a Good Idea?

2min

In this episode, Su and Hasu are joined by James Prestwich, one of the leading technical experts and thinkers in this space. Topics covered: - What is Blockstream Liquid - The bug James found - Disclosure and aftermath - Sidechains, channels, plasma, and rollups - How Bitcoin isolates itself from innovation happening on other chains (recommended reading) - Bitcoin in DeFi Su Zhu is the CEO and CIO of Three Arrows Capital. Hasu is a cryptocurrency researcher and writer. Together, they publish on Deribit Insights and uncommoncore.co.