MWEB (MimbleWimble Extension Block) is a way to add privacy & extra scalability on a parallel blockchain. First proposed by Andrew Poelstra in 2016, it was quickly forgotten in the Bitcoin world. But thanks to David Burkett, it's now live on Litecoin. Time stamps: Introduction to MWEB and David Burkett (00:00:55) Origins of MWEB (00:01:40) Comparing MWEB to Bitcoin's Taproot (00:02:07) Community Trends in Bitcoin (00:02:32) Historical Context of Litecoin's Privacy Features (00:03:23) Challenges in Development (00:04:09) Explanation of Grin and MWEB (00:05:03) Grin's Adoption Issues (00:09:01) Marek Narozniak's Insights (00:10:06) Relevance of MWEB Today (00:10:48) MWEB vs Grin (00:12:13) Technical Challenges of MWEB Implementation (00:14:23) User Experience in MWEB (00:16:28) Types of Privacy in MWEB (00:18:03) Network Level Privacy (00:18:18) Satoshi's Vision on Privacy (00:19:16) Limitations of MWEB (00:20:05) Sender Privacy Considerations (00:21:07) Combining MWEB and Clear Chain Inputs (00:22:04) Understanding MWEB Pegging (22:05) Privacy Considerations in Transactions (23:02) CoinJoin and MWEB Integration (24:45) Liquidity of Privacy Coins (26:46) Future of Swaps Between Coins (29:24) Drivechains (31:57) Risks of Consensus Changes (35:02) Rebranding MWEB as VPM (37:16) Anonymity vs. Liquidity (38:37)