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Bitcoin Takeover Podcast

S15 E68: Paul Sztorc on Activating Drivechains via CUSF (Core Untouched Soft Fork)

Dec 9, 2024
02:10:46
Time stamps: Introducing Paul… again! (00:00:46) Core Untouched Soft Work (00:01:56) Peter Todd's Criticism (00:02:19) Debate on Soft Forks (00:04:44) Luke Dash Jr.'s Perspective (00:05:00) SPV Wallets and Full Nodes (00:08:51) Data Availability Issues (00:12:10) Neutrino and Privacy (00:14:16) Dandelion++ Proposal (00:17:05) Quality of Bitcoin Core Development (00:18:45) Libbitcoin’s Fast Sync (00:19:36) Bitcoin Core Limitations (00:20:01) Governance Challenges (00:20:55) 
Responsibility in Development (00:24:39) Mainstream Adoption Concerns (00:25:31) Risk of Centralization (00:26:54) Michael Saylor's Influence (00:27:55) Wrapped Bitcoin and Smart Contracts (00:33:19) Bitcoin Core's Innovation Stagnation (00:34:31) BIP 300 and Soft Forks (00:37:11) Redefining Bitcoin Maximalism (00:38:27) The Miners' Interests (00:40:46) 
Layer Two Labs (00:41:56) Explaining the Core Untouched Soft Work Proposal (00:43:53) Challenges with Soft Fork Activation (00:46:04) Slow Progress of Soft Forks (00:48:12) Competition Among Layer 1 Solutions (00:49:21) Critique of the Lightning Network (00:51:31) Concerns Over Custodial Solutions (00:53:06) Historical Perspective on Lightning Network (00:54:17) Cultural Issues in Criticizing the Lightning Network (00:55:22) Incompetence in Development (00:56:40) Potential for Improvement (00:58:57) BIP Activation Dynamics (01:00:22) Prediction Markets for Bitcoin Soft Forks? (01:01:22) Political Control in Bitcoin (01:02:49) Concerns About Full Nodes (01:04:18) Covenants and Activation Delays (01:05:38) Blockstream's Influence (01:06:56) Why Covenants Are a Mistake (01:08:01) The Role of Miners in Soft Forks (01:09:13) Misguided Investments in Technology (01:10:21) Competition in Bitcoin Development (01:11:23) Privacy Improvements in Bitcoin (01:14:46) The Search for Innovative Solutions (01:17:13) User Experience and Adoption (01:21:41) No Interest in User Experience (01:22:45) Changing the Culture (01:23:19) Technological Gaps (01:24:04) Network Effects and Competition (01:25:15) Bitcoin's Complacency (01:26:34) Decentralization Spectrum (01:28:13) Historical Context of Competition (01:29:05) Privacy Innovations (01:31:29) Politicians Praising Bitcoin (01:34:10) Mainstream Adoption (01:35:31) Innovation and Disruption (01:37:33) Sponsor Plug and Market Insights (01:38:16) Community Questions (01:42:52) Blocking on Twitter (01:43:20) Perceptions of Bitcoiners (01:45:40) Miners' Misunderstanding of Bitcoin (01:46:37) Future of Bitcoin Projects (01:49:07) Privacy Improvements in Bitcoin (01:50:15) Monero's Position in Privacy (01:51:57) Mempool Policy and CUSF (01:54:36) Conway's Law in Bitcoin (01:58:20) Criticism of Bitcoin's Direction (02:00:09) Responsibility in Bitcoin Core Development (02:01:59) Ad Hominem Attacks in Bitcoin Proposals (02:04:15) Closing Statement on CUSF (02:05:06) The Future of Consensus (02:05:16) Soft Forks and Innovation (02:06:08) Understanding Soft Forks (02:07:12) Prediction Markets in Bitcoin? (02:08:18)

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