Brandon Black

Brandon Black, Bitcoin developer, discusses implementing MuSig2 at BitGo, future Bitcoin soft forks, APO, and CTV. They explore the benefits and implementation of MuSig2, the difference between MPC and script, and the NPC plus script approach for on-chain Bitcoin holders. They also discuss the Bitcoin Protocol School, Taproot Intensive class, and Cold Card Mark 4, as well as critiques of APO and the alternative covenant proposal. Lastly, they touch on transaction introspection and its relationship to the liquid network.

Not everybody understands that blockchains themselves don’t scale. And this may create some tricky implications if we want to onboard large numbers of people to Bitcoin. This is why some of the discussion nowadays is about soft forks and covenants. Brandon Black rejoins me to talk about some of his ideas on how many people can use Bitcoin with current tech, and how covenants such as CTV (Check Template Verify) could help improve this. We discuss: How many people can use Bitcoin Why not build L3?  Thoughts on block size “Rush to the exits” Different kinds of forks Covenant proposals explained in english Concrete proposals Commercial demand Unforeseen risks Value density Links: X: @reardencode Timeout Trees explanation article by Shinobi Prior Episodes: SLP505 MuSig2 in Practice, APO, CTV & Bitcoin Soft Forks Sponsors: Swan.com (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Mempool.space Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast