Unconfirmed: How Taproot Could Improve Bitcoin -- If It Gets Adopted - Ep.243

Published: June 4, 2021, 7:30 a.m.

b'Jeremy Rubin, a Bitcoin Core contributor and founder of Judica, a Bitcoin R&D Lab, joins Unchained from the Miami Bitcoin Conference (2021) to discuss all things Taproot. Show highlights:\\n a general update on the Miami Bitcoin Conference\\xa0\\n what Taproot will do for the Bitcoin network\\n how Taproot will make Bitcoin transactions more private\\n what effect Taproot might have on on-chain analytics companies\\n what parts of Bitcoin transactions will be public if/when Taproot goes live\\n what new wallet features Taproot will unlock for Bitcoin\\n how Bitcoin vaults might work\\n a user-friendly definition of MASTs (Merklized Abstract Syntax Tree)\\n how Taproot signaling works\\n when/if Taproot will lock-in\\n why network updates strain the relationship between miners and users\\n \\xa0\\n Thank you to our sponsors!\\n Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2021\\xa0\\n Tezos: https://tezos.com/discover?utm_source=laura-shin&utm_medium=podcast-sponsorship-unconfirmed&utm_campaign=tezos-campaign&utm_content=hero\\xa0\\n NEAR: https://near.org\\xa0\\n \\xa0\\n Episode Links:\\xa0\\n Jeremy Rubin\\n Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyRubin\\xa0\\n Judica: https://judica.org/\\xa0\\n Personal website: https://rubin.io/\\xa0\\n \\xa0\\n Taproot\\n Signaling status of Taproot: https://taproot.watch/\\xa0\\n Bitcoin Magazine on Taproot: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/taproot-coming-what-it-and-how-it-will-benefit-bitcoin\\xa0\\n Why Taproot matters: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoins-privacy-and-scaling-tech-upgrade-taproot-just-took-a-big-step-forward\\xa0\\n Marathon lifts block mining censorship: https://www.coindesk.com/marathon-wont-censor-bitcoin-transactions-says-mining-ceo\\xa0\\n MASTs: https://bitcointechtalk.com/what-is-a-bitcoin-merklized-abstract-syntax-tree-mast-33fdf2da5e2f\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'