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No, BlackRock Won’t Ossify Bitcoin

Shinobi argued that the surge of institutional bitcoin adoption will lead to premature ossification of the Bitcoin protocol. While I share this concern to an extent, I am less convinced this is necessarily true.

A Bitcoiner’s Guide To Proof-Of-Stake

A technical and in-depth analysis of the trade-offs that Ethereum’s consensus mechanism makes in its switch to proof-of-stake and how proof-of-work differs.

Softchains Bring Two-Way Pegs And Potential Room For Use Cases — But Not Without Security Costs

Softchains are a sidechain implementation that interact on a deeper level with consensus mechanisms, which can bring benefits and risks.

Bitcoin Developers Have Technical Expertise That Users Don’t

Bitcoin is defined by its users, but how many node operators understand and verify protocol changes on a nuanced and deeply technical level?

Are There Downsides To Bitcoin Soft Fork Upgrades?

A panel held at Bitcoin 2022 set out to explore the benefits and tradeoffs of activating a Bitcoin soft fork.

Should The Bitcoin Taproot Soft Fork Be Buried In The Code Base?

Bitcoin Core developers are considering “burying” the Taproot soft fork, to help developers when reviewing the code, but it could have unintended consequences.

Explaining CheckTemplateVerify, Bitcoin’s Latest Controversial Soft Fork Proposal

CheckTemplateVerify (CTV) is meant to enable more flexibility on the network, but its potential activation is a topic of debate among developers.

Taproot Is Coming To Bitcoin: How It Works, Its History And Implications

Taproot and Schnorr signatures are going live at block 709,632. Here’s what you need to know about what this means for Bitcoin.

Why You Should Care About Taproot, The Next Major Bitcoin Upgrade

By making transactions cheaper, more efficient and more private, Taproot sets the stage for extra functionality on the Bitcoin network.

Discussing Taproot Activation Through Speedy Trial

This episode of "The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado" is about Speedy Trial, the proposed Taproot activation mechanism that has been gaining traction in recent weeks.
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