Issue #165 - December 2, 2019

A great way to test Taproot. Objective metrics on Core software improvement. Proof of Nakamoto Consensus, Rebroadcasting Txs and Watchtower BIP. US Citizen, North Korea and Crypto.

Bitcoin:
Jupyter notebooks for those that want to play with Taproot without compiling! How much has the Bitcoin software improved? BitMex provides nice metrics. Proof that Nakamoto consensus works in a new paper. Rebroadcasting talk.

Colab for Taproot
Initial Block Download times
Nakamoto Consensus Paper
Rebroadcasting Transactions Talk Transcript

Lightning:
Watchtower protocol has a standardized BIP. A nice way to explain lightning and all its components.

Watchtower BIP
Why does Lightning Matter?

Other:
Virgil Griffith gets in trouble.

DOJ complaint
Legal analysis

Off Chain and Programming Blockchain:
Some videos this week. Sign up for Programming Blockchain Las Vegas Feb. 20-21, 2020! My books are available in print on Amazon! Little Bitcoin Book is available on Audible!

Bitcoin Brief
O'Reilly Interview
Tech Talk Q&A
PB Las Vegas
The Little Bitcoin Book is available on Amazon
Programming Bitcoin is available on Amazon
The Little Bitcoin Book on Audible

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