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S16 E2: Liam Eagen on Crypto(graphy) Research & Innovation

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Time stamps: Introducing Liam (00:00:25) Shielded Client-Side Validation (00:01:53) Challenges in Bitcoin Development (00:05:36) The Soft Fork Independence of Shielded CSV (00:06:31) Introduction to OP_CAT (00:06:31) Opinions on Bitcoin Covenant Proposals (00:07:06) Integer Arithmetic in Bitcoin (00:09:26) Alpen Labs and Their Projects (00:12:23) Optimistic vs. Optimistically Verified zk Rollups (00:15:05) Data Availability Issues in Rollups (00:16:02) Zcash and Mobile Wallets (00:21:03) Philosophical Debate on Bitcoin's Future (00:22:21) Comparing Lightning Network and Shielded CSV (00:25:40) Layer Two Labs andDrive Chain (00:28:52) Sidechains vs. Rollups (00:29:55) Citrea and DeFi Potential (00:31:14) Rollups' Data Handling (00:32:50) Advantages of Sidechains (00:33:56) Drivechains Overview (00:35:10) Citrea vs. Alpen Labs (00:37:13) Collaboration in Bitcoin L2 Space (00:38:43) Existential Question on Bitcoin Privacy (00:40:02) Political Capital and Bitcoin's Future (00:42:52) Universal Truths in Bitcoin Community (00:44:04) Resistance to Change in Bitcoin (00:45:29) Testing Timeframes for Bitcoin Changes (00:50:11) Risks of Unknown Unknowns (00:51:59) Risks Beyond Bitcoin Changes (00:56:34) Indistinguishable Obfuscation (00:57:37) Challenges of Indistinguishable Obfuscation (00:58:49) Incentives for Bitcoin Development (00:59:42) Collaboration in Crypto Communities (01:01:44) Views on Monero, Zcash, Litecoin (01:03:27) Litecoin's Scalability Features (01:04:49) Centralization in Rollups (01:06:25) Bulletproofs and Membership Proofs (01:10:31) Bulletproofs++ Overview (01:13:26) Scalability of Bulletproofs++ (01:22:08) Full Chain Membership Proofs in Monero (01:24:54) Nullifier Mechanism (01:27:55) Challenges of Implementing Privacy (01:29:32) Concerns About Hidden Inflation (01:32:19) Inflation Bugs in Cryptocurrencies (01:33:32) Bitcoin Block Size Increase Debate (01:36:50) Decentralization vs. Block Size (01:39:03) Proof of Stake in Bitcoin? (01:43:35) Long-term Sustainability of Mining (01:46:33) Concerns About Bitcoin's Supply Cap (01:47:36) Is The Future Multi-chain? (01:51:30) Stablecoins Aren’t Stable (01:54:20) Future of Bitcoin (01:55:19) Market Dynamics and Government Influence (01:57:07) Privacy and Scalability Concerns (01:57:44) Activation Challenges (01:58:34) Centralization Issues (01:59:36) Community Dynamics (02:00:27) Closing Remarks (02:02:02) Keeping Up with Liam (02:02:38)
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Time stamps: Introducing Liam (00:00:25) Shielded Client-Side Validation (00:01:53) Challenges in Bitcoin Development (00:05:36) The Soft Fork Independence of Shielded CSV (00:06:31) Introduction to OP_CAT (00:06:31) Opinions on Bitcoin Covenant Proposals (00:07:06) Integer Arithmetic in Bitcoin (00:09:26) Alpen Labs and Their Projects (00:12:23) Optimistic vs. Optimistically Verified zk Rollups (00:15:05) Data Availability Issues in Rollups (00:16:02) Zcash and Mobile Wallets (00:21:03) Philosophical Debate on Bitcoin's Future (00:22:21) Comparing Lightning Network and Shielded CSV (00:25:40) Layer Two Labs andDrive Chain (00:28:52) Sidechains vs. Rollups (00:29:55) Citrea and DeFi Potential (00:31:14) Rollups' Data Handling (00:32:50) Advantages of Sidechains (00:33:56) Drivechains Overview (00:35:10) Citrea vs. Alpen Labs (00:37:13) Collaboration in Bitcoin L2 Space (00:38:43) Existential Question on Bitcoin Privacy (00:40:02) Political Capital and Bitcoin's Future (00:42:52) Universal Truths in Bitcoin Community (00:44:04) Resistance to Change in Bitcoin (00:45:29) Testing Timeframes for Bitcoin Changes (00:50:11) Risks of Unknown Unknowns (00:51:59) Risks Beyond Bitcoin Changes (00:56:34) Indistinguishable Obfuscation (00:57:37) Challenges of Indistinguishable Obfuscation (00:58:49) Incentives for Bitcoin Development (00:59:42) Collaboration in Crypto Communities (01:01:44) Views on Monero, Zcash, Litecoin (01:03:27) Litecoin's Scalability Features (01:04:49) Centralization in Rollups (01:06:25) Bulletproofs and Membership Proofs (01:10:31) Bulletproofs++ Overview (01:13:26) Scalability of Bulletproofs++ (01:22:08) Full Chain Membership Proofs in Monero (01:24:54) Nullifier Mechanism (01:27:55) Challenges of Implementing Privacy (01:29:32) Concerns About Hidden Inflation (01:32:19) Inflation Bugs in Cryptocurrencies (01:33:32) Bitcoin Block Size Increase Debate (01:36:50) Decentralization vs. Block Size (01:39:03) Proof of Stake in Bitcoin? (01:43:35) Long-term Sustainability of Mining (01:46:33) Concerns About Bitcoin's Supply Cap (01:47:36) Is The Future Multi-chain? (01:51:30) Stablecoins Aren’t Stable (01:54:20) Future of Bitcoin (01:55:19) Market Dynamics and Government Influence (01:57:07) Privacy and Scalability Concerns (01:57:44) Activation Challenges (01:58:34) Centralization Issues (01:59:36) Community Dynamics (02:00:27) Closing Remarks (02:02:02) Keeping Up with Liam (02:02:38)
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