Active Discussions

Russell O'Connor discusses the complexities in Bitcoin's scripting enhancements.

The debate contrasts the simplicity of Simplicity with tarscript V2's added constraints.

These discussions reflect on optimizing blockchain technology for efficiency and scalability.

The Lightning Network may shift to a more efficient design inspired by Erlay and BIP.

Proposed changes aim to reduce latency in LN by implementing Minisketch for gossip.

Feedback from LN implementers will shape the proposal to enhance LN's efficiency.

The discussion suggests reducing the blockchain's computational budget for efficiency.

It highlights how `assumevalid` speeds up Initial Block Download by skipping full validation.

The importance of benchmarking new opcodes to assess their impact on performance is agreed upon.

Each new transaction label demands an elliptic curve point addition.

Benchmarking figures from tests with 8x RTX 3060 GPUs over 64 weeks back this claim.

This data refutes a prior belief, highlighting the computational cost of extra labeling.