Jeremy Rubin, bitcoin core contributor joins me on the show to talk about Check Template Verify (CTV) - his soft fork proposal to bring new functionality to Bitcoin. We discuss:

• How the idea started
• High level goals with Bitcoin
• How CTV might bring new functionality
• Congestion control use case
• Vaults and protecting coins
• Contrasting CTV with APO ANYPREVOUT
• Commercial use of CTV

Links:

• BIP: CHECK TEMPLATE VERIFY
• Site: utxos.org
• Twitter: @JeremyRubin
• Advent Calendar blog series: Rubin's 2021 Bitcoin Advent Calendar

Sponsors:

• Swan Bitcoin
• Hodl Hodl Lend
• Compass Mining
• Braiins.com
• Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
• CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)

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• Show notes and website
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