[bitcoin-dev] BIP draft: Merkelized Abstract Syntax Tree
BIP draft: https://github.com/jl2012/bips/blob/mast/bip-mast.mediawiki Reference implementation: https://github.com/jl2012/bitcoin/commit/f335cab76eb95d4f7754a718df201216a49 75d8c This BIP defines a new witness program type that uses a Merkle tree to encode mutually exclusive branches in a script. This enables complicated redemption conditions that are currently not possible, improves privacy by hiding unexecuted scripts, and allows inclusion of non-consensus enforced data with very low or no additional cost. The reference implementation is a small and simple patch on top of BIP141 (segwit), however, I have no intention to push this before segwit is enforced. Instead, I hope the MAST will come with many new op codes, particularly Schnorr signature. ___ bitcoin-dev mailing list bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev
Re: [bitcoin-dev] AsicBoost
On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 09:41:40PM -0700, Timo Hanke via bitcoin-dev wrote: > Hi. > > I'd like to announce a white paper that describes a very new and > significant algorithmic improvement to the Bitcoin mining process which has > never been discussed in public before. The white paper can be found here: > > http://www.math.rwth-aachen.de/~Timo.Hanke/AsicBoostWhitepaperrev5.pdf What steps are you going to take to make sure that this improvement is available to all ASIC designers/mfgs on a equal opportunity basis? The fact that you've chosen to patent this improvement could be a centralization concern depending on the licensing model used. For example, one could imagine a licensing model that gave one manufacture exclusive rights. -- https://petertodd.org 'peter'[:-1]@petertodd.org signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ bitcoin-dev mailing list bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev
