Re: [bitcoin-dev] SF proposal: prohibit unspendable outputs with amount=0

2017-09-09 Thread Jorge Timón via bitcoin-dev
Tier Nolan, right, a new tx version would be required. I have to look deeper into the CT as sf proposal. What futures upgrades could this conflict with it's precisely the question here. So that vague statement without providing any example it's not very valuable. Although TXO commitments are int

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Fwd: Sidechain headers on mainchain (unification of drivechains and spv proofs)

2017-09-09 Thread Paul Sztorc via bitcoin-dev
Hi everyone, I have some agreements and disagreements. I agree with Zmn: 1. That the sidechain's header is fully defined by the bits of data included in mainchain headers. These bits include "h*" (some hash that is either of the header itself or side:hashMerkleRoot), something that forces these

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Proposal: Extended serialization format for BIP-32

2017-09-09 Thread shiva sitamraju via bitcoin-dev
Hi, I understand the motivation of adding the birthdate field. However, not very comfortable with having this in the public key serialization. There are privacy implication of both the birthday field and having the complete derivation path, which takes space. I am fine with Thomas proposal of {x,