[bitcoin-dev] Prediction Markets and Bitcoin

2021-04-07 Thread Prayank via bitcoin-dev
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Re: [bitcoin-dev] March 23rd 2021 Taproot Activation Meeting Notes

2021-04-07 Thread Matt Corallo via bitcoin-dev
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Re: [bitcoin-dev] March 23rd 2021 Taproot Activation Meeting Notes

2021-04-07 Thread Eric Voskuil via bitcoin-dev
You may activate any time you want. e From: bitcoin-dev On Behalf Of Claus Ehrenberg via bitcoin-dev Sent: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 6:42 AM To: Rusty Russell ; Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] March 23rd 2021 Taproot Activation Meeting Notes As a user, I think

Re: [bitcoin-dev] March 23rd 2021 Taproot Activation Meeting Notes

2021-04-07 Thread Claus Ehrenberg via bitcoin-dev
As a user, I think it's very important for me to know if Taproot is eventually coming or not. So why not make it so that if _either_ miners _or_ users decide for Taproot, it will activate no matter what. Accepting a chain split is imo the fairest way to 'resolve the conflict' (it can't be resolved