Re: [bitcoin-dev] Proposal: Bitcoin Secure Multisig Setup

2021-04-10 Thread Robert Spigler via bitcoin-dev
Hi Sjors, Thanks for your comments. >Chicken-egg problem I agree with Hugo's detailed response here. >Losing multisig setup context (in the event of a fire where you only recover >your steel engraved mnemonic(s), but no longer have the wallet descriptors.) Devices need to persist the descript

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Taproot activation meeting on IRC - Tuesday 13th April 19:00 UTC

2021-04-10 Thread Jeremy via bitcoin-dev
I concur that reviewing #21377 is the best path at this time. However, I want to draw attention to the middle road here: If Core chooses to not release activation params (which has been discussed as a general concept previously), #21377 can also be used to safely issue a community release. It's

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Taproot activation meeting on IRC - Tuesday 13th April 19:00 UTC

2021-04-10 Thread Michael Folkson via bitcoin-dev
Hi Bitcoin Mechanic I will attend but I will be looking at Core PR #21377 over the next couple of days and I would encourage other reviewers to review that PR too. If that PR is merged into Core I would strongly recommend any alternative release be fully compatible with the activation parameters i

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Update on "Speedy" Trial: The circus rolls on

2021-04-10 Thread Michael Folkson via bitcoin-dev
In my previous email in response to David Harding I said: "I think you have consistently said it doesn't matter too much although you did previously express a preference for block height." This was based on: "My preference would be for whatever solution is most preferred by reviewers." March 7th h

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Proposal: Bitcoin Secure Multisig Setup

2021-04-10 Thread Erik Aronesty via bitcoin-dev
here's what we do for multisig: - each member generates their own public/private key pair first and publishes the pair to all other members - members are then verified using a secondary channel, like a phone call ... where the H128(pubk) is turned into BIP-words for manual/visual verification - mu

[bitcoin-dev] Taproot activation meeting on IRC - Tuesday 13th April 19:00 UTC

2021-04-10 Thread BitcoinMechanic via bitcoin-dev
Taproot activation meeting on IRC - Tuesday 13th April 19:00 UTC The focus of the meeting will be ratifying the Taproot activation plan previously discussed at the March 16th meeting (aka 2021-03 Plan Y as summarized here): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K3pmH09yXLTHGV3wqFZGR3ei7QVwtdE