Dear Bitcoin Developers, SPV proofs are an important part of Bitcoin's Design, after all Satoshi thought they were worth including in the whitepaper!
As far as I'm aware, they have somewhat limited usage in the wild, mainly in Electrum and in Layer 2 Bridges, but it is important that they work correctly. I'd like to gather a bit more detailed information on where and how SPV proofs are currently used, as well as any other proposed uses of SPV proofs. In this Knowledge Gathering, I'd also like to glean a better understanding of what types of commitment structures might work "better" than others for SPV -- e.g., ability to cheaply verify if a block pays a particular address, spends a particular coin, and the exclusion forms (does not pay an address, does not spend a coin) etc, especially in the context of Layer 2 Bridging. Happy International Chihuahua Appreciation Day, Jeremy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bitcoin Development Mailing List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bitcoindev/a3049fd5-e001-4d3a-9c99-d5629f47dfd8n%40googlegroups.com.
