Re: [bitcoin-dev] Merkleize All The Things

2023-05-28 Thread Salvatore Ingala via bitcoin-dev
Hi Johan, Exciting to finally see some merkleization, which was only confined within the meme, up to this point! > A simpler way IMO, would be to make OP_CICV and OP_COCV symmetrical: > Have OP_CICV take an optional taproot and do the same check as is > done for the output: Q ==

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Ark: An Alternative Privacy-preserving Second Layer Solution

2023-05-28 Thread Ali Sherief via bitcoin-dev
Burak, I don't remember if this has been mentioned previously in the conversation about Ark, but a disadvantage in the protocol as it is currently is that "Ark require users to come online and "refresh" their coins every few weeks, otherwise the ASP can sweep the funds." (putting that in quotes