[bitcoin-dev] Trustless hash-price insurance contracts

2019-10-19 Thread Lucas H via bitcoin-dev
Hi, This is my first post to this list -- even though I did some tiny contributions to bitcoin core I feel quite a beginner -- so if my idea is stupid, already known, or too off-topic, just let me know. TL;DR: a trustless contract that guarantees minimum profitability of a mining operation -- in

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Draft BIP for SNICKER

2019-10-19 Thread SomberNight via bitcoin-dev
Hi all, waxwing, ThomasV, and I recently had a discussion about implementing SNICKER in Electrum; specifically the "Receiver" role. To me, SNICKER is an interesting proposal, due to the non-interactivity and because it seems it would be easy to implement the "Receiver" role in a light wallet.