Re: [bitcoin-dev] New serialization/encoding format for key material

2018-06-12 Thread Pieter Wuille via bitcoin-dev
On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 2:30 PM, Jonas Schnelli wrote: >> If there is interest, I can construct a code + implementation for any >> of these in a few days probably, once the requirements are clear. > > Yes. Please. Here is an example BCH code for base32 data which adds 27 checksum characters, and c

Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP 158 Flexibility and Filter Size

2018-06-12 Thread Olaoluwa Osuntokun via bitcoin-dev
> An example of that cost is you arguing against specifying and supporting the > design that is closer to one that would be softforked, which increases the > time until we can make these filters secure because it > slows convergence on the design of what would get committed Agreed, since the commi

Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP 158 Flexibility and Filter Size

2018-06-12 Thread Olaoluwa Osuntokun via bitcoin-dev
> Doesn't the current BIP157 protocol have each filter commit to the filter > for the previous block? Yep! > If that's the case, shouldn't validating the commitment at the tip of the > chain (or buried back whatever number of blocks that the SPV client trusts) > obliviate the need to validate the