BitVM is a new paradigm for Turing-complete bitcoin contracts. In this episode I speak with the creator, Robin Linus and another developer working on the idea, Super Testnet. We discuss:
What is BitVM?
What are some of the trade offs?
What could BitVM enable?
Set up time and interactivity
Can it enable sidechains or covenants?
Links:
Paper: bitvm.pdf
X: @robin_linus
X: @super_testnet
Super Testnet’s Tapleaf circuits
Shinobi article on BM: The Big Deal With Bitvm: Arbitrary Computation Now Possible on Bitcoin Without a Fork
AJ Towns ML response on BitVM: BitVM: Compute Anything on Bitcoin
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CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
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