SLP137 AJ Towns - Schnorr Taproot Tapscript BIPs

AJ Towns, bitcoin core contributor @ Xapo joins me to talk about his recent work advancing the Schnorr, Taproot, and Tapscript BIPs. We talk about:

• What are Schnorr signatures? What is MuSig?
• What is Taproot, and what is Tapscript?
• Script changes
• Schnorr Review Club
• Benefits for Bitcoin and Lightning
• Upgrade path
• Activation

AJ Towns links:

• Twitter: @ajtowns
• Github: @ajtowns
• Schnorr Taproot Review club and resources link: Taproot Review Github
• Schnorr BIP
• Taproot BIP
• Tapscript BIP

Sponsor links:

• Kraken
• Unchained Capital
• CypherWheel by CypherSafe
• GiveBitcoin

Stephan Livera links:

• Show notes and website
• Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera
• Subscribe to the podcast