Ep58: Sneaky Bitcoin Scaling!
While everyone's arguing about soft forks like OP_CAT, several researchers have proposed sneaky workarounds which are able to emulate certain covenants *without a soft fork*.
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Show Notes
While everyone's arguing about soft forks like OP_CAT, several researchers have proposed sneaky workarounds which are able to emulate certain covenants *without a soft fork*. Charlie reviews what they are, a bit of how they work, and what it might mean for future soft fork discussions.
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Chapters
01:03 Metrics Update
01:25 Technical Deep Dive
05:22 Ordinals and Inscriptions Data
06:20 Covenant Workarounds Explained
18:04 Growth in Covenant Workarounds
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