BitVM is an evolution of the idea of Taproot, which is that multi-party contracts should be hidden unless there is a dispute, which in turn is based on the hypothesis that most (if not all) multi-party contracts can be resolved with a 2/2 multisig. Exciting times ahead!

BitVM: Everything you need to know (and more...) BitVM is a new Optimistic Roll Up + Fraud Proof + Taproot Leaf + Bitcoin Script computing paradigm designed by Robin Linus at Zero Sync. They published an excellent white paper this morning reviewed by Super Testnet and Sam Parker…

Great discovery that takes just three steps: - logical NAND gate with Bitcoin script - bit commitments - taproot tree and makes universal computing machine with them. However real-world programs, including things like zk-STARKS, require multiplication and modulo division, absent…

This is probably the most exciting discovery in the history of bitcoin script. It seems to knock down practically every door, and gives us access to covenants, sidechains, and powers similar to Liquid or the EVM, all at once with no forks required. I can't wait to publish my demo