User Michael Folkson

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What does Bitcoin policy language offer the developer that Miniscript doesn't? What is the difference between Bitcoin policy language and Miniscript?

asked Nov 8, 2019 at 15:14

14 votes

2 answers

1k views

What are the key differences between regtest and the proposed signet?

asked Aug 8, 2019 at 14:09

9 votes

1 answer

2k views

How is a "standard" Bitcoin transaction defined?

asked Apr 3, 2017 at 0:22

9 votes

1 answer

401 views

What is the motivation behind Russell Yanofsky's work to separate Bitcoin Core into independent node, wallet and GUI processes?

asked Aug 5, 2020 at 20:50

8 votes

1 answer

296 views

In theory could we skip the proposed Taproot soft fork, activate Simplicity instead and use Simplicity to write the equivalent of Taproot scripts?

asked Jul 16, 2020 at 22:57

8 votes

1 answer

1k views

How can I use Bitcoin Core with the anonymous network protocol I2P?

asked Mar 8, 2021 at 19:38

8 votes

2 answers

1k views

What are the downsides to enabling potentially suboptimal or unused opcodes in a future soft fork?

asked Jun 8, 2021 at 8:03

8 votes

1 answer

340 views

Why doesn't c-lightning allow you to open multiple channels with the same peer?

asked Nov 1, 2021 at 11:10

7 votes

2 answers

666 views

Should the Bitcoin Core wallet (or any wallet) prevent users from sending funds to a Taproot address pre activation?

asked Jun 22, 2021 at 17:51

7 votes

3 answers

448 views

What block space savings would we get for coinjoins (and payjoins) if we had cross input signature aggregation?

asked May 11, 2021 at 12:17

7 votes

1 answer

996 views

In a multisig wallet setup what needs to be backed up and why?

asked Dec 31, 2020 at 18:27

7 votes

1 answer

358 views

What are the different upgradeability features in the BIP-Taproot (BIP 341) proposal?

asked Jul 11, 2020 at 11:00

7 votes

1 answer

2k views

Why is the Bitcoin Core wallet database moving from Berkeley DB to SQLite?

asked Oct 24, 2020 at 12:19

6 votes

2 answers

243 views

How do I join the Bitcoin Core PR review club meetings on IRC?

asked Sep 16, 2020 at 9:29

6 votes

2 answers

468 views

How do I get started debugging Bitcoin Core functional tests?

asked Sep 13, 2020 at 13:55

6 votes

1 answer

398 views

What is the difference between key aggregation and signature aggregation?

asked May 9, 2021 at 11:42

5 votes

1 answer

218 views

How do the most popular Bitcoin wallets handle transactions stuck in the mempool with too low fees?

asked Mar 27, 2017 at 21:46

5 votes

1 answer

1k views

How do I get set up on Signet?

asked Aug 15, 2020 at 11:18

5 votes

1 answer

342 views

Will there be a testnet4? Or do we not need a testnet reset once we have Signet?

asked Aug 17, 2020 at 10:39

5 votes

1 answer

843 views

Can you explain some of the dynamics that drive the variations in mempool depth?

asked Oct 28, 2020 at 14:31

5 votes

1 answer

249 views

What is the difference between policy and consensus when it comes to a Bitcoin Core node validating scripts?

asked Dec 2, 2020 at 14:44

5 votes

3 answers

564 views

Should the BIP 39 mnemonic sentence checksum be eliminated from the standard? Does it do more harm than good?

asked Dec 5, 2020 at 12:53

5 votes

1 answer

470 views

Why did bech32 define a new base32 encoding scheme rather than use an existing one?

asked Dec 11, 2020 at 16:01

4 votes

1 answer

818 views

Can you break down what data is encoded into a bech32 address?

asked Dec 11, 2020 at 11:40

4 votes

1 answer

296 views

What is fuzz testing?

asked Nov 11, 2020 at 12:55

4 votes

1 answer

910 views

What makes cross input signature aggregation complicated to implement?

asked Nov 26, 2020 at 22:07

4 votes

1 answer

335 views

I would like to dig into the open Taproot PR to understand it, test it and possibly even review it. Any advice or recommendations?

asked Oct 3, 2020 at 12:28

4 votes

1 answer

180 views

Which parameters in the Bitcoin Core config file need to be set correctly prior to IBD?

asked Aug 20, 2019 at 6:59

4 votes

1 answer

80 views

Should I run the tests every time I review an open Bitcoin Core PR?

asked Sep 8, 2020 at 14:21

4 votes

1 answer

334 views

Why does my full node need to load IP addresses from DNS seeds on restart?

asked Jan 19, 2021 at 14:40

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What does Bitcoin policy language offer the developer that Miniscript doesn't? What is the difference between Bitcoin policy language and Miniscript?

What are the key differences between regtest and the proposed signet?

How is a "standard" Bitcoin transaction defined?

What is the motivation behind Russell Yanofsky's work to separate Bitcoin Core into independent node, wallet and GUI processes?

In theory could we skip the proposed Taproot soft fork, activate Simplicity instead and use Simplicity to write the equivalent of Taproot scripts?

How can I use Bitcoin Core with the anonymous network protocol I2P?

What are the downsides to enabling potentially suboptimal or unused opcodes in a future soft fork?

Why doesn't c-lightning allow you to open multiple channels with the same peer?

Should the Bitcoin Core wallet (or any wallet) prevent users from sending funds to a Taproot address pre activation?

What block space savings would we get for coinjoins (and payjoins) if we had cross input signature aggregation?

In a multisig wallet setup what needs to be backed up and why?

What are the different upgradeability features in the BIP-Taproot (BIP 341) proposal?

Why is the Bitcoin Core wallet database moving from Berkeley DB to SQLite?

How do I join the Bitcoin Core PR review club meetings on IRC?

How do I get started debugging Bitcoin Core functional tests?

What is the difference between key aggregation and signature aggregation?

How do the most popular Bitcoin wallets handle transactions stuck in the mempool with too low fees?

How do I get set up on Signet?

Will there be a testnet4? Or do we not need a testnet reset once we have Signet?

Can you explain some of the dynamics that drive the variations in mempool depth?

What is the difference between policy and consensus when it comes to a Bitcoin Core node validating scripts?

Should the BIP 39 mnemonic sentence checksum be eliminated from the standard? Does it do more harm than good?

Why did bech32 define a new base32 encoding scheme rather than use an existing one?

Can you break down what data is encoded into a bech32 address?

What is fuzz testing?

What makes cross input signature aggregation complicated to implement?

I would like to dig into the open Taproot PR to understand it, test it and possibly even review it. Any advice or recommendations?

Which parameters in the Bitcoin Core config file need to be set correctly prior to IBD?

Should I run the tests every time I review an open Bitcoin Core PR?

Why does my full node need to load IP addresses from DNS seeds on restart?