BR023 - OP_VAULT for Bitcoin Covenants Panel ft. James O'Beirne, Rijndael, Antoine Poinsot & Carman

I'm joined by guests James O'Beirne, Rijndael, Antoine Poinsot and Ben Carman to discuss OP_VAULT for Bitcoin covenants.



Discussion Topics:

• 00:03:40 Overview of OP_VAULT


• 00:10:34 Practical examples of OP_VAULT


• 00:14:44 Anchors and fee management mechanisms


• 00:17:05 Fee management


• 00:20:37 Generating addresses


• 00:23:44 Use cases for OP_VAULT


• 00:26:29 Key management


• 00:31:56 Inheritance planning


• 00:33:35 Simplicity vs complexity


• 00:38:42 OP_VAULT practical applications


• 00:44:34 Covenants and discreet log contracts


• 00:57:44 OP_VAULT benefits


• 01:05:31 Criticisms and risks


• 01:09:27 Watchtowers and handling blockchain information


• 01:12:35 Fungability concerns


• 01:18:46 Drivechains & CTV


• 01:21:34 Unforseen consequences (ordinals)


• 01:23:03 Activating OP_VAULT


• 01:42:15 Chain ossification


• 01:43:23 Bitcoin vs gold - attack vectors


• 01:51:37 Further reading

Links & Contacts:

• Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast


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• NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk


• Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod


• Email: [email protected]


• Nostr & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!)

Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-23/