S15 E59: David Burkett on MWEB & Privacy
Update: 2024-10-13
Description
MWEB (MimbleWimble Extension Block) is a way to add privacy & extra scalability on a parallel blockchain. First proposed by Andrew Poelstra in 2016, it was quickly forgotten in the Bitcoin world. But thanks to David Burkett, it's now live on Litecoin.
Time stamps:
Introduction to MWEB and David Burkett (00:00:55 )
Origins of MWEB (00:01:40 )
Comparing MWEB to Bitcoin's Taproot (00:02:07 )
Community Trends in Bitcoin (00:02:32 )
Historical Context of Litecoin's Privacy Features (00:03:23 )
Challenges in Development (00:04:09 )
Explanation of Grin and MWEB (00:05:03 )
Grin's Adoption Issues (00:09:01 )
Marek Narozniak's Insights (00:10:06 )
Relevance of MWEB Today (00:10:48 )
MWEB vs Grin (00:12:13 )
Technical Challenges of MWEB Implementation (00:14:23 )
User Experience in MWEB (00:16:28 )
Types of Privacy in MWEB (00:18:03 )
Network Level Privacy (00:18:18 )
Satoshi's Vision on Privacy (00:19:16 )
Limitations of MWEB (00:20:05 )
Sender Privacy Considerations (00:21:07 )
Combining MWEB and Clear Chain Inputs (00:22:04 )
Understanding MWEB Pegging (22:05 )
Privacy Considerations in Transactions (23:02 )
CoinJoin and MWEB Integration (24:45 )
Liquidity of Privacy Coins (26:46 )
Future of Swaps Between Coins (29:24 )
Drivechains (31:57 )
Risks of Consensus Changes (35:02 )
Rebranding MWEB as VPM (37:16 )
Anonymity vs. Liquidity (38:37 )
Time stamps:
Introduction to MWEB and David Burkett (00:00:55 )
Origins of MWEB (00:01:40 )
Comparing MWEB to Bitcoin's Taproot (00:02:07 )
Community Trends in Bitcoin (00:02:32 )
Historical Context of Litecoin's Privacy Features (00:03:23 )
Challenges in Development (00:04:09 )
Explanation of Grin and MWEB (00:05:03 )
Grin's Adoption Issues (00:09:01 )
Marek Narozniak's Insights (00:10:06 )
Relevance of MWEB Today (00:10:48 )
MWEB vs Grin (00:12:13 )
Technical Challenges of MWEB Implementation (00:14:23 )
User Experience in MWEB (00:16:28 )
Types of Privacy in MWEB (00:18:03 )
Network Level Privacy (00:18:18 )
Satoshi's Vision on Privacy (00:19:16 )
Limitations of MWEB (00:20:05 )
Sender Privacy Considerations (00:21:07 )
Combining MWEB and Clear Chain Inputs (00:22:04 )
Understanding MWEB Pegging (22:05 )
Privacy Considerations in Transactions (23:02 )
CoinJoin and MWEB Integration (24:45 )
Liquidity of Privacy Coins (26:46 )
Future of Swaps Between Coins (29:24 )
Drivechains (31:57 )
Risks of Consensus Changes (35:02 )
Rebranding MWEB as VPM (37:16 )
Anonymity vs. Liquidity (38:37 )
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