DiscoverBitcoin Takeover PodcastS15 E59: David Burkett on MWEB & Privacy
S15 E59: David Burkett on MWEB & Privacy

S15 E59: David Burkett on MWEB & Privacy

Update: 2024-10-13
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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 )
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S15 E59: David Burkett on MWEB & Privacy

S15 E59: David Burkett on MWEB & Privacy

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