Read_518 - Two Taproot Activation Clients! [Aaron Van Wirdum]

"discussion about Taproot activation turned out to be a long and sometimes heated debate. Now, it has resulted in two different Taproot activation paths, embedded in two main software clients that could in some scenarios even become incompatible with one another." - Aaron Van Wirdum With a short introduction to taproot and all the mess around the True/False activation dilemma, we cover another great piece from Aaron Van Wirdum at BitcoinMagazine breaking down why we have 2 different clients, what the conflict is exactly and what it might mean for Bitcoin over the next year. Check out the full article below, with lots of links to other works and source for further digging: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/there-are-now-two-taproot-activation-clients-heres-why For the previous episode discussing the True/False dilemma in detail, here is Aaron's previous article covering the debate: https://bitcoinaudible.com/lot-true-or-false-the-last-hurdle-for-taproot/ Our amazing sponsors below: In the worst case of a fork, all you need to do is be holding your own keys! Use the BitBox02 hardware wallet, and you'll be protected. (guyswann.com/bitbox discount code GUY for 5% off) And if you aren't automatically stacking sats, you're doing it wrong. The best, simplest savings plan is with Swan Bitcoin. Automatic, low fees, a no brainer for a real bitcoiner. (swanbitcoin.com/guy gets you some FREE sats to start off) A huge thank you to Bitcoin Magazine for always being such a reliable and fascinating source of news and thought in this space! They and the LTBnetwork are an unmatched resource. 👏🏻 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message