SLP260 Luke Dashjr How Bitcoin UASF Went Down, Taproot LOT=True, Speedy Trial, Small Blocks

<p>Luke Dashjr, long time Bitcoin Core contributor joins me on the show to discuss his views on how UASF went down in 2017. We talk through the various trade offs and points around Taproot activation and why he believes that LOT = True maximally reduces the risks.</p> <p>We chat:</p> <ul> <li>Luke’s background</li> <li>BIP91, BIP148</li> <li>Miner signalling</li> <li>Chainsplits</li> <li>Average user and code review</li> <li>Speedy Trial</li> <li>Small blocks</li> </ul> <p><strong>Luke links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/LukeDashjr" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@LukeDashjr</a></li> <li>Mastodon: <a href="https://bitcoinhackers.org/@lukedashjr" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@LukeDashjr</a></li> <li>Email: luke@dashjr.org</li> </ul> <p><strong>Relevant prior episodes:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/257/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">SLP257 Matt Corallo – Bitcoin Soft Fork Activation, Taproot, and Playing Chicken</a></li> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/137/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">SLP137 AJ Towns – Schnorr Taproot Tapscript BIPs</a></li> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/200/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">SLP200 Christian Decker – ANYPREVOUT, MPP, Mitigating LN Attacks</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://swanbitcoin.com/livera" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Swan Bitcoin</a></li> <li><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Unchained Capital</a>&nbsp;(code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="https://compassmining.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CompassMining.io</a></li> <li><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Hodl Hodl Lend</a></li> <li><a href="https://cyphersafe.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CypherSafe</a></li> <li><a href="ht