BR069 - Cat is out of the bag? OP_CAT ft. NVK, Andrew Poelstra, Rob Hamilton & Rijndael
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I'm joined by guests Andrew Poelstra, Rob Hamilton), and Rijndael) to discuss OP_CAT.

Discussion Topics

• 00:00:50 Guest introductions

• 00:01:13 Overview of OP_CAT

• 00:02:47 History of OP_CAT

• 00:08:48 Technical explanation of OP_CAT

• 01:00:31 Issues with existing complexity

• 01:02:05 OP_CAT versatility and product market fit

• 01:06:07 Complexity of interactive protocols

• 01:10:05 Analogies, historical challenges and solutions

• 01:19:27 Risks and safe engineering of OP_CAT

• 01:24:03 Bitcoin economics and technicals vs Ethereum

• 01:38:39 Drivechain history, economic incentives and attacks

• 01:51:59 What you can do with OP_CAT

• 02:00:59 Script restoration

• 2:09:40 Activation strategies

• 02:23:00 Closing remarks

Links & Contacts

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

• ⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠): https://substack.bitcoin.review/

• ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠): https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq

• ⁠⁠⁠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-69