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Feb 2019
57m 14s

SLP55 Shinobi (Brian_Trollz)

STEPHAN LIVERA
About this episode

Shinobi (aka Bitcoin Twitter character @Brian_Trollz) joins me in this episode to discuss a range of topics: 

  • Problems with using Litecoin for paying with things
  • Confidential Transactions and the different approaches
  • The push for smaller blocks
  • Different approaches to scaling
  • Problems with sidechains and drivechains

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