AJ Towns, bitcoin core contributor @ Xapo joins me to talk about his recent work advancing the Schnorr, Taproot, and Tapscript BIPs. We talk about:
<ul>
 <li>What are Schnorr signatures? What is MuSig?</li>
 <li>What is Taproot, and what is Tapscript?</li>
 <li>Script changes</li>
 <li>Schnorr Review Club</li>
 <li>Benefits for Bitcoin and Lightning</li>
 <li>Upgrade path</li>
 <li>Activation</li>
</ul>
AJ Towns links:
<ul>
 <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ajtowns">@ajtowns</a></li>
 <li>Github: <a href="https://github.com/ajtowns">@ajtowns</a></li>
 <li>Schnorr Taproot Review club and resources link: <a href="https://github.com/ajtowns/taproot-review">Taproot Review Github</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://github.com/sipa/bips/blob/bip-schnorr/bip-schnorr.mediawiki">Schnorr BIP</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://github.com/sipa/bips/blob/bip-schnorr/bip-taproot.mediawiki">Taproot BIP</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://github.com/sipa/bips/blob/bip-schnorr/bip-tapscript.mediawiki">Tapscript BIP</a></li>
</ul>
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<ul>
 <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/">Show notes and website</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://twitter.com/stephanlivera">Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera</a></li>
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SLP138 Matt Odell - Should Bitcoiners Coinjoin?

Join Stephan as he interviews the sharpest economic and technical minds in Bitcoin &amp; Austrian Economics to help you understand how money is changing and evolving. Leading names in the world of Bitcoin join the show to share their insights, whether they are developers, CEOs, economists, authors, analysts and more.