I'm joined by guests James O'Beirne, Rijndael, Antoine Poinsot and Ben Carman to discuss OP_VAULT for Bitcoin covenants.

Discussion Topics:

• 00:03:40 Overview of OP_VAULT
• 00:10:34 Practical examples of OP_VAULT
• 00:14:44 Anchors and fee management mechanisms
• 00:17:05 Fee management
• 00:20:37 Generating addresses
• 00:23:44 Use cases for OP_VAULT
• 00:26:29 Key management
• 00:31:56 Inheritance planning
• 00:33:35 Simplicity vs complexity
• 00:38:42 OP_VAULT practical applications
• 00:44:34 Covenants and discreet log contracts
• 00:57:44 OP_VAULT benefits
• 01:05:31 Criticisms and risks
• 01:09:27 Watchtowers and handling blockchain information
• 01:12:35 Fungability concerns
• 01:18:46 Drivechains & CTV
• 01:21:34 Unforseen consequences (ordinals)
• 01:23:03 Activating OP_VAULT
• 01:42:15 Chain ossification
• 01:43:23 Bitcoin vs gold - attack vectors
• 01:51:37 Further reading

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Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-23/