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A Deep Dive on Bitcoin Scaling Solutions with John Light

2023/1/23
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Joe and John discuss Bitcoin scaling solutions, Layer 2's, Lightning, ZK Rollups, Drivechains, and more! 

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Timestamps: 

00:00) Intro/Johns Background

02:39) Why can’t Bitcoin scale 100% on-chain (on the base layer?)

10:11) The Lightning Network vs Rollups

19:08) Validity (ZK) Rollups

27:59) Layer 2 Limitations

34:21) Drivechains

40:26) Synergy Between Validity Rollups and Drivechains

50:00) Are Bitcoin Devs Interested in Validity Rollups?

54:41) Drawbacks of Validity Rollups