What is BitVM? with Robin Linus and Super Testnet (SLP520)
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BitVM is a new paradigm for Turing-complete bitcoin contracts. In this episode I speak with the creator, Robin Linus and another developer working on the idea, Super Testnet. We discuss:

• What is BitVM? 

• What are some of the trade offs? 

• What could BitVM enable? 

• Set up time and interactivity

• Can it enable sidechains or covenants?

Links:

• Paper: bitvm.pdf)

• X: @robin_linus)

• X: @super_testnet)

• [Super Testnet’s Tapleaf circuits](http://Super Testnet’s Tapleaf circuits))

• Shinobi article on BM: The Big Deal With Bitvm: Arbitrary Computation Now Possible on Bitcoin Without a Fork)

• AJ Towns ML response on BitVM: BitVM: Compute Anything on Bitcoin)

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