Andrew Poelstra on Schnorr, Taproot & Graft Root Coming to Bitcoin

Interview location: New York
Interview date: Tuesday 14th May, 2019
Company: Blockstream
Role: Director of Research

In this episode, I talk with Andrew Poelstra, Director of Research at Blockstream about some of the exciting new tech coming to Bitcoin. We discuss Schnorr Signatures, Taproot, Graft Root and Confidential Transactions.

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Mentioned in the interview:
- Blockstream Liquid
- Schnorr signatures
- ECDSA
- Schnorr multi signatures
- Op codes
- Taproot
- Bech32 addresses
- Graft Root
- Dandelion
- Confidential transactions
- Bulletproofs
- Mimblewimble
- Microsoft announcement

Other relevant WBD podcasts:
- WBD109: Luke Dashjr on 300k Blocks and Full Nodes
- WBD107: Daniel Buchner on Why Microsoft is Building Decentralised IDs on Bitcoin
- WBD106: Bitcoin Block Reorgs Explained with Adam Back and Bryan Bishop
- WBD085: Andrew Poelstra on Bitcoin Math & Research
- WBD074: How Bitcoin Works with Matt Corallo
- WBD057: Core Developer Bryan Bishop on Building Bitcoin
- WBD047: Adam Back on a Decade of Bitcoin

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