Calvin Kim (BitMEX & HRF grantee) joins me to talk about utreexo:

  • utreexo and the UTXO set
  • comparison with other ideas e.g. assumevalid and assumeUTXO
  • utreexo proofs
  • Types of utreexo nodes - Bridge + Compact State nodes
  • How it might look in practice
  • Running your own electrum server
  • Privacy benefits

Links:

  • Twitter: @kcalvinalvinn
  • utreexo Github: https://github.com/utreexo/utreexo
  • Overview at MIT DCI https://dci.mit.edu/utreexo
  • Blog post: Out of Order Block Validation with Utreexo Accumulators

Sponsors:

  • Swan Bitcoin
  • Mempool.space
  • Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
  • CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
  • Buildonl2.com
  • BTCPrague.com