Labitconf schnorr/taproot presentation links and notes

labitcoin_schnorr_notes.md

Introduction

• Me: https://johnnewbery.com/ / https://github.com/jnewbery / https://twitter.com/jfnewbery
• Chaincode Labs: https://chaincode.com/
• Chaincode Labs residency: https://residency.chaincode.com/
• Bitcoin Optech: https://bitcoinops.org/
  • (Spanish publications) https://bitcoinops.org/es/publications/
• Bitcoin Core review club: https://bitcoincore.reviews/

Concepts

• Elliptic Curves: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnorr_signature
• Group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_(mathematics)
• Schnorr Signatures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnorr_signature
• ECDSA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptic_Curve_Digital_Signature_Algorithm
• MuSig (key/signature aggregation): https://eprint.iacr.org/2018/068
• Script Trees: https://bitcointechtalk.com/what-is-a-bitcoin-merklized-abstract-syntax-tree-mast-33fdf2da5e2f

Where to learn more

• BIPs:
  • bip-schnorr: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0340.mediawiki
  • bip-taproot: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0341.mediawiki
  • bip-tapscript: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0342.mediawiki
• Optech Workshop:
  • (English): https://bitcoinops.org/en/schorr-taproot-workshop/
  • (Spanish): https://bitcoinops.org/es/schorr-taproot-workshop/
• Optech Executive Briefing: https://bitcoinops.org/en/2019-exec-briefing/#the-next-softfork
• Taproot Review: https://github.com/ajtowns/taproot-review/