How Lightning Network, Taproot Growth Signal The Future Of Bitcoin

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sobota, 29. januára 2022, 8:00

How Lightning Network, Taproot Growth Signal The Future Of Bitcoin

The first day of Keyfest 2022 highlighted the growth of the Lightning Network and Taproot, and reflected on the future of Bitcoin.

Prvý deň Keyfest 2022, a virtual Bitcoin conference hosted by Casa, was focused on the future of Bitcoin — exciting applications currently being developed and others that are growing in user base — and the continued growth of the Bitcoin network as it relates to on-chain metrics and global socio-economic impact on the adopting world.

V jednom paneli pre vybraných účastníkov s názvom „Výročný summit Casa“ sa k Nickovi Neumanovi, CEO spoločnosti Casa, pripojil CTO Jameson Lopp, manažér klientskych služieb Andrew Yang a šéf bezpečnosti Ron Stoner.

Before getting into specific details about Casa’s 2021, they discussed some fascinating statistics around Bitcoin that are quite telling for the network’s future expectations and latest achievements.

SegWit a Taproot

Aktualizácia oddelených svedkov z roku 2017 oddelil svedka od zoznamu vstupov, čo bráni poddajnosti transakcie alebo možnosti meniť informácie poskytnuté v transakcii. S obmedzeným prístupom svedok nedovolí, aby sa táto tvárnosť vyskytla. SegWit tiež umožnil mäkkej vidlici dosiahnuť zvýšenie kapacity bloku bez potreby tvrdej vidlice alebo novej reťaze.

SegWit was not instantaneously picked up by every node, and adoption takes time. One of the statistics Casa discussed was that 86% of Bitcoin network transactions are now SegWit.

Rečníci potom jasne prirovnali k prijatiu koreň. O štyri roky neskôr sa 14 % transakcií uskutoční bez SegWitu. Podobne aj prijatie adries pay-to-Taproot, ako aj ďalšie zmeny, ktoré prichádzajú spolu s Taproot, si vyžiada čas.

Nie je však povzbudivá myšlienka predstaviť si sieť o štyri ďalšie roky? Aké nové aplikácie budeme skúmať vďaka Taprootu?

Rast bleskovej siete

Počas celého Keyfestu rečníci oslovovali sme videli obrovský rast as the Lightning Network, the Layer 2 Bitcoin protocol built to handle smaller, everyday transactions, continues to push the boundaries of adoption.

Lightning bol spustený v júni 2018 s kapacitou, ktorá by dosiahla 1,104 XNUMX BTC len o 11 mesiacov neskôr. Od januára do septembra 2021 sa táto celková kapacita znížila 1,058 2,968 BTC na 181 XNUMX BTC, čo predstavuje XNUMX% nárast!

Celkový počet verejných kanálov Lightning zasiahol viac ako 70,000 do septembra 2021. Zdá sa, že uzly, kanály a kapacita smerujú „nahor a doprava“. Je úžasné sledovať, ako sa to deje v reálnom čase, keďže finančný systém opt-out umožňuje akumuláciu bohatstva bez povolenia. Teraz pre Casa.

Zmeny Casa v roku 2021

Počas tohto prvého zasadnutia Keyfestu sa hovorilo o množstve novo pridaných funkcií Casa. Po prvé, Casa oznámila, že bude podporovať adresy Taproot – jasná voľba pre platformu, ktorá sa snaží pozerať na cestu smerom k budúcemu prijatiu.

Oznámila tiež integráciu hardvéru Keystone a Foundation a pridala prenos QR kódu pre šifrované kľúče, pretože niektorí ľudia mali problémy s predtým používanou cloudovou zálohou, ktorá umožňuje používateľovi ukladať kľúče lokálne, namiesto toho, aby vyžadovali používanie cloudu. Táto zmena umožňuje používateľovi väčší výber možností obnovenia.

Zmeny vo funkciách dedenia tiež umožňujú zjednodušený proces a v niektorých prípadoch si nevyžadujú asistenciu zamestnanca Casa pomocou automatizácie a v iných prípadoch nevyžadujú žiadne zmluvy. Zákazníkom je teraz ponúkaný program odporúčaní, keďže spoločnosť Casa uviedla, že mnohí jeho používatelia sú odporúčaní. Bola tiež pridaná funkcia priemerných nákladov v dolároch (DCA), ako aj podpora Spectre. Spectre umožňuje používateľom využívať svoje osobné uzly na overenie procesov Casa s ich vlastnými strojmi a Casa v skutočnosti poskytuje návody, ako to urobiť. To umožňuje používateľom mať väčšiu kontrolu nad svojimi kľúčmi v rámci Casa, pretože môžu sledovať zostatok z vlastného uzla.

Inžiniersky tím spoločnosti Casa sa zdvojnásobil, čo jej umožnilo urobiť jej mikroslužby modulárnejšie a prispôsobiteľné zmenám a zároveň vytvoriť vyššiu úroveň účinnosti. Bol tiež schopný neustále testovať a izolovať pokusy o útok na svoj vnútorný systém.

Budúcnosť Slovenska Bitcoin

The second session of Keyfest focused on the question, what does the future of Bitcoin vyzerať ako?

Neuman returned for this panel and was joined by Peter McCormack from the “What Bitcoin Did” podcast, as well as Obi Nwosu, cofounder of Coinfloor.

Keď sa vrátime k Lightningovej konverzácii, veľký dôraz sa kládol na rast a dostupnosť siete. Vytvorenie Lightning umožnilo vznik Bitcoin Beach, a local community of opt-out citizens in El Salvador who decided Bitcoin worked better for them than the local currency. The world began to take notice, and so too did the government in their home krajiny.

Nwosu’s hopes pointed to Nigeria as he discussed the continued adoption of Bitcoin, stablecoins and altcoins in that region. The naira has become deeply inflated, losing an absurd amount of value over the course of the past 30 years. Many people there look to anything that allows them to opt out of the naira. Stablecoins like tether are allowing them to at least maintain certain amounts of currency instead of having the government cannibalize its value, and bitcoin, as well as altcoins, provide hope to building wealth outside of their existing system. Now, obviously, we want the people of Nigeria on a Bitcoin standard, but their look to outside assets is the beginning, the spark.

Nueman spoke to Casa’s hopes of ensuring greater security for Casa users and accomplishing smoother on-ramps in the future. This becomes an inherent part of the conversation as we ruminate over the thought of other countries adopting a Bitcoin standard. We can see the countries that need it the most are those most likely to struggle finding an on-ramp with ease of use or accessibility. When the topic of adoption in these areas of the world arose, Neuman said that it starts with the fact that mostly everyone has a smartphone of some kind, meaning that’s where the application layers need to be, but he deferred to a more granular exploration from Nwosu.

Nwosu následne diskutoval o potrebe ďalšej decentralizácie a posilnenia siete. s B Dôvera, jedným z jej cieľov je integrovať a vzdelávať vývojárov z celého sveta, ktorí sa nachádzajú v týchto oblastiach. Len málo ľudí je schopnejších navrhovať riešenia pre ľudí ako tí, ktorí sami zažívajú problémy. Ako povedal Nwosu: "Einsteinovia neexistujú len v Severnej Amerike a Európe."

Nwosu went on to explain that most people in these parts of the world are still relying on exchanges for storage purposes. This need to decentralize and strengthen the network leads to the obvious, yet elegant solution of collaborative second-party custody, which is currently being utilized in El Zonte, El Salvador. Essentially, this is where multiple people get together and, through a shared wallet using multisig, each user pools their bitcoin, effectively creating a local bank or credit union.

Nwosu also voiced his opinion that nation states have proven to be the best educators on Bitcoin (insert coy smile). This happens when we have places like Čína or Turecko come smashing down with a ban hammer and trying to prevent adoption. In both cases, people opted out of their current systems and found something that actually worked for them. The banning of an asset like bitcoin leads to further curiosity and increased conviction. It’s getting to the point that we almost want countries to ban Bitcoinnie?

Budúcnosť spoločnosti Bitcoin is set on furthering decentralization by increasing nodes for both Bitcoin Core and Lightning, while drilling down on education as organizations and individuals like Nwosu focus on bringing in new development talent from the places that need help. Meanwhile, we look to the world of increased Taproot adoption and the furthering of applications, which took us to the final conversation of the day.

Aplikácie uzlov

This part of the conversation focused largely on applications that the panel were excited for and why these different applications matter. John Tinkelenberg, content marketing manager for Casa; Matt Hill, CEO of Start9 Labs; and Lamar Wilson, cofounder of Black Bitcoin Billionaire led this session.

The beginning of the conversation started with the understanding that nodes have long been the backbone of the Bitcoin network. They serve as necessary validators in the process of making sure blocks continue to accurately represent the data within them. As Bitcoin has progressed, these nodes also allow a purpose of furthering decentralization by running your own server. Having your own server means being in control of your data. This is a personal responsibility.

The theme of this conversation was: the more free you want to be, the more responsible you need to be. There was a strong focus on creating your individual sovereignty by taking responsibility for your existence in the network by running your own node. Becoming immersed and learning each aspect of what it takes to be on the network and have responsibility to it is what allows many Bitcoiners their continued conviction and their ability to innovate within the space.

When asked to explain the differences between Umbrel and Start9, Hill continued to express these values as he explained that one, he’s clearly biased, and that two, that people should do their homework on a platform before becoming involved with it. While there are similarities in these different platforms that make running a node more accessible, there are also stark differences between them. It is the responsibility of each sovereign individual to do this research and find the platform that is best suited to them. Here are some fun applications that were discussed:

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The sessions on the first day of Keyfest served as a great introduction into what Bitcoiners and Casa want the future of Bitcoin and application development to look like. There is a clear focus on providing greater security and knowledge to the community at large and furthering the decentralization of the network with continued progress that will allow higher levels of adoption in the places that need it the most.

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