Taproot NACK



Summary:

The email thread is a discussion about Bitcoin's privacy features and the proposed Taproot update. LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH expresses his concerns about maintaining consensus values and transparency of the blockchain. He believes that users should have privacy in their purse, but all transactions should be open to scrutiny by an honest government. He mentions the use of Bitcoin Mixers as a way to enable standard equivalent privacy and provides links to his affiliated websites.Ariel Lorenzo-Luaces questions LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH's promotion of a Bitcoin mixer while expressing concern about increased privacy in Bitcoin. Jeremy Rubin responds to LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH's NACK on the proposed Taproot update, stating that it does not enable Monero-like privacy features any more than already exist in Bitcoin.During the discussion, various topics are touched upon such as the value proposition of Bitcoin, the gold standard era, transparent and immutable record-keeping, and the availability of privacy suitable for cash. Some argue for increased privacy, while others express concerns about government surveillance and potential bans on cryptocurrencies.The email also includes contact information for LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH and his projects related to Willtech, such as www.willtech.com.au and www.go-overt.com. However, it explicitly states that the email does not constitute general advice and should be disregarded if misdelivered. The email was sent to the bitcoin-dev mailing list, which can be found at https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev. Overall, the email thread highlights the ongoing debate about the balance between privacy and transparency in Bitcoin.


Updated on: 2023-06-14T18:21:29.021412+00:00