SLP465 What is utreexo? with Calvin Kim

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