SLP476 What is FROST? Is it the future of Bitcoin Multisig? with Nick Farrow

Nick Farrow joins me to talk about new developments coming in Bitcoin multi-signature security:

• FROST and what it is
• Privacy benefits
• Downsides of FROST e.g interactivity, complexity
• ROAST - what it is
• How hardware and software might have to change to adapt
• The future of multi sig

Links:

• Site: utxo.club
• Twitter: @utxoclub
• FROST paper https://eprint.iacr.org/2020/852.pdf
• ROAST paper https://eprint.iacr.org/2022/550.pdf

Sponsors:

• Swan Bitcoin
• CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
• Mempool.space

Stephan Livera links:

• Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera
• Subscribe to the podcast
• Patreon @stephanlivera