BitDevs Socratic Seminar: Discussion of Taproot

BitDevs Athens is a community for those interested in discussing and participating in the research and development of Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related protocols. You can be well versed with or new to the topics, all are welcome. Be advised: discussion will be ***technical***.

We are following a Socratic Seminar format that originated in BitDevs NYC: presenters introduce topics for up to 10 mins and a discussion among participants follows. It is highly recommended that participants have been through the reading material in advance.

This day's topic will be:
Discussion of Taproot
Reading material:

• Gentle introductions to the topic: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/taproot-coming-what-it-and-how-it-will-benefit-bitcoin and https://cointelegraph.com/learn/a-beginners-guide-to-the-bitcoin-taproot-upgrade
• BIP-340 , BIP-341 , BIP-342
• Taproot for Lightning Channels: WIP BOLT PR by Elle Mouton
• bitcoin-dev initial mail: [bitcoin-dev] Taproot: Privacy preserving switchable scripting

How should I prepare? Read the material.
Do you hold meetups for a wider audience? Yes, please subscribe to https://www.meetup.com/blockchaingreece-0/ and review past meetups.

The event will be held in English and is free. After the event we will head to dinner/drinks. We would like to thank Yodeck for hosting us!