So, picture this: I’m at the MIT Bitcoin Expo, right? Weird scene, full of tech heads and crypto enthusiasts, and there I am, sipping a lukewarm coffee that costs way too much. But I got lucky — managed to snag a seat with Antoine Poinsot, a guy who’s knee-deep in Bitcoin’s wiring. Dude’s at Chaincode Labs now, but before he was with Wizardsardine. Yeah, it’s as cool and as bizarre as it sounds. They worked on some heavy stuff like Revault — think vaults for transactions — and Liana, a wallet that uses this thing called miniscript.
Antoine’s been in this game for a while. His first major contribution to Bitcoin Core was back in May 2019. Must’ve felt like getting a gold star in Bitcoin school, right?
Anyway, we dive into this Great Consensus Cleanup idea he’s got. It’s this spiffy plan for a Bitcoin protocol soft fork. Sounds fancy, huh? It’s based on Matt Corallo’s old 2019 blueprint. Apparently, Bitcoin is like an old jalopy — full of quirky bugs, some of them wild like that crazy inflation bug from 2010. Others, not so intense, but they still make you go “hmm.”
Antoine’s basically rummaging under the hood, pointing out these bugs. Says some are like tripwires just waiting to snag you if you’re not paying attention. But others? They’re more like real nasty potholes, could mess up the whole Bitcoin thing if not fixed.
Wanna see the full convo? I promise it’s pretty enlightening if you’re into bugs and tech talk. There’s a video linked somewhere, probably floating around here. Give that a watch if you’re curious.
