SLP449 James O’Beirne OP_Vault - A New Way to HODL?

<p>James O’Beirne (Bitcoin Core developer) rejoins me on the show to chat about OP_Vault. We discuss:</p> <ul> <li>The history of the Vault idea</li> <li>Precomputed vaults vs General covenants</li> <li>What does a good vault look like?</li> <li>How OP_Vault works</li> <li>Who it’s for</li> <li>What next with OP_Vault</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Paper: <a href="https://jameso.be/vaults.pdf" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Vaults and Covenants</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jamesob" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jamesob</a></li> <li>Mailing list discussion: <a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2023-January/021318.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[bitcoin-dev]</a><a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2023-January/021318.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> OP_VAULT: a new vault proposal</a></li> <li>Twitter Thread: <a href="https://twitter.com/jamesob/status/1612482957406801922" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/jamesob/status/1612482957406801922</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Prior episodes:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/339/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SLP339 Jeremy Rubin – What is Check Template Verify?</a></li> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/404/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SLP404 Gloria Zhao – What Do Bitcoin Core Maintainers Do?</a></li> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/83/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SLP83 Conner Fromknecht – Bitcoin Lightning Watchtowers in depth</a></li> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/66/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SLP66 James O’Beirne – The truth about</a><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/66/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://st