What is BitVM? with Robin Linus and Super Testnet (SLP520)

<p>BitVM is a new paradigm for Turing-complete bitcoin contracts. In this episode I speak with the creator, Robin Linus and another developer working on the idea, Super Testnet. We discuss:</p> <ul> <li>What is BitVM? </li> <li>What are some of the trade offs? </li> <li>What could BitVM enable? </li> <li>Set up time and interactivity</li> <li>Can it enable sidechains or covenants? </li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Paper: <a href="https://bitvm.org/bitvm.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">bitvm.pdf</a></li> <li>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/robin_linus" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">@robin_linus</a></li> <li>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/super_testnet" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">@super_testnet</a></li> <li><a href="http://Super Testnet’s Tapleaf circuits" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Super Testnet’s Tapleaf circuits</a></li> <li>Shinobi article on BM: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/the-big-deal-with-bitvm-arbitrary-computation-now-possible-on-bitcoin-without-a-fork" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">The Big Deal With Bitvm: Arbitrary Computation Now Possible on Bitcoin Without a Fork</a></li> <li>AJ Towns ML response on BitVM: <a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2023-October/021985.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">BitVM: Compute Anything on Bitcoin</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://swan.com/livera" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Swan.com</a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">CoinKite.com</a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="https://mempool.space/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Mempool.space</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Stephan Livera links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Follow me on X<a href="https://twitter.com/stephanlivera" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofo