Weekly #21
January 10, 2025 - Week 2

Hey everyone, hope your 2025 started in the best way possible. As always, Fairgate Weekly shares with you the most relevant news on everything Disputable Computing related.

Here is our article selection for this week:

01

Dominik Harz, co-founder of Bob, delves into Bitcoin scaling, interoperability, and Bob's hybrid Layer 2 model. Topics include BitVM bridging, cross-chain security, and practical user considerations.

E160: BOB - The Hybrid Bitcoin L2 with Co-Founder Dominik Harz

@Built on Bitcoin
In this episode, we sit down with Dominik Harz, founder of Bob, to explore the cutting edge of Bitcoin scaling and interoperability. Dom dives deep into the challenges and opportunities of building on Bitcoin, focusing on Bob's innovative approach to bridging Bitcoin with other networks like Ethereum using BitVM. We discuss the importance of network effects, the intricacies of cross-chain security, and the practical considerations for users interacting with these technologies. Dom also shares his journey from academia to entrepreneurship and the unique hybrid L2 model Bob is implementing. This conversation provides a fascinating look into the future of Bitcoin and its potential to connect with the broader crypto ecosystem.

02

The Ephermal Dust PR merged into Bitcoin Core enables 0-fee, 0-value connector outputs, a key feature for BitVM-based applications like Clementine, ensuring efficient connector output handling..

Bitcoin
Bitcoin
Ephemeral Dust #30239

03

Two BitVM updates enhance functionality: one ensures consistency checks for repeated hints, and another adds hinted curve validation for groth16 proofs, significantly reducing script sizes for G1 and G2 elements.

BitVM
BitVM | BitVM
Feat(curves): add hinted is_on_curve check

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The Fairgate Team