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Lichen: Enforcing Bitcoin Withdrawals with BitVMX

A new report covers Lichen, an experimental Bitcoin withdrawal design combining RISC Zero proofs and BitVMX verification to enable users to enforce eligible exits without hub cooperation, operating within existing Bitcoin consensus rules.

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๐Ÿ”— Lichen Prototype Tests Bitcoin Exits Without A Consensus Change

Bitcoin developer Adam Gibson has published Lichen, an experimental design for withdrawing bitcoin from an external payment ledger without relying on a hub to cooperate. His October 11 technical proposal describes an approach that works within existing Bitcoin consensus rules.