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:

What is BitVM?
What are some of the trade offs?
What could BitVM enable?
Set up time and interactivity
Can it enable sidechains or covenants?

Links:

Paper: bitvm.pdf
X: @robin_linus
X: @super_testnet
Super Testnet’s Tapleaf circuits
Shinobi article on BM: The Big Deal With Bitvm: Arbitrary Computation Now Possible on Bitcoin Without a Fork
AJ Towns ML response on BitVM: BitVM: Compute Anything on Bitcoin

Sponsors:

Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space

Stephan Livera links:

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

Stephan Livera Podcast