Bitcoin and Beyond EP12: Taproot Wizards, CatVM, and OP-CAT
The Rollup20 Juni 2024

Bitcoin and Beyond EP12: Taproot Wizards, CatVM, and OP-CAT

For the final episode of our Bitcoin and Beyond series, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Taproot Wizards sorcerer and Bitcoin OG, Tyler Whittle.


We took a deep dive into the world of Taproot Wizards and the intriguing OP-CAT mechanism, designed to enhance Bitcoin’s functionality.


Taproot Wizards is a community dedicated to "making Bitcoin magical again".


They are deeply rooted in Bitcoin culture and technology, aiming to push the boundaries of Bitcoin while not letting the ossification of Bitcoin happen. Basically, they are trying to avoid the "pet rock" do something meme.


Their biggest contribution to the space is CatVM. We took a journey through a children’s book that cleverly explains Bitcoin’s scaling journey through lightning, BitVM, and eventually CatVM.


Central to CatVM is OP-CAT, a simple yet powerful opcode which is just 8 lines of code, yet makes a massive change in the functionality of Bitcoin. Originally part of Bitcoin but disabled in 2010 by Satoshi (along with other opcodes), OP-CAT allows for covenants and finite state machines, unlocking new possibilities for Bitcoin transactions.


In this discussion, we’ll delve into the vision of Tyler and the broader Taproot Wizard community.


Enjoy our final episode of this educational series!


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