Explaining Signet - NADO 10
from Bitcoin, Explained — The Technical Side of Bitcoin
Sjors and Aaron discuss Signet, a new type of testnet for Bitcoin that was merged into Bitcoin Core last week. They also discuss the original version of testnet and its problems, as well as alternative testing environment regtest. Chapters 00:00:00 Opening and the test-network discussion 00:01:26 Why testnet is useful and unstable 00:05:00 Regtest for local automated testing 00:06:47 A predictable shared testing environment 00:08:04 Signet blocks combine signatures and proof of work 00:09:05 Default signers, custom signets and centralization 00:11:53 Testing and revising soft forks 00:13:29 Custom reorg tests, Lightning and release plans Support the Show! Follow Bitcoin Magazine on Twitter @BitcoinMagazine Follow Aaron van Wirdum @AaronvanW Follow Sjors Provoost @provoost Music: Song Title: Segwit Sounds By: The NakamoTones Album: Citadel Music Produced by: Bitcoin Audio
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Chapters
- 0:00 Opening and the test-network discussion
- 1:26 Why testnet is useful and unstable
- 5:00 Regtest for local automated testing
- 6:47 A predictable shared testing environment
- 8:04 Signet blocks combine signatures and proof of work
- 9:05 Default signers, custom signets and centralization
- 11:53 Testing and revising soft forks
- 13:29 Custom reorg tests, Lightning and release plans
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