Rusty Russell, lead Lightning developer for Blockstream, is spearheading an ambitious initiative known as the Bitcoin script restoration project. This effort aims to restore and expand the ...

Ryan Gentry highlighted the stark contrast between the comprehensive approach of the Great Script Restoration and other more incremental proposals. Many existing proposals, like Christian Decker's ...

The last six months or so have seen several proposals for improvements to Bitcoin Script: CAT, 64-bit arithmetic, as well as some older ideas (CTV) and far-future ideas (Chialisp and Simplicity). This ...

Everything built on top of Bitcoin that you are aware of today is because of the primitives that Bitcoin Script supports. What do I mean by primitives? The basic components of a programming language ...

StarkWare and Weizmann Institute researchers have introduced ColliderVM, a system that overcomes Bitcoin script limitations to enable complex smart contracts. Update (April 17 at 2:30 am UTC): This ...

The Bitcoin Script language is the core component that drives Bitcoin transactions. It's a specialized language that sets the rules for how Bitcoin can be spent, ensuring secure and verifiable ...

A new Bitcoin computational framework aims to power various applications and functions using native BTC, including token bridges and aggregator oracles. Bitcoin researchers are polishing a new ...