From: "Eric Lombrozo" <elombrozo@gmail.com>
To: bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 03:29:46 +0000
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Reply-To: "Eric Lombrozo" <elombrozo@gmail.com>
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Subject: [bitcoin-dev] Hierarchical Deterministic Script Templates
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A while back, I started working with William Swanson on a script=20
template format to allow for interoperability in accounts between=20
different wallets. We made some progress, but both of us got pretty busy=
=20
with other projects and general interest was still quite low.

It seems interest has picked up again, especially in light of recent=20
developments (i.e. CLTV, relative CLTV, bidirectional payment channels,=20
lightning), where nongeneralized script formats will not readily support=
=20
the rapidly advancing state-of-the-art in script design.

I have started working on a draft for such a standard:=20
https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/246

Comments, suggestions, and collaboration are welcome.

- Eric
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<DIV>A while back, I started working with William Swanson on a script templ=
ate format to allow for interoperability in accounts between different wall=
ets. We made some progress, but both of us got pretty busy with other proje=
cts and general interest was still quite low.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>It seems interest has picked up again, especially in light of recent=
 developments (i.e. CLTV, relative CLTV, bidirectional payment channels,=
 lightning), where nongeneralized script formats will not readily support=
 the rapidly advancing state-of-the-art in script design.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I have started working on a draft for such a standard: <A href=3D"http=
s://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/246">https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/=
246</A></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Comments, suggestions, and collaboration&nbsp;are welcome.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>- Eric</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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