Return-Path: Received: from smtp2.osuosl.org (smtp2.osuosl.org [140.211.166.133]) by lists.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44247C0012 for ; Tue, 7 Dec 2021 23:29:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp2.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30C184096D for ; Tue, 7 Dec 2021 23:29:43 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at osuosl.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -1.499 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.499 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[BAYES_50=0.8, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no Received: from smtp2.osuosl.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp2.osuosl.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id fWd1t909JJQW for ; Tue, 7 Dec 2021 23:29:42 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: domain auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.8.0 Received: from outgoing.mit.edu (outgoing-auth-1.mit.edu [18.9.28.11]) by smtp2.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CFEC340932 for ; Tue, 7 Dec 2021 23:29:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-lf1-f49.google.com (mail-lf1-f49.google.com [209.85.167.49]) (authenticated bits=0) (User authenticated as jlrubin@ATHENA.MIT.EDU) by outgoing.mit.edu (8.14.7/8.12.4) with ESMTP id 1B7NTdEi011456 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128 verify=NOT) for ; Tue, 7 Dec 2021 18:29:40 -0500 Received: by mail-lf1-f49.google.com with SMTP id z7so1840503lfi.11 for ; Tue, 07 Dec 2021 15:29:40 -0800 (PST) X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531GhB/JWGk527rAQq/hjiQ8TYjr76FgpgR3V/yiReQfoVdnVGdU SdeNQLsjBUBHnSEjcMRoACNC0Z2mo0BWbcSViJo= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxxRmLPt++MzFwFcUQCA/YHTy7loC3PI3AIxhsw9VgHkAcI8cUEOiPdBoWhxLC6LWc1mBNn5767WfBd23czy2I= X-Received: by 2002:a19:f242:: with SMTP id d2mr43969091lfk.516.1638919778615; Tue, 07 Dec 2021 15:29:38 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Jeremy Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2021 15:29:27 -0800 X-Gmail-Original-Message-ID: Message-ID: To: Bitcoin development mailing list Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000038479305d296bf3c" Subject: [bitcoin-dev] [Bitcoin Advent Calendar] What's Smart about Smart Contracts X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2021 23:29:43 -0000 --00000000000038479305d296bf3c Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi! Over the next month I'm doing a one-a-day blog post series till Christmas, and I think some of the posts might be appropriate for discussion here. Unfortunately I forgot to start the calendar series syndicated here too... The first few posts are less bitcoin development related and philosophical, so I think we could skip them and start around Day 6 and I'll post the rest up to Day 10 here today (and do every day starting tomorrow). You can see an archive of all posts at https://rubin.io/archive/. Every post will have [Bitcoin Advent Calendar] if you wish to filter it :(. --------------------------------- Here's the day 6 post: https://rubin.io/bitcoin/2021/12/03/advent-6/, the topic is why smart contracts (in extended form) may be a critical precursor to securing Bitcoin's future rather than something we should do after making the base layer more robust. Cheers, Jeremy Rubin -- @JeremyRubin --00000000000038479305d296bf3c Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi!

Over the next m= onth I'm doing a one-a-day blog post series till Christmas, and I think= some of the posts might be appropriate for discussion here.

Unfortun= ately I forgot to start the calendar series syndicated here too... The firs= t few posts are less bitcoin development related and philosophical, so I th= ink we could skip them and start around Day 6 and I'll post the rest up= to Day 10 here today (and do every day starting tomorrow). You can see an = archive of all posts at=C2=A0https://= rubin.io/archive/. Every post will have [Bitcoin Advent Calendar] if yo= u wish to filter it :(.

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Here&= #39;s the day 6 post: https://rubin.io/bitcoin/2021/12/03/advent-6/, the topic is why sm= art contracts (in extended form) may be a critical precursor to securing Bi= tcoin's future rather than something we should do after making the base= layer more robust.

Cheers,
<= br>
Jeremy Rubin

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