Johan Torås Halseth

@johanth

Dead CAT bouncing so high 🐈 Enhancing #Bitcoin and Lightning at @NYDIG. prev @firiapp @lightning @google — Go/Rust/Swift and deadlifts

Norway

Joined June 2009

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Johan Torås Halseth
@johanth
Nov 9, 2024
My talk from btc++ earlier this year is up here for you all to enjoy 💅💅
bitcoin++ @ berlin, october 1-3 🇩🇪
@btcplusplus
Nov 3, 2024
Optimistic execution of RISC-V in Tapscript by Johan T. Halseth. This presentation was recorded in May 2024 in Austin, TX during bitcoin++ conference, script edition. Watch now: buff.ly/4foP1u5 If it compiles, it can be verified in Bitcoin script. We'll show how a
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Johan Torås Halseth
@johanth
Jul 31, 2024
There's been a lot of excitement around new #Bitcoin layer-2s and off-chain protocols lately. Kicked off by the Taproot upgrade and entering full force with MATT and BitVM, several promising protocols are being developed 🔧 (Thread on protocols and a ZK verifier demo🧵)
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Johan Torås Halseth
@johanth
May 2, 2024
favourite stack
rijndael
@rot13maxi
May 2, 2024
Altstack Gang
Johan Torås Halseth
@johanth
Apr 8, 2024
Looking forward to visiting Austin in May!
bitcoin++ @ berlin, october 1-3 🇩🇪
@btcplusplus
Apr 5, 2024
Replying to @btcplusplus @super_testnet and 5 others
@johanth presents Optimistic execution of RISC-V in Tapscript, a visionary look at how Bitcoin could verify arbitrary computation, opening new avenues for script flexibility and power.
Johan Torås Halseth
@johanth
Feb 22, 2024
Is @ecb secretly following the resurgence of OP_CAT??? cc @Arminsdev @Ethan_Heilman
European Central Bank
@ecb
Feb 22, 2024
Bitcoin has failed to become a global decentralised digital currency, instead falling victim to fraud and manipulation. The recent approval of an ETF doesn’t change the fact that Bitcoin is costly, slow and inconvenient, argues #TheECBBlog ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/dat…
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Chainalysis found that only 0.34% of the transaction volume with cryptocurrencies in 2023 was attributable to criminal activity. Bitcoin's share of this is significantly lower with 25%. Illicit transactions with Euros accounted for 1% of the EU's GDP or €110 billion in 2010. chainalysis.com/blog/2024-cryp… transparency.eu/priority/finan…
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