Drivechain is a proposal from 2015 which has had a lot of community debate recently. Joining us today to debate this are Paul Sztorc (CEO of Layer Two Labs) and Peter Todd. We discuss a range of points:

Drivechain and miner centralisation
Whether you can delegate running a node
Legal risks
Fees and Blocksize limits

Links:

Earlier episode with Shinobi: Will Drivechain Centralise Bitcoin? With Shinobi
X: @peterktodd 
Peter Todd’s post: Drivechains: A Detailed Analysis
Peter’s Site:petertodd.org
X: @Truthcoin 
Paul’s site: Truthcoin.info
Paul’s response to Peter’s post: https://www.drivechain.info/peer-review/peter-todd-2023.png 

Sponsors:

Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space

Stephan Livera links:

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
01:22 - Guests Introduction
02:12 - Paul's Opening Statement
11:08 - Peter's Opening Statement
19:42 - Paul's Rebuttal
24:56 - Peter's Rebuttal
30:47 - Guests Challenge each Other
01:30:59 - Closing thoughts

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