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@ mleku
2025-03-12 18:42:47
i'm not against using taproot, and it really bugs me that simple nostr-style schnorr signatures got introduced to bitcoin protocol in association with this retarded "contract address" tweaks thing
it's like, bro, tweaking pubkeys based on the secret is not a protocol matter, tweak is nothing, taproot the whole name is basically all about this whole thing of "omg we can use hash to modify a secret key and allow multiple addresses to be understood by one wallet"
yeah, like a HD keychain (yes, taproot is basically a form of HD keychain protocol)
but the signatures and pubkeys are just fucking the fucking same as fucking nostr signatures
you see how they have muddled the two concepts together?
the real valuable thing that schnorr signatures enable is signature aggregation, so it allows such things as threshold protocols and multisig that only uses a single signature of bytes on chain
these enable cool stuff with lightning, such as, you know, hiding the fact it's a lightning channel
but you see what i mean, some asshole has muddied the waters by merging this new signature and aggregation scheme with their pet smart contract bullshit