The Great Drivechain Debate with Paul Sztorc and Peter Todd (SLP533)
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: Follow me on X @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 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