Jeremy Rubin Proposes Safer, Simpler Fix for BitVM Bridge Design
Jeremy Rubin proposes a new approach to improve BitVM bridges, responding to recent concerns raised by Robin Linus. His method uses legacy transactions and a non-standard script that remains within Bitcoin’s consensus rules, aiming to fix bridge issues without introducing new attack vectors.
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How CTV+CSFS improves BitVM bridges
The current BitVM bridge design relies on emulated covenants to guarantee safety of the deposits. This committee requires a 1-of-n trust assumption and introduces various undesirable complexities in practice. Up until recently we had assumed that CTV is not sufficient to replace the committee because CTV is designed to commit only to outputs but not to inputs. However, it turned out that there is a trick that enables the functionality that we need.