Blockstream Research

• research focus:
  • signature schemes
  • scripting languages (Miniscript, Simplicity)
• for the Bitcoin protocol, wallets, Elements sidechain, Lightning Network, etc...
• and contributions to open source projects like Bitcoin Core, libsecp, rust-bitcoin, minimint and many more

Running a Bitcoin Node

• Bitcoin is a protocol that is verified by a network of full nodes
• nodes are in consensus about the history of transactions determined by protocol rules and proof-of-work
• BUT: creating transactions doesn't work for everyone, since the throughput is limited

Layered Scaling