[BIP65] Peter Todd: CLTV merged!

[iCEBREAKER]

Thanks to PT and all the other devs who worked to make this happen.

This is the first step in the journey towards a truly scalable Bitcoin.

CheckLockTimeVerify (and CheckSequenceVerify) provide the basic functions needed to build Lightning-type payment channels and Liquid/CT-type sidechains.

https://twitter.com/petertoddbtc/status/657563877123735552

https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/6124

https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/6351

Final step towards CLTV deployment on mainnet.

I've copied the logic and tests from the previous BIP66 (DERSIG) soft-fork line-by-line for ease of review; any code review applicable to BIP66 should be applicable to BIP65.

Once merged I'll prepare a backport of the soft-fork logic for the v0.10.x branch as well.

[muyuu]

As expected there's butthurt in some sectors that Bitcoin pushes forward. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3pwsl7/peter_todd_cltv_merged_will_be_in_btccore_v0104/

[str4wm4n]

Are there any clients/services that can generate time locked transactions?

[Gleb Gamow]

I don't have any issues with PT, but will have if he keeps hangin' 'round that scumbag Marshall Long.

[Denker]

I don't have no issues with PT, but will have if he keeps hangin' 'round that scumbag Marshall Long.

Agree.
Yesterday I saw that Long will participate at the satoshi roundtable.
Why is Fenton inviting that shady character?!I don't get it.

[Zarathustra]

Thanks to PT and all the other devs who worked to make this happen.

This is the first step in the journey towards a truly scalable Bitcoin.

CheckLockTimeVerify (and CheckSequenceVerify) provide the basic functions needed to build Lightning-type payment channels and Liquid/CT-type sidechains.

LOL, the Lightning off-chain altcoin vaporware. Always entertaining the posts of the Altcoin trolls here.