Bitcoin Review Podcast BR038 - FROST Panel ft. Jesse Posner, Rijndael & Vivek
I’m joined by guests Jesse Posner, Rijndael & Vivek to discuss FROST.
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Discussion Topics
- 00:01:12 Guest introductions
- 00:01:50 What is FROST?
- 00:09:54 FROST methods for key generation and secret sharing
- 00:14:47 FROST use cases
- 00:21:22 Nonces
- 00:25:39 FROST + Nostr
- 00:27:14 Nonces (cont)
- 00:28:43 Implications for signing devices
- 00:38:46 Implications for lightning
- 00:41:56 Derisking potential of FROST
- 00:48:20 State of implementations
- 00:51:35 Nostr signing
- 00:59:42 FROST tradeoffs
- 01:05:02 ROAST
- 01:08:31 How does coordination work?
- 01:19:04 Libraries and repositories: where should FROST live?
- 01:27:34 Broadcast channels and authentication
- 01:31:20 Final thoughts
Notes & Resources
- FROST: Flexible Round-Optimized Schnorr Threshold Signatures by Chelsea Komlo & Ian Goldberg
- FROST PR (secp256k1-zkp)
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