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October 9, 2023Protocol & scalingResearch & proposalsdocumented

BitVM proposes verifiable computation on Bitcoin

Robin Linus published a white paper describing how complex computations could be challenged through Bitcoin transactions without a consensus change.

The original design used large pre-signed transaction graphs and an optimistic dispute model between parties. It was a research proposal, not a production virtual machine running directly in Bitcoin consensus.