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{% assign bse = "https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/" %}
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- [What are the potential attacks against ECDSA that would be possible if we used raw public keys as addresses?]({{bse}}95123)
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Pieter Wuille answers by summarizing the argument for using public key hashes
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over public keys in addresses, namely, that it slows an attacker with quantum
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computing capabilities. He goes on to list reasons why that purported argument
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could be overstated and give a false sense of security.
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- [What is meant by DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_LIMIT in child pays for parent?]({{bse}}95473)
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User anu asks about Bitcoin Core's [DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_LIMIT][bitcoin core default ancestor limit]
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regarding the [Child-Pays-For-Parent (CPFP)][topic cpfp] fee bumping
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technique. Murch goes on to explain that this default policy helps prevent spam
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attacks and gives a couple examples of determining ancestor transaction counts.
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- [How is Simplicity better suited for static analysis compared to script?]({{bse}}95332)
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Russell O'Connor, author of the [Simplicity whitepaper][simplicity], describes
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the challenges with statically analyzing a Bitcoin Script program when
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contrasted with the Simplicity language.
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## Releases and release candidates
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[eclair ced]: https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/blob/19975d3d8128705b92811ce0bc7a3881ecaf99dd/eclair-core/src/main/resources/reference.conf#L61
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[lnd ced]: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/0cf63ae8981a1041dd7b9f217dcc2158a28247d3/chainregistry.go#L64
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[rl ced]: https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-lightning/blob/12e2a81e1daf635578e1cfdd7de55324ed04bd48/lightning/src/ln/channelmanager.rs#L430
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[simplicity]: https://blockstream.com/simplicity.pdf
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[bitcoin core default ancestor limit]: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/9fac600ababd8edefbe053a7edcd0e178f069f84/src/validation.h#L56

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