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Softchains

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Softchains are a proposed Bitcoin layer design in which an auxiliary chain is anchored to Bitcoin through a soft-fork-compatible mechanism. The design explores stronger Bitcoin enforcement while preserving separate execution environments.

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Curated resources (3)

• Bitcoin Layer Two Resources (article) Curated entry point to the softchain proposal and related layer designs.
• Bitcoin Covenants (article) Background for Bitcoin-enforced spending constraints used by proposed layer designs.
• Mastering Bitcoin (book) Background for Bitcoin consensus, Script, and sidechain tradeoffs.

Direct prerequisites (1)

• Sidechains

Direct dependents (0)

• None

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