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Huffman-Optimized TapTrees
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A Huffman-optimized TapTree places more likely spending paths closer to the root so the average revealed proof path is shorter. It is a specific Taproot tree-construction optimization, not a different spend rule or proof format.
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Curated resources (3)
- Bitcoin Optech Schnorr/Taproot Workshop (article) Workshop module 2.5 shows how to arrange TapTree leaves by expected spend probability to reduce average reveal cost.
- BIP 341: Taproot (article) Formal Taproot commitment reference for the tree and proof structure that Huffman ordering is optimizing.
- Programming Bitcoin (book) Background reference for Merkle commitments, script trees, and transaction-size tradeoffs behind this optimization.
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