Grin: A More Private, Lighter Bitcoin - Ep.114

Daniel Lehnberg and Michael Cordner, core team members of Grin, discuss the first implementation of the MimbleWimble protocol, named after a tongue-tying curse in Harry Potter. We discuss the many ways in which Grin is similar to Bitcoin: its origin story, its goal to be "digital cash," as Satoshi's paper was subtitled, and even its emission schedule. We discuss how Grin is private, how it is lighter weight than the Bitcoin blockchain, and the philosophy behind Grin, which stands in stark contrast to the many ICOs.
For the full show notes, go to http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2019/04/09/a-nimbler-more-private-version-of-bitcoin/
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Episode links:
Grin: https://grin-tech.org
Grin newsletter: https://grinnews.substack.com
Daniel Lehnberg: https://twitter.com/lehnberg?lang=en
Michael Cordner: https://twitter.com/yeastplume?lang=en
MimbleWimble white paper: https://scalingbitcoin.org/papers/mimblewimble.txt
Grin Intros:
https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin/blob/master/doc/intro.md
https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin/blob/master/doc/grin4bitcoiners.md
Circle Research report on MimbleWimble technology:
https://research.circle.com/crypto-reports/mimblewimble
Grin's monetary policy — visually, easier to see how its similar in effect to Bitcoin's: https://github.com/mimblewimble/docs/wiki/Monetary-Policy
https://www.tokendaily.co/blog/on-grin-mimblewimble-and-monetary-policy
Questions about whether Grin got the incentives right: https://twitter.com/nlw/status/1091319888562532355
https://twitter.com/TusharJain_/status/1091316903346429952
Tracking YeastPlume’s funding: https://grin-tech.org/yeastplume
Ignotus Peverell post noting his disappointment in funding for YeastPlume: https://www.grin-forum.org/t/solved-early-disappointments/3682
Interview with Ignotus Peverell: https://breakermag.com/grin-founder-ignotus-peverell-on-life-after-launch-and-the-path-forward/
Conversation with Grin developers: https://medium.com/@BHEXOfficial/bhex-original-ignotus-grin-as-bitcoins-younger-more-nimble-brother-612efadd0478