Schnorr, taproot, and tapscript

Discussion of how to make bitcoin better has been running at a furious pace this past year. When ideas start to mature, this open discussion process spits out Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIP). There are quite a few proposals at the BIP stage these days, but three of them are starting to look like they might be adopted by bitcoin users, developers, miners, and investors over the next year or two. BOB co-organizer In Shipman will describe the Schnorr, Taproot, and Tapscript proposals in a frien…