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

Apr 9, 2019

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