I was talking to @benthecarman and he said it doesn't require a softfork. I'm not sure about other changes ... but it seemed like it doesn't even require code changes and this is merely a spec for anyone wanting to do such things. 🤷‍♂️ I haven't read the BIP yet.

k00b

I'm just paranoid by nature, and this is a topic I'm very sensitive about. There was no mention of BTC's core goals in the funding announcement which immediately put me on the defensive. I've re-read the reply and I'm taking it at face value now. No PR to bitcoin-core required

Why would you be only 60% confident? To me that sounds like a clear answer that the base layer won't need to change, and hence won't change for Taro.

bitcorn

Yeah I saw that, good news. Although I wasn't thrilled with the answer to the second question, "the base layer can just keep on trucking, as this protocol is implemented as an overlay on top of the base system." makes me 60% confident that there will be no code changes to bitcoin-core because of Tora, and I prefer 100% confidence on this matter.

shyfire

bitcoin

Announcing Taro: A New Protocol for Multi-Asset Bitcoin and Lightning 🍠💱🌍

Apparently that's most likely a mistake of the current draft of the BIPs, so there shouldn't be any L1 changes.

See: https://reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/twx8ui/announcing_taro_a_new_protocol_for_multiasset/i3j6ffr?context=3