BLS signatures: better than Schnorr
In the previous post I wrote about Schnorr signatures and how awesome they are. This one is about Boneh-Lynn-Shacham signatures and their extremely nice features that are not possible with Schnorr. Shortly, what we know so far: ECDSA signatures are ok. They do their job and do it well, but nothing more. We can’t combine …
How Schnorr signatures may improve Bitcoin
When I was reading the MuSig paper from Blockstream I was trying to imagine what would it mean for me as a bitcoin user. Some features of the Schnorr signatures I found really great and convenient, but others are pretty annoying. Here I want to share my thoughts with you, but first, a quick recap: …
