Hashrate derivatives with DLCs: Coinbase Put Contracts
Abstract This article explores how miners can hedge price volatility risk of bitcoin using Discreet Log Contracts for their freshly minted bitcoin in a coinbase transaction. The derivative explored in this article is having miners buying a put from a …
DLC Wallet Alpha Release
Today we are releasing the alpha version of our DLC wallet. This release contains all the primitives to execute arbitrary Discreet Log Contracts on the bitcoin blockchain. This wallet is self custodial which means you need to sync the chainstate …
DLCs vs Multisig: Censorship Resistance
One of the core value propositions of bitcoin is censorship resistance. As a result, bitcoin developers spend a lot of time thinking about how to design the protocol in such a way that is conducive to this goal. This blog …
DLC Oracle Failure Cases
Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs) are bitcoin-compatible non-custodial oracle contracts in which participants post Bitcoin collateral which is settled depending on an event in the “real-world” as attested to by a set of oracles. In this post, we will be exploring …
Multi-Oracle DLC Deep Dive
A couple weeks ago, we announced that we had successfully executed a DLC on-chain using oracles Bitfinex, Pierre Rochard and Suredbits. In this post, we will be diving into the details of how multi-oracle DLCs are accomplished. Before we dive into …
Settlement of First Multi-Oracle DLC
On March 11, 2021, Ben and I (Nadav) entered into a Discreet Log Contract on the bitcoin blockchain using a multi-oracle DLC. The oracles used were Bitfinex, Pierre Rochard and Suredbits. For the DLC to settle, 2 out of the …
Release of Suredbits Oracle Explorer and Krystal Bull
For the past year, the team at Suredbits has been diligently working on Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs) . DLCs are a new technology that enables non-custodial bitcoin-settled derivatives. It is important to understand how this is accomplished. The core piece …
Settlement of DLCFD
On December 17th, 2020, Roman and I (Nadav) entered into a special kind of Discreet Log Contract (DLC) called a Contract for Difference (CFD), or Discreet Log Contract for Difference (DLCFD) for short. Roman entered into the CFD with $22.80 …
Settlement of Volatility DLC
On December 4th, 2020, Chris and I (Nadav) entered into a Discreet Log Contract (DLC) speculating on the BTC/USD price. Specifically, I took the position that over the course of a week the price would move significantly, up or down, …
Settlement of Election DLC
On September 8th 2020 Nicolas Dorier and I (Chris Stewart) entered into a Discreet Log Contract predicated on the outcome of the US presidential election. I wagered 0.6 BTC on “Democrat_win”, while Nicolas Dorier wagered 0.4BTC on “Republican_win”. The total …