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Paul Sztorc

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LayerTwo Labs CEO, author of the drivechain proposals BIP-300/301, launcher of the eCash (ECX) fork.

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The most frequent fork guest on the show. Disclosure: LayerTwo Labs sponsors Bitcoin Takeover, and Vlad has said he backs the drivechain experiment.[7][8]

Contents

  1. Drivechains
  2. eCash (ECX)
  3. On Bitcoin Takeover
  4. References

Drivechains

Paul Sztorc is the author of the drivechain proposals BIP-300 (hashrate escrows) and BIP-301 (blind merged mining)[1][2]. He runs LayerTwo Labs[3].

eCash (ECX)

After years of trying to get drivechains activated on Bitcoin, Sztorc announced a hard fork on Bitcoin Takeover in April 2026[4], named it eCash[5], and launched mainnet at Bitcoin block 973,728 on 29 October 2026[6]. See eCash (ECX).

On Bitcoin Takeover

Episodes with Paul Sztorc as a guest, from the show's feed (bitcoin-takeover.com/audio/feed.xml).

References

  1. primaryBIP-300 (Hashrate Escrows) [archived]
  2. primaryBIP-301 (Blind Merged Mining) [archived]
  3. episodeS17 E37: Paul Sztorc on the eCash three-stage launch▶ listen at 1:20timestamp transcript-derived, pending a listen [archived]
  4. episodeS17 E21: Paul Sztorc announces a hard fork of Bitcoin▶ listen at 1:22timestamp transcript-derived, pending a listen [archived]
  5. episodeS17 E21: Paul Sztorc — “the name is eCash”▶ listen at 14:13timestamp transcript-derived, pending a listen [archived]
  6. btkeCash (ECX): Paul Sztorc Forks Bitcoin to Prove a Point (BTCTKVR: Forks!) [archived]
  7. episodeS17 E19: opening — sponsor read (includes LayerTwo Labs) and Vlad's introduction of Amaury Séchet▶ listen at 1:32timestamp transcript-derived, pending a listen [archived]
  8. episodeS17 E37: Vlad on why he backs the drivechain fork (solo outro)▶ listen at 23:54timestamp transcript-derived, pending a listen [archived]
  9. episodeS17 E48: Robin Linus in the 1000 BTC Car, Driving to BitDevs Atlanta [archived]
  10. episodeS17 E46: Livestream from Tabconf 8, Part 1 (feat. Paul Sztorc, Andre Beganski, Alex Lewin, Janusz, Christopher Allen, Will & Michael Tidwell) [archived]
  11. episodeS17 E37: Paul Sztorc on the eCash Three Stage Launch, Free Coins & 12 Drivechains [archived]
  12. episodeS17 E21: Paul Sztorc Hard Forks Bitcoin to Launch Ecash with Drivechains! [archived]
  13. episodeS17 E5: Paul Sztorc on Bitcoin Derangements [archived]
  14. episodeS16 E52: Paul Sztorc on Bitcoin's Culture Wars [archived]
  15. episodeS16 E11: Paul Sztorc on Roger Ver [archived]
  16. episodeS15 E68: Paul Sztorc on Activating Drivechains via CUSF (Core Untouched Soft Fork) [archived]
  17. episodeS15 E44: Chris DeRose on Bitcoin Uncensored (feat. Jay Berg, Wayne Vaughan & Paul Sztorc) [archived]
  18. episodeS15 E16: Paul Sztorc Talks Bitcoin Scaling, But Can't Say Drivechains [archived]
  19. episodeS14 E13: Paul Sztorc Reacts to Drivechains Reactions [archived]
  20. episodeS14 E10: Paul Sztorc on Drivechains & Attacking Bitcoin [archived]
  21. episodeS12 E10: Paul Sztorc on Baltic Honeybadger 2022 & BIP 300 [archived]
  22. episodeS9 E4: Paul Sztorc on the Philosophy of BIP 300 & Prediction Markets [archived]

Related

eCash (ECX)
Paul Sztorc's 2026 hard fork of Bitcoin that activates drivechains (BIP-300/301) natively. Not XEC.
Drivechains (BIP-300/301)
Sidechains whose two-way peg is secured by miners (BIP-300) with blind merged mining (BIP-301).
LayerTwo Labs
Paul Sztorc's company building drivechains and the eCash (ECX) fork.
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